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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3060631

W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $81,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Inc
PO Box 110
New York, NY 10014
(212) 253-0399
Form and materials
Write for application form
Deadlines
Annually by may 31
Restrictions
Work in humanistic photography

Assets and giving by year

9 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $81,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $131,308

  • Tax year 2024

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $128,221

  • Tax year 2023

    $41,400

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $85,552

  • Tax year 2022

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $33,121

  • Tax year 2021

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $64,125

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $80,392

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $60,575

  • Tax year 2018

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $117,138

  • Tax year 2017

    $46,084

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $106,344

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $24,000
  2. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $8,000
  3. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $8,000
  4. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $8,000
  5. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $6,000
  6. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $4,500
  7. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $4,500
  8. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $4,500
  9. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $4,500
  10. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $4,000
  11. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $2,000
  12. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $2,000
  13. Individual

    To encourage photo journalism

    $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Marcia AllertPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Scott ThodeTREASURER Hours 10Pay $0
  • Angela JimuSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0
  • Dr Roger HartlTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lou DesiderioTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hayley LohnTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sabiha CimenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nii ObodaiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David B WolfCOUNSEL Hours 1Pay $0

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