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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8265149

SMF Foundationjm Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $465,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $465,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,153,525

  • Tax year 2023

    $376,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,798,368

  • Tax year 2022

    $192,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,292,384

  • Tax year 2021

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,707,805

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,048,475

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,900

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,672,910

  • Tax year 2018

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,108,330

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Studio in A School AssociationNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $150,000
  2. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $110,000
  3. The Medici Archive Project IncBabylon, NY

    Public charity

    $50,000
  4. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $50,000
  5. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $40,000
  6. The Medici Archive Project IncBabylon, NY

    Public charity

    $30,000
  7. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    Public charity

    $25,000
  8. Key West Literary SeminarKey West, FL

    Public charity

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $255,00084% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $50,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $430,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joanna MilsteinPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Abigail B ElbaumVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Peter GrossmanSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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