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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3862135

Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boca Raton, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 55 grants and $9.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $9,519,936

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $24,071,543

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,202,678

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $16,316,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,610,771

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $28,282,354

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,662,278

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $15,245,274

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,687,557

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $35,370,958

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,846,937

    Grants listed
    134
    Assets, end of year
    $32,658,745

Grants paid in 2025

55 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Manhattan InstituteNew York, NY

    Education/public policy

    $1,101,936
  2. Texas Public Policy FoundationAustin, TX

    Energy policy

    $575,000
  3. Real Clear FoundationNorthbrook, IL

    Education

    $400,000
  4. University of Notre DameSouth Bend, IN

    Education

    $350,000
  5. George Mason University FDTN - the Mercatus CenterArlington, VA

    Education

    $300,000
  6. New Civil Liberties AllianceArlington, VA

    Public policy

    $300,000
  7. VMTS Education IncBrooklyn, NY

    Public policy

    $300,000
  8. Pacific Research InstitutePasadena, CA

    Research

    $270,000
  9. FDRLST Media FoundationWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $250,000
  10. Heterodox AcademyNew York, NY

    Education

    $250,000
  11. The Graduate Center Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Education

    $250,000
  12. Unleash Prosperity IncWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $230,000
  13. The Federalist SocietyWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $210,000
  14. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $200,000
  15. Clemson UniversityClemson, SC

    Education

    $200,000
  16. Government Accountability InstituteTallahassee, FL

    Public policy

    $200,000
  17. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Education

    $200,000
  18. The Foundation for Cultural ReviewNew York, NY

    Public policy

    $200,000
  19. Foundation for the ConstitutionSarasota, FL

    Education

    $175,000
  20. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Education

    $165,000
  21. American Legislative Exchange CouncilArlington, VA

    Public policy

    $150,000
  22. American Watchdogs IncParis, IL

    Public policy

    $150,000
  23. Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ

    Education

    $150,000
  24. Atlas Economic Research FDTNArlington, VA

    Public policy

    $150,000
  25. Center for American GreatnessParadise Valley, AZ

    Education

    $150,000
  26. Defense of Freedom InstituteWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $150,000
  27. Freedom FoundationPeachtree City, GA

    Public policy

    $150,000
  28. Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DE

    Education

    $150,000
  29. President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Education

    $150,000
  30. State Policy NetworkArlington, VA

    Public policy

    $150,000
  31. The Claremont InstituteClaremont, CA

    Education

    $150,000
  32. The Daily Caller News FoundationWashington, DC

    Education

    $150,000
  33. The Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $150,000
  34. Calvin Coolidge Presidential FoundationPlymouth, VT

    Education

    $120,000
  35. Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH

    Education

    $103,000
  36. CO2 CoalitionFairfax, VA

    Ecology

    $100,000
  37. Fair Elections FundWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $100,000
  38. Miami UniversityOxford, OH

    Education

    $100,000
  39. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Education

    $100,000
  40. Prager U FoundationSherman Oaks, CA

    Education

    $100,000
  41. Property & Environmental Research CenterBozeman, MT

    Public policy

    $100,000
  42. Texas Tech FoundationLubbock, TX

    Education

    $100,000
  43. Abigail Adams InstituteCambridge, MA

    Education

    $50,000
  44. Common Good Institute IncNew York, NY

    Public policy

    $50,000
  45. Independent Women's ForumCross Junction, VA

    Community

    $50,000
  46. Parents Defending EducationArlington, VA

    Education

    $50,000
  47. Philanthropy RoundtableWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $50,000
  48. Student Free Press AssociationHillsdale, MI

    Public policy

    $50,000
  49. The Beacon Center of TennesseeNashville, TN

    Public policy

    $50,000
  50. Young America's FoundationReston, VA

    Education

    $50,000
  51. The Workfirst FoundationNew York, NY

    Public policy

    $35,000
  52. Chapman UniversityOrange, CA

    Education

    $25,000
  53. Goodman InstituteDallas, TX

    Public policy

    $25,000
  54. Partnership for Inner-City EducationNew York, NY

    Education

    $25,000
  55. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Education

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

10 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. University of Notre DameSouth Bend, IN

    Education

    $700,000
  2. Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH

    Education

    $694,000
  3. Clemson UniversityClemson, SC

    Education

    $440,000
  4. West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV

    Education

    $300,000
  5. FDRLST Media FoundationWashington, DC

    Public policy

    $250,000
  6. Heterodox AcademyNew York, NY

    Education

    $250,000
  7. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Education

    $200,000
  8. Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX

    Education

    $200,000
  9. Manhattan InstituteNew York, NY

    Education/public policy

    $100,000
  10. Assoc of Private Enterprise EducationLubbock, TX

    Public policy

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education13 grants $1,753,00032% of the total
  2. Public affairs6 grants $1,405,00025% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $950,00017% of the total
  4. Civil rights4 grants $550,00010% of the total
  5. Social science3 grants $525,0009% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $120,0002% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $260,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $2,311,936
  2. District of Columbia11 grants $2,190,000
  3. Virginia8 grants $1,000,000
  4. Texas3 grants $700,000
  5. California4 grants $545,000
  6. Florida2 grants $375,000
  7. Indiana1 grant $350,000
  8. Arizona2 grants $300,000
  9. Ohio2 grants $203,000
  10. Massachusetts2 grants $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Thomas W SmithPRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN Hours 15Pay $0
  • Lori Smith CurleyTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $75,000
  • Diane G SmithVICE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James PieresonTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Hours 25Pay $450,000
  • Victoria McKenzieTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Thomas McWilliamsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Randall GilberdTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $5,000
  • Thomas TryforosTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

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