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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 27-2115614Arts and culture

Who funds Smarthistory Inc?

7 private foundations gave Smarthistory Inc in Pleasantville, NY $4.7 million across 32 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

32 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2024

    General purpose

    $488,538
  2. Alice L Walton FoundationBentonville, AR 2024

    to support addition artworks for the Seeing America Program

    $255,400
  3. The Macaulay Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support

    $45,000
  4. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Digital history of art

    $20,000
  5. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2023

    General purpose

    $419,319
  6. Alice L Walton FoundationBentonville, AR 2023

    to support an expansion of the Seeing American program and to support the mentorship of emerging art historians from diverse backgrounds.

    $300,400
  7. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Digital Art History Grants

    $45,000
  8. The Macaulay Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $45,000
  9. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2022

    General purpose

    $419,272
  10. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2022

    Art education

    $68,000
  11. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Digital Art History Grants

    $45,000
  12. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Digital Art History Grants

    $17,500
  13. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To continue support for the acceleration of content for underrepresented art historical fields, three one-year postdoctoral fellowships, and honoraria for content curators

    $500,000
  14. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2021

    General purpose

    $379,235
  15. Alice L Walton FoundationBentonville, AR 2021

    Teacher Training Course and Seeing America Expansion

    $189,100
  16. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2021

    Art education

    $66,000
  17. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2021

    Art education

    $50,000
  18. Carl & Marilynn Thoma FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    General support

    $30,000
  19. The Macaulay Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General

    $30,000
  20. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    History of Art Grants

    $25,000
  21. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Digital Art History Grants

    $17,500
  22. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    History of Art Grants

    $10,000
  23. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    History of Art Grants

    $6,000
  24. Alice L Walton FoundationBentonville, AR 2020

    Teacher Training Course and Seeing America Expansion

    $195,100
  25. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To support the new role of dean of content and strategy and emerging art historians

    $150,000
  26. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2020

    Art education

    $56,400
  27. Alice L Walton FoundationBentonville, AR 2020

    Seeing America Project

    $34,500
  28. Samuel H Kress FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    History of Art Grants

    $15,000
  29. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2019

    Seeing america

    $31,850
  30. The Macaulay Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General

    $25,000
  31. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support accelerated production of high-quality teaching materials for global art history

    $500,000
  32. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $250,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Pleasantville, NY and are not among Smarthistory Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Kohlberg Foundation IncArmonk, NY 6 grants Preselected only $20,150,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 5 grants Accepts applications $178,275 to similar organizations
  3. Hobsonlucas Family FoundationSan Rafael, CA 9 grants Accepts applications $19,000 to similar organizations
  4. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 10 grants Preselected only $978 to similar organizations
  5. The Rice Family FoundationJericho, NY 9 grants Preselected only $335,000 to similar organizations
  6. Aw Dormeuil & R Dormeuil FoundationArmonk, NY 16 grants Preselected only $212,000 to similar organizations
  7. Jacob Burns Foundation IncPleasantville, NY 7 grants Preselected only $101,310 to similar organizations
  8. Tatiana Piankova FoundationArmonk, NY 6 grants Preselected only $90,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-2115614 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.