Grants paid by The Donald and Paula Smith Foundation
EIN 22-3732524 · New York, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE W24
The Donald and Paula Smith Foundation of New York, NY (EIN 22-3732524) reported 21 grants paid totaling $62,838,145 to 8 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$62,838,145
21 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | $11,488,145 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $10,050,000 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $9,200,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $10,100,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $9,650,000 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | $12,350,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from The Donald and Paula Smith Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable | U | Warwick, RI | 6 | $44,100,000 | 2025 |
| Atlas Network 94-2763845 | B | Arlington, VA | 5 | $15,396,712 | 2025 |
| Cato Institute 23-7432162 | B | Washington, DC | 5 | $2,599,946 | 2025 |
| Certell | U | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $300,000 | 2020 |
| Young Voices 81-2593815 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Reason Foundation | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $137,396 | 2020 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education 04-3467254 | D | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $112,716 | 2020 |
| Fund for American Studies 13-6223604 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $41,375 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 21 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | U | $8,500,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202630869349100338 |
| 2025 | Atlas Network Arlington, VA | B | $3,200,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202630869349100338 |
| 2025 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $650,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202630869349100338 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | U | $6,000,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202423589349100907 |
| 2024 | Atlas Network Arlington, VA | B | $3,100,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202423589349100907 |
| 2024 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $550,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202423589349100907 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | U | $7,000,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202323559349100512 |
| 2023 | Atlas Network Arlington, VA | B | $3,100,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202323559349100512 |
| 2022 | Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | U | $8,600,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202330749349100433 |
| 2022 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $450,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202330749349100433 |
| 2022 | Young Voices Washington, DC | C | $150,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202330749349100433 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | U | $7,000,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202200409349100100 |
| 2021 | Atlas Network Arlington, VA | B | $2,600,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202200409349100100 |
| 2021 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $450,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202200409349100100 |
| 2020 | Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | U | $7,000,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202120479349100117 |
| 2020 | Atlas Network Arlington, VA | B | $3,396,712 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202120479349100117 |
| 2020 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $499,946 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202120479349100117 |
| 2020 | Certell Indianapolis, IN | U | $300,000 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202120479349100117 |
| 2020 | Reason Foundation Washington, DC | U | $137,396 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202120479349100117 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $112,716 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202120479349100117 |
| 2020 | Fund for American Studies Washington, DC | B | $41,375 | paid | TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202120479349100117 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-08-31 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202630869349100338 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-08-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423589349100907 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-08-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323559349100512 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-08-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202330749349100433 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-08-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202200409349100100 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-08-31 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202120479349100117 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/223732524.json.
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