Funding search · EIN 133060631 · New York, NY
W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 50
- grants reported
- $308,400
- total given
- 2021–2025
- filing years
- $4,250
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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50 grants matching “encouragement” · $308,400
- $24,000
Maen Hammad · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Deanne Fitzamurice · San Anselmo, CA · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Rena Effendi · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Stefanos Paikos · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $6,000
Irina Werning · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Lea Sophie Greub · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Mumin Gul · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Shuhadeep Mukherjee · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Gerd Waliszewski · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Uvas Y Hojas · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Murat Yazar · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Myriam Boulos · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,500
Maleza · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $24,000
Adriana Loureiro Fernandez · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Murat Lazar · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Maxim Dondyuk · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $6,000
Maleza · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Mosfiqur Rahman Johan · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Laura El Tantawy · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Nicolo Filipo Rosso · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Tomonori Iwanami · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $24,000
Irina Werning · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Myriam Boulos · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Fabian Ritter · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,400
Oyewole Lawal · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,000
Htoo Tay Zar Ta Mwe · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,000
Taniya Sarkar · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,000
Kseniia Kuleshova · 2023
To encourage photo journalsiam
- $32,000
Maxim Dondyuk · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Mary F Calvert · Annapolis, MD · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Seydou Camara · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Taniya Sarkar · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Amit Madheshiya · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Htoo Tay Zar Ta Mwe · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Sabiha Cimen · New York, NY · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Andres Cordona · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Sarah Stacke · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Lalo De Alameida · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Kimberely Dela Cruz · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Melissa Lyttle · Washington, DC · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,000
Salih Basheer · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Lalo De Alameida · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Kimberly Dela Cruz · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Melissa Lyttle · Washington, DC · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Crisopher Rogel Blanquet · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Nicola Filipa Rosso · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Sarah Stacke · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Salih Basheer · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Mariceu Erthal Garcia · New York, NY · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Maxim Dondyuk2 grants · $40,000
- Irina Werning2 grants · $30,000
- Adriana Loureiro Fernandez1 grant · $24,000
- Maen Hammad1 grant · $24,000
- Myriam Boulos2 grants · $10,000
- Melissa Lyttle2 grants · $10,000
- Sarah Stacke2 grants · $10,000
- Lalo De Alameida2 grants · $10,000
- Kimberly Dela Cruz1 grant · $8,000
- Seydou Camara1 grant · $8,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $32,000
Maxim Dondyuk · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $24,000
Maen Hammad · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $24,000
Adriana Loureiro Fernandez · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $24,000
Irina Werning · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Deanne Fitzamurice · San Anselmo, CA · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Rena Effendi · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Stefanos Paikos · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Maxim Dondyuk · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Murat Lazar · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Myriam Boulos · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Mary F Calvert · Annapolis, MD · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Seydou Camara · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Crisopher Rogel Blanquet · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Kimberly Dela Cruz · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Lalo De Alameida · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Melissa Lyttle · Washington, DC · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Nicola Filipa Rosso · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $8,000
Sarah Stacke · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $6,000
Irina Werning · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $6,000
Maleza · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Gerd Waliszewski · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Lea Sophie Greub · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Mumin Gul · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Shuhadeep Mukherjee · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,500
Mosfiqur Rahman Johan · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Uvas Y Hojas · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Fabian Ritter · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Amit Madheshiya · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Htoo Tay Zar Ta Mwe · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Taniya Sarkar · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $4,000
Salih Basheer · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,400
Oyewole Lawal · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Murat Yazar · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Myriam Boulos · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Laura El Tantawy · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Nicolo Filipo Rosso · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Tomonori Iwanami · 2024
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Andres Cordona · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Kimberely Dela Cruz · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Lalo De Alameida · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Melissa Lyttle · Washington, DC · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Sabiha Cimen · New York, NY · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Sarah Stacke · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
- $2,000
Mariceu Erthal Garcia · New York, NY · 2021
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,500
Maleza · 2025
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,000
Htoo Tay Zar Ta Mwe · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,000
Kseniia Kuleshova · 2023
To encourage photo journalsiam
- $1,000
Taniya Sarkar · 2023
To encourage photo journalism
- $1,000
Salih Basheer · 2022
To encourage photo journalism
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