Funding search · EIN 812297831 · Lisle, IL

The Smart Family Fund

Name: The Smart Family Fund grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

105
grants reported: $4.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

ongoing request initial year building capacity education arts

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “kickstart” · $125,000

$50,000
Kickstart International · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Kickstart request 2024
$25,000
Kickstart International · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Kickstart request 2023
$50,000
Kickstart International · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Kickstart expansion grant

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Recidiviz3 grants · $650,000
Votingworks3 grants · $635,000
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program3 grants · $325,000
Lets Get Ready3 grants · $300,000
Horizons Greater Washington5 grants · $230,000
St Johns College6 grants · $225,000
The Global Good Fund2 grants · $175,000
The Brave House3 grants · $160,000
Blair House Restoration Fund3 grants · $150,000
News Literacy Project3 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.7M

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 105 grants.

$300,000
Recidiviz · Oakland, CA · 2023
Recidiviz funding request 2023
$250,000
Recidiviz · Oakland, CA · 2024
Recidiviz funding request 2024
$235,000
Votingworks · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Accelerate path to new standard
$200,000
Votingworks · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Votingworks funding request 2024
$200,000
Votingworks · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Votingworks funding request 2023
$200,000
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program · Westport, CT · 2022
Horizons national support 2022
$100,000
Lets Get Ready · New York, NY · 2024
Lets get ready - ongoing grant 2024
$100,000
The Global Good Fund · Glenwood, MD · 2024
The global good fund 2024 - ongoing grant
$100,000
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program · Westport, CT · 2023
Horizons national funding request 2023
$100,000
Lets Get Ready · New York, NY · 2023
Lets get ready - ongoing grant 2023
$100,000
Lets Get Ready · New York, NY · 2022
Lets get ready - ongoing grant 2022
$100,000
Recidiviz · Middletown, DE · 2022
General funding support
$75,000
The Global Good Fund · Glenwood, MD · 2023
The global good fund - initial grant 2023
$75,000
Maret School · Washington, DC · 2022
Capital campaign
$70,000
Career Technical Education Solutions · Marietta, OH · 2024
Ongoing support - 2024
$70,000
Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition · Marietta, OH · 2022
Aomc - initial grant 2022
$60,000
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2024
Ongoing support - 2024
$60,000
The Brave House · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
The brave house - ongoing grant 2024
$60,000
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 annual support year 3/3
$60,000
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2022
Operational support 2022 - year 2 of 3
$50,000
Blair House Restoration Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Ongoing support - 2024
$50,000
Kickstart International · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Kickstart request 2024
$50,000
Mighty Writers · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Mighty writers - ongoing grant 2024
$50,000
News Literacy Project · Washington, DC · 2024
2024-2027 multi-year capacity building 2/3
$50,000
St Johns College · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Annual fund - 2024
$50,000
Blair House Restoration Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 ongoing support
$50,000
Career Technical Education Solutions · Marietta, OH · 2023
Career technical education solutions (ctes) - initial grant 2023
$50,000
Greater Washington Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 annual support
$50,000
News Literacy Project · Washington, DC · 2023
2024-2027 multi-year capacity building 1/3
$50,000
Philadelphia Childrens Alliance · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
2024 annual support
$50,000
St Johns College · Annapolis, MD · 2023
2024 student support services
$50,000
The Brave House · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
The brave house - ongoing grant 2023
$50,000
Blair House Restoration Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Ongoing restoration support 2022
$50,000
Kickstart International · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Kickstart expansion grant
$50,000
News Literacy Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Ongoing operation support 2022
$50,000
St Johns College · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Student health and wellness
$50,000
The Brave House · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
The brave house - ongoing grant 2022
$40,000
Maret School · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual fund - 2024
$40,000
Center for Employment Opportunities · New York, NY · 2022
Giving tuesday match
$40,000
Experience Camps · Westport, CT · 2022
Experience camps - ongoing grant 2022
$40,000
Mighty Writers · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Mighty writers - ongoing grant 2022
$40,000
Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
General funding support
$40,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2022
Per scholas - ongoing grant 2022
$35,000
Philadelphia Childrens Alliance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Ongoing support - 2024
$35,000
Greater Washington Community Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Ongoing operational support 2022
$35,000
Philadelphia Childrens Alliance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Ongoing support
$30,000
Experience Camps · Westport, CT · 2023
Experience camps - ongoing grant 2023
$30,000
Maret School · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 annual fund
$30,000
Mighty Writers · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Mighty writers - ongoing grant 2023
$30,000
Ken'S Krew · New York, NY · 2022
Ken's krew - initial grant 2022
$25,000
Chelseas Fund · Lander, WY · 2024
Initial support
$25,000
Darien Arts Center · Darien, CT · 2024
Darien arts center - ongoing grant 2024
$25,000
Experience Camps · Westport, CT · 2024
Experience camps - ongoing grant 2024
$25,000
Ford'S Theatre Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual support - 2024
$25,000
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program · Westport, CT · 2024
Horizons national funding request 2024
$25,000
St Johns College · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Student support services - 2024
$25,000
The Network Group · Arlington, VA · 2024
Initial support
$25,000
Trust for the National Mall · Washington, DC · 2024
Ongoing support - 2024
$25,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2024
Philip merrill college of journalism scholarships - 2024
$25,000
Fair Chance · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 ongoing support
$25,000
Ford'S Theatre Society · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 annual support
$25,000
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 capacity building grant year 3/3
$25,000
Ken'S Krew · New York, NY · 2023
Ken's krew - ongoing grant
$25,000
Kickstart International · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Kickstart request 2023
$25,000
St Johns College · Annapolis, MD · 2023
2024 annual fund
$25,000
The University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2023
2024 philip merrill college of journalism scholarships
$25,000
Trust for the National Mall · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 ongoing suppport
$25,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
Ongoing operational support 2022
$25,000
Fair Chance · Washington, DC · 2022
Ongoing eduucational support 2022
$25,000
Ford'S Theatre Society · Washington, DC · 2022
Education support
$25,000
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2022
Capacity building grant 2022 - year 2 of 3
$25,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2022
Nypr - ongoing grant 2022 - more perfect
$25,000
St Johns College · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Annual fund
$25,000
The University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship support
$25,000
Trust for the National Mall · Washington, DC · 2022
Ongoing education program 2022
$20,000
Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation · Mill Valley, CA · 2024
Kiddo! Funding request 2024
$20,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Princeton university - ongoing grant 2024
$20,000
Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
Kiddo funding request 2023
$20,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Princeton university - ongoing grant 2023
$20,000
Trips for Kids · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Earn-a-bike
$20,000
Wildlife of the American West · Jackson, WY · 2022
3d touchable exhibit
$15,000
Norwarlk Stamford Grassroots Tennis and Education · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Norwalk stamford grassroots tennis & education inc - initial grant 2024
$15,000
React Dc · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Ongoing support - 2024
$15,000
Darien Arts Center · Darien, CT · 2023
Darien arts center -ongoing grant
$15,000
Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sausalito, CA · 2022
Bay area discovery museum
$15,000
Darien Arts Center · Darien, CT · 2022
Darien arts center - initial grant 2022
$15,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Princeton university - ongoing grant 2022
$10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
Direct food support - 2024
$10,000
Golden Gate National Parks Association · San Francisco, CA · 2024
One tam request 2024
$10,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY · 2024
Gtnpa 2024
$10,000
Mill Valley Livearts · Mill Valley, CA · 2024
Throckmorton theater funding request 2024
$10,000
Wildlife of the American West · Jackson, WY · 2024
Wildlife of the american west request 2024
$10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 direct food support
$10,000
React Dc · Alexandria, VA · 2023
2024 ongoing support
$10,000
Wildlife of the American West · Jackson, WY · 2023
Wildlife of the american west request 2023
$10,000
Bennington College · Bennington, VT · 2022
Bennington college - initial grant 2022
$10,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY · 2022
Taggart trailhead
$10,000
Mill Valley Livearts · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
Throckmorton theater program
$10,000
Mill Valley Public Library Foundation · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
Annual endowment contribution
$10,000
React Dc · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Ongoing support 2022

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.