Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc

BOCA RATON, FL EIN: 47-3862135

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$9.2M

+6.9% YoY

Grant Count

52

-17.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$177K

+29.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$7M$11M$15M134 grants2020115 grants202187 grants202263 grants202352 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MANHATTAN INSTITUTE$1.1MINSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STU…$350KPRINCETON UNIVERSITY$350KREAL CLEAR FOUNDATION$350KUNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME$350KVMTS EDUCATION INC$300KPACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE$270KAMERICAN TRANSPARENCY$250KGRADUATE SCHOOL FOUNDATI…$250KHETERODOX ACADEMY$250K

Grant Size Distribution

451 grants across all recorded years

155<$50K64$50–100K166$100–250K57$250–500K5$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JAMES PIERESONTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR$400KLORI SMITH CURLEYTRUSTEE$75KVICTORIA MCKENZIETRUSTEE$5KRANDALL GILBERDTRUSTEE$5K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
THOMAS W SMITHPRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN15
LORI SMITH CURLEYTRUSTEE15$75,000
DIANE G SMITHVICE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE1
JAMES PIERESONTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR25$400,000
VICTORIA MCKENZIETRUSTEE1$5,000
THOMAS MCWILLIAMSTRUSTEE1
RANDALL GILBERDTRUSTEE3$5,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

31states
+23 more states

Cities

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Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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