Robert H Smith Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 52-1502273

Foundation Overview

Based in Arlington, VA, Robert H Smith Family Foundation has awarded 190 grants totaling $47,981,881 to organizations in New York, District of Columbia and 8 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $548 to $6,007,000, with a median award of $50,000.

Latest Tax Year
2022
Total Giving (all years)
$47,981,881
Total Assets
$0
Median Grant (all grants)
$50,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
16
Median Grant
$40,000
% Median Grant Decline
-60% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 25%

4 of 16 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
District of Columbia

Grants are geographically diversified with 37% in District of Columbia and funding distributed across 11 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within District of Columbia, funding concentrates in Washington (100%).

Funding Trajectory
-5%

Stable funding levels with 5% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Robert H Smith Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
American Friends Of Hebrew University $391,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2022
Benjamin Franklin House Foundation $7,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Donation 2022
Capital Jewish Museum $30,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School $186,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2022
David Bruce Smith Foundation $548 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2022
Dc History Center $20,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington $100,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2022
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $100,000 North Bethesda, MD, US Donation 2022
Jewish Social Services Agency (Jssa) $25,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2022
National Gallery Of Art $400,000 Landover, MD, US Donation 2022
National Sporting Library & Museum $50,000 Middleburg, VA, US Donation 2022
New York Historical Society $25,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2022
President Lincoln's Cottage $50,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation $6,007,000 College Park, MD, US Donation 2022
Wa Drama Society Inc (Dba Arena Stage) $20,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
Woodrow Wilson Center $15,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2022
American Friends Of Hebrew University $66,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2021
Aspen Institute $650,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Capital Jewish Museum $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School $240,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2021
Dc History Center $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington $5,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2021
Hebrew University Of Jerusalem $250,000 N/a, JERUSALEM, IS Donation 2021
Jewish Social Services $20,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2021
John F Kennedy Center For Performing Arts $2,297,590 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Mount Vernon Ladies Association $750,000 Mount Vernon, VA, US Donation 2021
National Gallery Of Art $100,000 Landover, MD, US Donation 2021
National Sporting Library & Museum $50,000 Middleburg, VA, US Donation 2021
Phillips Collection $25,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Sixth & I Synagogue $2,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2021
Thomas Jefferson Foundation $175,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2021
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation $4,104,000 College Park, MD, US Donation 2021
Hebrew University Of Jerusalem $250,000 Foreign, JERUSALEM, IS Donation 2021
American Friends Of Hebrew University $104,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2020
Capital Jewish Museum $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School $30,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2020
Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington $2,500 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2020
Hebrew University Of Jerusalem $250,000 N/a, JERUSALEM, IS Donation 2020
Icivics $40,000 Cambridge, MA, US Donation 2020
Johns Hopkins Hospital $6,000 Baltimore, MD, US Donation 2020
Mount Vernon Ladies Association $150,000 Mount Vernon, VA, US Donation 2020
National Gallery Of Art $300,000 Landover, MD, US Donation 2020
New York Historical Society $100,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2020
Phillips Collection $25,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
The Aspen Institute $376,557 Washington, DC, US Donation 2020
Thomas Jefferson Foundation $100,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2020
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation $1,303,418 College Park, MD, US Donation 2020
Whitney Museum Of American Art $50,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2020
American Friends Of Hebrew University $50,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2019
American Jewish Committee $10,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2019
Arena Stage $12,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School $22,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2019
Friends Of Benjamin Franklin House Thru Npt-uk $125,000 Jenkintown, PA, US Donation 2019
Hebrew University Of Jerusalem $200,000 N/a, JERUSALEM, IS Donation 2019
Icivics $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US Donation 2019
Jewish Community Center Of Northern Virginia $100,000 Fairfax, VA, US Donation 2019
John F Kennedy Center Of Performing Arts $910,095 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Johns Hopkins Hospital $250,000 Baltimore, MD, US Donation 2019
Mount Vernon Ladies Association $160,000 Mount Vernon, VA, US Donation 2019
National Gallery Of Art $340,000 Landover, MD, US Donation 2019
Naval Academy Foundation $25,000 Annapolis, MD, US Donation 2019
New York Historical Society $230,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2019
President Lincoln's Cottage $100,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Restless Books $16,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Donation 2019
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue $1,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
The Aspen Institute $175,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
The Better Angels Society $35,000 Shelburne Falls, MA, US Donation 2019
Thomas Jefferson Foundation $25,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2019
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation $1,000,000 College Park, MD, US Donation 2019
Washington Drama Society Inc $15,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2019
Whitney Museum Of American Art $50,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2019
American Friends Of Hebrew University $205,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2017
American Friends Of The Israel Museum $25,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2017
American Jewish Committee $10,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2017
Anti-defamation League $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
Arena Stage $16,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School $200,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2017
Corning Museum Of Glass $5,000 Corning, NY, US Donation 2017
Dcjcc $13,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
Foundation For Art And Preservation In Embassies $40,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
George Washington University $1,028,600 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
Gettysburg Foundation $100,000 Gettysburg, PA, US Donation 2017
Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington $2,500 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2017
Icivics $20,000 Cambridge, MA, US Donation 2017
Jewish Community Center Of Greater Washington $100,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2017
Jewish Community Center Of Northern Virginia $100,000 Fairfax, VA, US Donation 2017
Jewish Community Relations Council Of Gw $5,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2017
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US Donation 2017
Jewish Historical Society $2,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
John F Kennedy Center Of Performing Arts $900,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
Mayo Clinic $200,000 Rochester, MN, US Donation 2017
Mount Vernon Ladies Association $150,000 Mount Vernon, VA, US Donation 2017
National Gallery Of Art $1,680,000 Landover, MD, US Donation 2017
New York Historical Society $480,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2017
Phillips Collection $50,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
President Lincoln's Cottage $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum $400,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
The Aspen Institute $746,631 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
The Better Angels Society $35,000 Shelburne Falls, MA, US Donation 2017
The Frick Collection $110,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2017
The Johns Hopkins University $275,000 Baltimore, MD, US Donation 2017
The Montpelier Foundation $400,000 Orange, VA, US Donation 2017
Thomas Jefferson Foundation $225,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2017
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $100,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2017
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation $3,600,000 College Park, MD, US Donation 2017
Whitney Museum Of American Art $50,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2017
Afnipi $43,000 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2016
American Friends Of Hebrew University $100,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2016
American Friends Of The Israel Museum $25,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2016
American Jewish Committee $10,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2016
Anti-defamation League $15,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Arena Stage $38,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Friends Of Benjamin Franklin House Thru Npt-uk $100,000 Jenkintown, PA, US Donation 2016
Chesapeake Orchestra Inc $5,000 Leonardtown, MD, US Donation 2016
Dcjcc $48,363 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
George Washington University $20,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital $50,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Gettysburg Foundation $100,000 Gettysburg, PA, US Donation 2016
Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington $2,500 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2016
Higher Achievement $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Jewish Community Center Of Northern Virginia $100,000 Fairfax, VA, US Donation 2016
Jewish Community Center Of Greater Washington $100,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2016
Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington $10,000 Bethesda, MD, US Donation 2016
Jewish Historical Society $2,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
John F Kennedy Center Of Performing Arts $900,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2016
Mayo Clinic $200,000 Rochester, MN, US Donation 2016
Moment Magazine $1,800 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Mount Vernon Ladies Association $150,000 Mount Vernon, VA, US Donation 2016
National Gallery Of Art $560,000 Landover, MD, US Donation 2016
New York Historical Society $430,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2016
President Lincoln's Cottage $142,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Seed Foundation $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
The Aspen Institute $566,521 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
The Better Angels Society $35,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2016
The Center For Mind-body Medicine $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
The Frick Collection $110,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2016
The Johns Hopkins University $275,000 Baltimore, MD, US Donation 2016
Thomas Jefferson Foundation $225,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2016
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $100,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2016
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation $1,205,000 College Park, MD, US Donation 2016
Whitney Museum Of American Art $50,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2016
Afnipi $8,000 Chicago, IL, US Donation 2015
American Architectural Foundation $25,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
American Friends Of Hebrew University $150,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
American Friends Of The Israel Museum $25,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2015
American Jewish Committee $20,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2015
Anti-defamation League $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Arena Stage $25,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Benjamin Franklin House Foundation $150,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Donation 2015
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School $100,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2015
Child Mind Institute $5,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2015
Dcjcc $2,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Foundation For Art And Preservation In Embassies $45,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Friends Of Cancer Research $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
George Washington University $524,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Georgetown University $50,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Gettysburg Foundation $100,000 Gettysburg, PA, US Donation 2015
Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington $2,500 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2015
Higher Achievement $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Icivics $10,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Jewish Comminity Center Of Northern Virginia $100,000 Fairfax, VA, US Donation 2015
Jewish Community Center Of Greater Washington $100,000 Rockville, MD, US Donation 2015
Jewish Historical Society $2,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
John F Kennedy Center Of Performing Arts $500,000 Arlington, VA, US Donation 2015
Mayo Clinic $200,000 Rochester, MN, US Donation 2015
Mosaic Theater Company Of Dc $2,500 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Mount Vernon Ladies Association $100,000 Mount Vernon, VA, US Donation 2015
National Gallery Of Art $830,000 Landover, MD, US Donation 2015
New York Historical Society $330,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2015
Phillips Collection $25,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
President Lincoln's Cottage $323,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Seed Foundation $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Shakespeare Theatre Company $510,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Smithsonian American Art Museum $205,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
The Aspen Institute $292,758 Aspen, CO, US Donation 2015
The Better Angels Society $35,000 Shelburne Falls, MA, US Donation 2015
The Center For Mind-body Medicine $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
The Frick Collection $110,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2015
The Johns Hopkins University $350,000 Baltimore, MD, US Donation 2015
The Montpelier Foundation $200,000 Orange, VA, US Donation 2015
Thomas Jefferson Foundation $225,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Donation 2015
Transformer $5,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $100,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation $1,504,000 College Park, MD, US Donation 2015
Washington Independent Review Of Books $4,000 Herndon, VA, US Donation 2015
Washington National Opera $400,000 Washington, DC, US Donation 2015
Whitney Museum Of American Art $50,000 New York, NY, US Donation 2015

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Robert H Smith Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 52-1502273
Website N/A
Address 2345 CRYSTAL DR STE 1101 Arlington, VA 22202-4801

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Robert H Smith Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President David B Smith
Secretary/treasurer Menachem Gottlieb

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.