The Clark R Smith Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; a warm introduction through someone connected to it is the more realistic route.
- Its grants are mostly modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $10,000 and $75,000, with a median of $30,000, so a request near that size fits its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $100,000.
- In the filing, 81% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so an organisation with no prior link should expect a relationship with the foundation to matter.
- The filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, New York, California and Washington, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern should not be read as a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Clark R Smith Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants support a broad range of charitable organisations. The recipients include youth clubs and education providers, mentoring and after-school programmes, food pantries and family-service organisations, legal-aid providers, community organisations, health services, universities, libraries and museums. The stated grant purposes also include housing, workforce training, environmental and science work, humanitarian relief, and public-interest legal fellowships. Its grants reach organisations in Massachusetts, New York and California, with further recipients in Washington and other states. Most listed purposes are simply recorded as support, general and unrestricted assistance, or general operating support; the filings describe varied organisational giving rather than a single stated field or eligibility test.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, New York, California and Washington.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 114 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations The Clark R Smith Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 42 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $35,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- The Jed Foundation · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Room to Grow National · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Marthas Vineyard Boys And Girls Club Incorporated · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- West Side Center for Community Life · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Council on the Environment · Support$75,0002024 tax year
- International Rescue Committee · Support$75,0002024 tax year
- Leap for Education · Support$65,0002024 tax year
- Homeless Prenatal Program · Support$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Trina Smith — Trustee
- Owen Smith — Trustee
- Carlton Smith — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,670,205 | $1,476,500 | $28,828,166 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,647,893 | $1,441,500 | $30,012,045 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,786,565 | $1,611,000 | $33,318,185 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Boston, MA