Theda and Tamblin Clark 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 makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, and its filing gives no public submission process, so organisations that have not been invited should not send a cold request.
- If you are already known to it or have been invited to apply, a request of about $7,500 sits near the middle of its grants, and about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $1,000 and $50,000.
- Its giving is largely repeat: 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a relationship with the foundation counts for more than the size of your request.
- The filings show most grant dollars going to Wisconsin, with grants also made in other states, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that pattern as a description rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
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 grant record shows the foundation supporting a varied set of charitable organisations. Recipients include youth and education organisations, literacy and mentoring initiatives, social-service and basic-needs providers, housing groups, health services, arts and cultural institutions, and environmental organisations. Stated purposes range from general and unrestricted support to capital campaigns and named programmes. Most of the recorded grant dollars went to Wisconsin recipients, while grants also reached organisations in other states. The filings do not set out a thematic priority or describe an approach to selecting grantees beyond contributions being limited to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin and Washington.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no public submission process.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% 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 387 grants to organisations were $7,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 123 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Mozayik · General & Unrestricted$157,0002024 tax year
- Friends of the Elisha D. Smith Public Library · Capital Campaign$150,0002024 tax year
- ThedaCare Family of Foundations · "It's Our Time Now" Campaign$150,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Club Fox Valley · Capital Campaign for Neenah B&GC$80,0002024 tax year
- Sccomadc · General & Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- First Aid Arts · General & Unrestricted$70,0002024 tax year
- Exceptional Equestrians · EE Capital Campaign$50,0002024 tax year
- Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy · Youth Education and Public Health Outreach in Cameroon$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
- Marc B Vaccaro — Director
- Kristina M Vaccaro — Director
- Oliver Pierce Smith — Director, Treasurer
- Carlton Smith — Director, President
- David W Radford — Director, Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,634,897 | $2,476,420 | $53,074,205 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,334,610 | $2,498,675 | $56,092,538 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,095,051 | $2,169,906 | $60,022,210 | 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
- Wilmington, DE