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Ifs Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Old Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 061552716

Ifs Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 8 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $390,000 the year before.

38% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$485,0007$10.1 million
2024$390,0007$11.1 million
2025$1.2 million8$10.9 million

How to apply

ContactStephen Smith
407 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Phone or email(917) 969-9645
What to submitThe application should be in writing stating the purpose of the organization, address, telephone number and person to contact. Also please include prior period operating statement and balance sheet, and whether the organization is a 501(c)(3) organization.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ifs Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin2$1.0 million
Florida1$150,000
District of Columbia1$20,000
Maine1$20,000
Connecticut1$10,000
New York1$10,000
Washington1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Madison, WI
Education$1.0 million
Little Star Foundation
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Medical$150,000
Ronald Macdonald House
Marshfield, WI
Provides a temporary "home away from home" for seriously ill or injured children and their families.$25,000
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Education$20,000
Geogetown University
Washington, DC
Education$20,000
Breast Cancer Allliance
Greenwich, CT
Medical$10,000
NYU Langone
New York, NY
Medical$10,000
University of Washington Foundation
Seatle, WA
Education$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ifs Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ifs Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Ifs Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Linda S Smith (Vice President/Secretary), Susan N Smith (Vice President) and Stephen D Smith (President).

What does Ifs Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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