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The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Morris, Connecticut · EIN 202642871

The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Morris, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $37,400 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $52,550 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$64,5005$1.3 million
2024$52,5508$1.4 million
2025$37,4008$1.5 million

How to apply

The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$25,000
Connecticut6$10,900
California1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wheaton College
Norton, MA
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$25,000
Equanimitas Health Foundation
Greenwich, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$5,000
The Unquowa School
Fairfield, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$3,500
B Cured
Greenwich, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$1,500
High Fives Foundation
Truckee, CA
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$1,500
Connecticut Foodshare
Wallingford, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$500
Madison Emergency Medical Services
Madison, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$250
Connecticut State Police
Middletown, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc give?

$37,400 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Margaret Dunn Smith (President), Christina S Disabato (Treasurer), Winthrop H Smith III (Secretary) and Cameron W Smith (Asst Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Margaret Dunn Smith Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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