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The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Bethesda, Maryland · EIN 870965955

The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Bethesda, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $593,550 and the largest $987,600. 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 $771,800 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$566,0062$15.8 million
2024$771,8001$16.3 million
2025$1.2 million2$16.4 million

How to apply

ContactSusan Savitsky
4800 Hampden Lane Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone or email(301) 215-7997
What to submitLetter explaining purpose or request
DeadlinesNo deadlines
RestrictionsNo restrictions or limitations on awards

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland1$987,600
District of Columbia1$199,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attachment 1
See Attached, MD
Charitable$987,600
George Washington University
Washington, DC
Charitable-artwork at cost$199,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $593,550.

Who runs The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan Small Savitsky (President), James H Small (Vice Preside) and Albert H Small Jr (Treasurer, S).

What does The Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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