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The Smachlo Foundation

Accepts applications Rexford, New York · EIN 146030393

The Smachlo Foundation is a private foundation in Rexford, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $180,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $160,000 the year before.

29% of its 2024 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$160,0005$3.6 million
2024$180,0007$3.6 million

How to apply

ContactMark Smachlo
100 Vischer Ferry Road, Rexford, NY 12148
Phone or email(518) 441-8395
What to submitComplete description of the request as well as recent organizational data. Include the percentage of the organization's annual budget consumed by administrative costs.
DeadlinesSeptember 1
RestrictionsNortheastern united states

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Smachlo Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$180,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Adirondack Aquatic Center
Malta, NY
Unrestricted$100,000
Boys & Girls Club Schenectady
Schenectady, NY
Unrestricted$30,000
Animal Protective Foundation
Glenville, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Brown School
Schenectady, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
Latham, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Wamc
Albany, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
WMHT Educational Telecommunications Inc
Troy, NY
Unrestricted$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Smachlo Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 1.

How much does The Smachlo Foundation give?

$180,000 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Smachlo Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mark Smachlo (Trustee), Kelli M Smachlo (Trustee) and Paul A Smachlo (Trustee).

What does The Smachlo Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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