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E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn)

Accepts applications Wayne, Pennsylvania · EIN 516015711

E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn) is a private foundation in Wayne, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2023 it gave $2.1 million in 96 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $235,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $2.0 million the year before.

16% of its 2023 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
2022$2.0 million101$39.5 million
2023$2.1 million96$45.9 million

How to apply

ContactHenry B Dupont Smith
125 Strafford Ave Ste 380, Wayne, PA 19087
Phone or email(610) 647-5577
What to submitOne-page letter describing reason for the grant along with financial statements. Also include a copy of IRS exemption approval.
RestrictionsGreater philadephia area and board approval of the applications

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn) funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania23$790,200
Maine18$261,000
Maryland4$226,950
Connecticut3$182,950
Florida11$181,000
Massachusetts6$90,000
Rhode Island1$85,000
District of Columbia8$83,000
Virginia5$57,250
Tennessee2$55,000

Grants paid in 2023

The 40 largest of 96 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vox Ama Deus
Gladwyne, PA
Further religious purposes$235,000
St James School
St James, MD
Further educational purposes$200,000
US Tennis Court Assocation
Philadelphia, PA
Futhur charitable purpose$115,000
Rectory School
Pomfret, CT
Further educational purposes$105,000
US Court Tennis Preservation Fdn
Newport, RI
Further educational purposes$85,000
Aim Academy
Conshohocken, PA
Further educational purposes$75,500
Avon Old Farms School
Avon, CT
Further educational purposes$75,000
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Further educational purposes$72,500
Pa Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Further charitable purposes$70,500
Mount Desert Nursing Association
Northeast Harbor, ME
Further educational purposes$60,000
Woods Hole Oceanic Institution
Woods Hole, MA
Futhur education purpose$50,000
Trustees of the University of Penn
Philadelphia, PA
Support educational purposes$50,000
Sch Academy
Philadelphia, PA
Further educational purposes$50,000
The Everglades Foundation
Palmetto Bay, FL
Further charitable purposes$50,000
University of South Babson Center
Sewanee, TN
Futhur educational purpose$50,000
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
Titusville, FL
Further charitable purposes$40,000
Mount Desert Island Hospital
Bar Harbor, ME
Further charitable purposes$31,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Northeast Harbor, ME
Further conservational purposes$31,000
Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, ME
Further charitable purposes$30,000
Agnes Irwin School
Bryn Mawr, PA
Further educational purposes$30,000
Navy Seal Museum
Fort Pierce, FL
Futhur educational purpose$30,000
Tunnels to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Futhur education purpose$25,000
Holy Child School at Rosemont
Bryn Mawr, PA
Further educational purposes$25,000
Friends of Acadia
Bar Harbor, ME
Further conservational purposes$23,500
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Tempe, AZ
Further religious purposes$23,500
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
Further educational purposes$20,000
Beauvoir School
Washington, DC
Further educational purposes$20,000
National Gallery of Art
Landover, MD
Further charitable purposes$20,000
Commemorative Air Force
Dallas, TX
Further charitable purposes$20,000
Neighborhood House
Northeast Harbor, ME
Further educational purposes$17,000
Island Housing Trust
Mount Desert, ME
Further charitable purposes$15,000
Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve
Seal Harbor, ME
Further conservational purposes$15,000
Millbrook School
Millbrook, NY
Further educational purposes$15,000
Wadsworth Preservation FD
Washington, DC
Further conservational purposes$15,000
Episcopal High School
Alexandria, VA
Further educational purposes$15,000
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, VA
Further educational purposes$15,000
Christ Church Georgetown
Washington, DC
Further religious purposes$13,000
Franklin Park Zoo
Boston, MA
Futhur charitable purposes$10,000
NA Friend of Great Dixter
Dorset, VT
Futhur charitable purpsoe$10,000
Andalusia Foundation
Andalusia, PA
Further charitable purposes$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn) accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn) give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2023, across 96 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn)?

Its 2023 filing lists Eleuthera S Grassi (President, C), Henry B Dupont Smith (Vice Preside) and Michelle Hughes (Treasurer, S).

What does E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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