Robert H Smith Family Foundation

Invitation Only

Arlington, Virginia · EIN 52-1502273 · Private foundation

The latest return we have is for tax year 2022. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.

Grants paid (2022)$7.4M

Organizations funded16

Typical grant$30,000

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $100,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2022 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture2
Education1
Health1

Where it gives

87% of grants went outside Virginia.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2022

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
University of Maryland College Park Foundation	College Park, MD	Donation	$6,007,000
National Gallery of Art	Landover, MD	Donation	$400,000
American Friends of Hebrew University	New York, NY	Donation	$391,000
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School	Rockville, MD	Donation	$186,000
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington	Rockville, MD	Donation	$100,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington	North Bethesda, MD	Donation	$100,000
National Sporting Library & Museum	Middleburg, VA	Donation	$50,000
President Lincoln's Cottage	Washington, DC	Donation	$50,000
Capital Jewish Museum	Washington, DC	Donation	$30,000
Jewish Social Services Agency (Jssa)	Rockville, MD	Donation	$25,000
New York Historical Society	New York, NY	Donation	$25,000
DC History Center	Washington, DC	Donation	$20,000
Wa Drama Society Inc (Dba Arena Stage)	Washington, DC	Donation	$20,000
Woodrow Wilson Center	Washington, DC	Donation	$15,000
Benjamin Franklin House Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Donation	$7,500
David Bruce Smith Foundation	Arlington, VA	Donation	$548

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2022	$7,427,048	16

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2022, filed Mar 21, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202410819349100706
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1502273
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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