Smith Richardson Foundation Inc
Historical FunderGreensboro, North Carolina · EIN 56-0611550 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$22.9M
Organizations funded282
Typical grant$49,477
Total assets$557.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,500 and $140,583.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | PETER L RICHARDSON PRESIDENT |
|---|---|
| Address | SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC 60, JESUP ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880 |
| Phone | 2032226222 |
| Form and materials | WRITTEN PROPOSAL ALONG WITH A COPY OF IRS EXEMPTION LETTER |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | ALTHOUGH THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH, IT MAKES SMALL GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND CONNECTICUT THAT PROVIDE INNOVATIVE SERVICES FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. HOWEVER, SUCH GRANTS ARE CUSTOMARILY SOLICITED BY THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNORS. THEY ARE NOT RENEWABLE. DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE THESE TWO STATES, AS WELL AS NATIONAL DIRECT SERVICE CHARITIES, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SUPPORT BY THE DIRECT SERVICE GRANTS PROGRAM. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
85% of grants went outside North Carolina.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Foreign Policy Council | Washington, DC | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General operating support | $374,317 |
| Institute for the Study of War Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $321,750 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Institute for the Study of War Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | General operating support | $299,999 |
| The Alexander Hamilton Society | Washington, DC | General operating support | $278,300 |
| American Academy for Strategic Education | Washington, DC | General operating support | $275,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | General operating support | $270,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | General operating support | $256,022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $250,548 |
| Center for a New American Security Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Gjrtt Family Grants Program | Greensboro, NC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Nonproliferation Policy Education Center | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Private Capital Researach Institute Inc | South Hamilton, MA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Project 2049 Institute | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $249,804 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General operating support | $245,773 |
| Center for Advanced Defense Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | $225,000 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $218,470 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $214,479 |
| Center for European Policy Analysis | Washington, DC | General operating support | $211,750 |
| Center for a New American Security Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $205,652 |
| Reegents of the Univesity of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $205,613 |
| Administrators of the Tulane Education Fund | New Orleans, LA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Atlantiac Council of the United States Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Center for a New American Security Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Mdrc | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Outcomes Research Institute | Stanford, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Spirit of America Worldwide | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Teachers College | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| U S Committee for Human Rights in North Korea | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Institute for the Study of War Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $196,710 |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $180,000 |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Energy Innovation Reform Project | Fairfax, VA | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Institute for State Effectiveness | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Sagamore Institute Inc | Indianapolis, IN | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $173,800 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $170,500 |
| Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute | Simi Valley, CA | General operating support | $160,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $155,235 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | General operating support | $150,765 |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 282 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Foreign Policy Council | Washington, DC | General operating support | $400,000 |
| The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies | Washiington, DC | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | General operating support | $350,000 |
| The Institute for the Study of War | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Stanford University | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $299,997 |
| The Institute for the Study of War | Washington, DC | General operating support | $297,000 |
| American Academy for Strategic Education | Washington, DC | General operating support | $275,000 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | General operating support | $262,233 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General operating support | $246,188 |
| University of California Berkeley | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $231,530 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Mdrc | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Spirit of America Worldwide | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto, | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| U S Committee for Human Rights in North Korea | Washington, DC | General operating support | $175,000 |
| Stanford University | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $153,505 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $143,988 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | General operating support | $140,583 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $127,022 |
| Stanford University | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| The Wisconisn Project on Nuclear War | Washington, DC | General operating support | $125,000 |
| University of California Merced | Merced, CA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| University of Washington | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $125,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $123,089 |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $121,127 |
| Jamestown Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $120,000 |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $118,140 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General operating support | $115,806 |
| The College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | General operating support | $102,334 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operating support | $100,000 |
| National Bureau of Economic Research | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Project 2049 Institute | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| The Atlantic Council of the United States Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| The German Marshall Fund of the United States | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| United States Military Academy | West Point, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| University of South Carolina Research Foundation | Columbia, SC | General operating support | $96,678 |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | General operating support | $94,123 |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $91,023 |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $76,251 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | General operating support | $75,569 |
| American Foreign Policy Council | Washington, DC | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Institute for State Effectiveness | Washington, DC | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | General operating support | $74,235 |
| The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs | Washington, DC | General operating support | $73,700 |
| Foreign Policy Research Institute | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | $65,000 |
| Institute for State Effectiveness | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Royal Institute of International Affairs | London, | General operating support | $50,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22,921,010 | 346 |
| 2023 | $22,769,293 | 314 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543199349100814
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 56-0611550
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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