Sms Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Madison, WI · EIN 20-1878599 · reported 2023–2025
184grants reported
$5,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 184 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $25K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 5324
Madison, WI 53705-0324
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hodan Center COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES | Mineral Point, WI | $40,000 |
| Hodan Center Inc COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITY | Mineral Point, WI | $40,000 |
| Hodan Center Inc COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITY | Mineral Point, WI | $40,000 |
| Madison Community Foundation PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE A MORE VIBRANT AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY IN MADISON WI | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Madison Community Foundation PHILANTHROPY | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Madison Community Foundation PHILANTHROPY | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| American Indian College Fund SUPPORTS NATIVE STUDENTS ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Arts Horizons SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. | Englewood, NJ | $10,000 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Bethany Apartments TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE | Racine, WI | $10,000 |
| Chief Blackbird Center PROVIDE GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO TRIBAL MEMBERS | Odanah, WI | $10,000 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC ABUSE | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Dane County Humane Society CARE OF HOMELESS ANIMALS. | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders MEDICAL AID TO PERSONS WHOSE SURVIVAL IS THREATENED | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 |
| End Domestic Abuse WI TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ABUSE AND OPPRESSION | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS AND WRITERS | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 |
| Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals TO PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL ANIMALS. | Key West, FL | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Madison Public Schools EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHARITY. | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| God's Love WE Deliver COOK AND DELIVER MEALS TO CLIENTS IN NEED. | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Art Institute TO EDUCATE THE ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS OF TOMORROW. | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kiva Microloans CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH LENDING FOR THE SAKE OF ALLEVIATING POVERTY | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin TO EMPOWER ALL INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood USA TO EMPOWER ALL INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Reach Dane FUND HEAD START PROGRAMS | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Red Hook Initiative YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Samuel's House TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS WOMEN. | Key West, FL | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Foodbank TO ACQUIRE AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED. | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Urban League of Greater Madison IMPROVE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF BIPOC AND THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| UW School of Veterinary Science VETERINARY EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Wisconsin Humanities Council SUPPORTS AND CREATES PROGRAMS THAT USE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND DISCUSSION | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| YWCA Madison TO BUILD HEALTHY, CONFIDENT, CONNECTED AND SECURE CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| American Indian College Fund SUPPORT NATIVE STUDENTS' ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Arts Horizons SUPPORT ARTS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN | Englewood, NJ | $10,000 |
| ASPCA PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Catherine Marian Housing Inc (dba Bethany Apartments) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE | Racine, WI | $10,000 |
| Chief Blackbird Center PROVIDE GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO TRIBAL MEMBERS | Odanah, WI | $10,000 |
| Dane County Humane Society CARE OF HOMELESS ANIMALS | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Dane County Parent Councilreach Dane HEAD START PROGRAM FUNDING | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders MEDICAL AID TO PERSONS WHOSE SURVIVAL IS THREATENED | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC ABUSE | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin EDUCATION CONCERNING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Fine Arts Work Center of Provincetown ENCOURAGE/DEVELOP EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS AND WRITERS | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 |
| Florida Keys Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL ANIMALS | Key West, FL | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Madison Public Schools EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHARITY | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| God's Love WE Deliver COOK AND DELIVER MEALS TO CLIENTS IN NEED | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Art Institute EDUCATE THE ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS OF TOMORROW | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kiva Microfunds CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH MICROLENDING TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood EMPOWER ALL INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Wisconsin EMPOWER ALL INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Red Hook Farms YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Samuel's House PROVIDE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS WOMEN | Key West, FL | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin ACQUIRE AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEED | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Urban League of Greater Madison IMPROVE SOCIAL/ECONOMIC CONDITIONS: AFRICAN AMERICANS, POC, ECON-DISADVANTAGED | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| UW Madison School of Veterinary Medicine EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Wisconsin Humanities Council SUPPORT AND CREATE PROGRAMS THAT USE HISTORY, CULTURE AND DISCUSSION | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Dane County BUILD HEALTHY, CONFIDENT, CONNECTED AND SECURE CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| American Indian College Fund SUPPORT NATIVE STUDENTS' ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Arts Horizons SUPPORT ARTS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN | Englewood, NJ | $10,000 |
| ASPCA PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Catherine Marian Housing Inc (dba Bethany Apartments) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE | Racine, WI | $10,000 |
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