The Smith Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4401344 · reported 2023–2025
27grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$697Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 27 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5,000 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Democracy Matters Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Democracy Matters Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Bienen School OF Music | Evanston, IL | $50,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Northwestern University GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Evanston, IL | $50,000 |
| Illinois Bar Foundation | Springfield, IL | $35,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Aspen Institute GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Francis W Parker School | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Horizons for Youth | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Little City Foundation | Palatine, IL | $10,000 |
| Francis W Parker School GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Greater Organization for Less Fortunate GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Lake Bluff, IL | $10,000 |
| Misericordia GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pioneer Center GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | McHenry, IL | $10,000 |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Horizons for Youth GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Illinois Equal Justice Foundation GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Prairie State Legal Services | Rockford, IL | $2,500 |
| Bethany Bible Chapel GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Cedar Falls, IA | $2,500 |
| The Academy AT ST Joan OF Arc GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Evanston, IL | $2,500 |
| Urban Ministries OF Durham GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Durham, NC | $2,500 |
| Wits Chicago GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Christ's Hope USA GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Rochester, MN | $1,500 |
| Anti-Cruelty Society | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Golf | Tinley Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
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