Organization · EIN 53-0206027 · Washington, DC · Arts, culture & humanities
Who funds Smithsonian Institution?
206 private foundations reported paying Smithsonian Institution $98.8M on returns for tax year 2023.
206 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 206
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wem Foundation Minneapolis, MN · Preselected only |
$75,165,000 | GENERAL | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$2,311,732 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE EVENT HORIZON TELESCOPE AND ENABLE HIGH-RESOLUTION, HIGH-SPEED IMAGING OF SUPERMA… +1 more | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Hillside Foundation Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$2,166,667 | TO SUPPORT THE NASH INNOVATIONS GALLERY | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lilly Endowment Indianapolis, IN |
$2,000,119 3 grant lines |
RELIGION & CULTURAL INST INITIATIVE +2 more | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Thomas W Haas Foundation Greenland, NH · Preselected only |
$2,000,000 | CHARITABLE | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY |
$1,350,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION +1 more | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA |
$1,300,000 | TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO DEEPEN AND ENHANCE VISITOR ENGAGEMENT AT THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, WITH A FOCUS ON FAMILIES AND PRE-KIND… | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Seedlings Foundation Branford, CT · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | HUMANITARIAN/EDUCATIONAL/COMMUNITY | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Taubman Foundation for the Arts Roanoke, VA · Preselected only |
$905,743 | OPERATING CONTRIBUTION | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Washington, DC |
$850,000 2 grant lines |
ARTS AND HUMANITIES +1 more | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 04/2024 |
| The Paul G Allen Family Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$791,902 | TO SUPPORT RESTORING BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS TO THEIR HISTORIC RANGE IN NORTHCENTRAL MONTANA | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Terra Foundation for American Art Chicago, IL |
$523,150 5 grant lines |
ART EDUCATION | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$498,915 2 grant lines |
GENERAL | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Alice L Walton Foundation Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$425,639 2 grant lines |
to support the continuation of the Smithsonian Institute's archive digitization efforts and the purchase and distribution of "remote oral h… +1 more | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Sage Foundation Arlington, WA · Preselected only |
$400,000 | REFER TO STATEMENT 12 (FOOTNOTE) OF THIS TAX RETURN | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Cunniffe Family Foundation Greenwich, CT · Preselected only |
$349,852 | Charitable | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bradford M Freeman Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA · Preselected only |
$330,000 | CONTRIBUTION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John Templeton Foundation West Conshohocken, PA |
$315,003 2 grant lines |
RELIGION GALLERY / CENTER FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY +1 more | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Hintz Family Fund Inc P13619005 Morristown, NJ |
$300,000 | COMMUNITY SERVICE | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC |
$281,118 16 grant lines |
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Smithsonian Institution
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Smithsonian Institution, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 22 of the 25 closest peers · $1.78M to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $659K to them - Xcel Energy Foundation Minneapolis, MN
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $17.9K to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $6.89M to them - Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $51.6K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $951K to them - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $2.76M to them - First Eagle Investments Foundation Wilmington, DE
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $42.3K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
47 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY
30 shared funders · 683 funders in all - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC
26 shared funders · 614 funders in all - The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA
39 shared funders · 1261 funders in all - American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC
36 shared funders · 2434 funders in all - World Central Kitchen Washington, DC
32 shared funders · 1099 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File (where this EIN is registered as “Smithsonian Institute”). How matching works and where it fails.
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