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Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal Foundation: 11 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended February 2025)
Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal Foundation, a private foundation in Albany, NY, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $1,160,000 in its tax year ended February 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on December 16, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to Peninsula Open Space Trust in Palo Alto, CA for general charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 133318167
- Based in
- Albany, NY
- Assets
- $19,062,581
- Grants paid
- $1,160,000
- Tax year ended
- February 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed December 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202513509349100601. It reported $1,160,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | General charitable purposes | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | General Charitable Purposes | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Watch | Nevada City, CA | General charitable purposes | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | General Charitable Purposes | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | General charitable purposes | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifemoves | Menlo Park, CA | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penn State University | State College, PA | General Charitable Purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General Charitable Purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General Charitable Purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed January 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202500159349100150. It reported $965,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Beard Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | General charitable purposes | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Watch | Nevada City, CA | General charitable purposes | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | General charitable purposes | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Insight Meditation Center | Redwood City, CA | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifemoves | Menlo Park, CA | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | General charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| State Line Abortion Access Partners | Bristol, VA | General charitable purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General Charitable Purposes | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | General Charitable Purposes | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $850,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $450,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $900,000 |
| New York | $775,000 |
| Massachusetts | $130,000 |
| District of Columbia | $100,000 |
| Connecticut | $80,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,000 |
| New Hampshire | $50,000 |
| Virginia | $40,000 |
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Updated December 16, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.