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SMS Foundation Inc: 59 grants to organizations, $461,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
SMS Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Madison, WI, paid 59 grants to organizations totaling $461,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 11, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Hodan Center in Mineral Point, WI for community rehabilitation programs for adults with disabilities.
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- EIN
- 201878599
- Based in
- Madison, WI
- Assets
- $12,788,716
- Grants paid
- $481,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202641019349101209. It reported $481,000 in grants paid; 59 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodan Center | Mineral Point, WI | Community rehabilitation programs for adults with disabilities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Madison Community Foundation | Madison, WI | Philanthropy to advance a more vibrant and equitable community in madison wi | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Supports native students access to higher education. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | Washington, DC | Prevention of cruelty to animals | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Horizons | Englewood, NJ | Support for arts programs for children. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethany Apartments | Racine, WI | Transitional housing for victims of domestic abuse | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chief Blackbird Center | Odanah, WI | Provide government services to tribal members | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dane County Humane Society | Madison, WI | Care of homeless animals. | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | Medical aid to persons whose survival is threatened | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services | Madison, WI | To provide assistance to people who have experienced domestic abuse | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| End Domestic Abuse Wi | Madison, WI | To reduce and eliminate domestic violence, abuse and oppression | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown | Provincetown, MA | To encourage and develop emerging visual artists and writers | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | Key West, FL | To promote humane treatment of all animals. | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Madison Public Schools | Madison, WI | Educational purposes at the discretion of the charity. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | Cook and deliver meals to clients in need. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City, MO | To educate the artists and designers of tomorrow. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiva Microloans | San Francisco, CA | Connecting people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reach Dane | Madison, WI | Fund head start programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Hook Initiative | Brooklyn, NY | Youth empowerment and environmental justice | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel's House | Key West, FL | To provide housing for homeless women. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Foodbank | Madison, WI | To acquire and distribute food to people in need. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban League of Greater Madison | Madison, WI | Improve the social and economic conditions of bipoc and the economically disadvantaged | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uw School of Veterinary Science | Madison, WI | Veterinary education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Humanities Council | Madison, WI | Supports and creates programs that use history, culture, and discussion | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Madison | Madison, WI | To build healthy, confident, connected and secure children, adults, families and communities. | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts for Arts Inc | New York, NY | To advocate for human rights & justice in support of freejazz improvised music &art. | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Recovery Foundation | Madison, WI | Support recovery from substance use disorders | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rabbit Hole | North Kansas City, MO | Museum to celebrate children's literature | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts and Literature Lab | Madison, WI | To encourage visual, literary and performing artists to explore and develop their crafts | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | Madison, WI | To improve water quality of lakes, streams and watersheds. | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of New York City | New York, NY | To end hunger by organizing food. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation | St Paul, MN | Removing barriers to recovery from addiction | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hips Road | New York, NY | Provide artistic development and cultural exchanges | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen | New York, NY | To provide meals to the hungry. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keep Wi Warmcool Fund | Madison, WI | To provide heat and power to those most in need | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Key West Library | Key West, FL | To provide library services. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art | Madison, WI | Exhibit, collect, preserve and interpret modern and contemporary art | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha's Vineyard Animal Shelter | Edgartown, MA | To provide shelter, care, love to domesticated homeless animals. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music Cares | Santa Monica, CA | To provide a safety net of critical assistance for musicians in time of need. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | Safeguard the earth, its people, plants, animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Land and water conservation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Music USA | New York, NY | To nurture the creation of new music. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Now Foundation | Washington, DC | Women's rights issues | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oak Bluffs Ma Library | Oak Bluffs, MA | To build cultural awareness and provide library services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Cleanup N Pacific Foundation | Pasadena, CA | To preserve and protect the natural ocean environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smile Train | Washington, DC | Provide free treatment for poor children with cleft and other medical problems. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Colleta's of Wisconsin | Jefferson, WI | Create opportunities for developmentally disabled | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's Lutheran-Porchlight | Madison, WI | To provide meals for the homeless. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Studios of Key West | Key West, FL | To provide a supportive environment for creative experience | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truefalse Film Fest | Columbia, MO | Support of cinematic arts. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | Nurturing and caring for children. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United To Beat Malaria (fka Nothing But Nets) | Washington, DC | Reduce malaria. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wi Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters | Madison, WI | To share great ideas from science, arts, letters. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willa Brown Aviation Academy | Middleton, WI | Educational organization seeking to expose youth to careers and experiences in aviation | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Foundation for School Music | Waunakee, WI | Promote and perpetuate music education. | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | Milwaukee, WI | To enlighten and enrich the quality of life for its listeners | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Public Television | Madison, WI | To enrich, educate and entertain its audiences. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Protect future of nature and wildlife | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wort-Fm (back Porch Radio Broadcasting) | Madison, WI | To assist in financing listener sposored community radio. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202511299349101831. It reported $481,000 in grants paid; 62 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodan Center Inc | Mineral Point, WI | Community rehabilitation programs for adults with disability | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Madison Community Foundation | Madison, WI | Philanthropy | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Support native students' access to higher education | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts Horizons | Englewood, NJ | Support arts programs for children | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspca | New York, NY | Prevention of cruelty to animals | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catherine Marian Housing Inc (dba Bethany Apartments) | Racine, WI | Transitional housing for victims of domestic abuse | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chief Blackbird Center | Odanah, WI | Provide government services to tribal members | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dane County Humane Society | Madison, WI | Care of homeless animals | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dane County Parent Councilreach Dane | Madison, WI | Head start program funding | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Medical aid to persons whose survival is threatened | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services | Madison, WI | Provide assistance to people who have experienced domestic abuse | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Education concerning healthy relationships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fine Arts Work Center of Provincetown | Provincetown, MA | Encourage/develop emerging visual artists and writers | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florida Keys Society for Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | Key West, FL | Promote humane treatment of all animals | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | Cook and deliver meals to clients in need | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City, MO | Educate the artists and designers of tomorrow | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiva Microfunds | San Francisco, CA | Connecting people through microlending to alleviate poverty | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Madison Public Schools Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | Educational purposes at the discretion of the charity | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | Empower all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | Empower all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Hook Farms | Brooklyn, NY | Youth empowerment and environmental justice | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samuel's House | Key West, FL | Provide housing for unhoused women | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Acquire and distribute food to people in need | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban League of Greater Madison | Madison, WI | Improve social/economic conditions: african americans, poc, econ-disadvantaged | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uw Madison School of Veterinary Medicine | Madison, WI | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Humanities Council | Madison, WI | Support and create programs that use history, culture and discussion | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Dane County | Madison, WI | Build healthy, confident, connected and secure children, adults, families and communities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts for Arts Inc | New York, NY | Support the advancement of freejazz | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Recovery Foundation | Madison, WI | Support recovery from substance use disorders | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts & Literature Laboratory | Madison, WI | Encourage visual, literary and performing artists to explore/develop their crafts | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clean Lakes Alliancefriends of Clean Lakes | Madison, WI | Improve water quality of lakes, streams and watersheds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of Nyc | New York, NY | Nurturing and caring for children | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Center City, MN | Remove barriers to recovery from addiction | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hipps Road Inc | New York, NY | Fund recording artists/composers to promote artistic development and cultural exchanges | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen (church of the Holy Apostles) | New York, NY | Provide meals to the hungry | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund | Madison, WI | Providing heat and power to those most in need | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Key West Public Library | Key West, FL | Provide library services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art | Madison, WI | Exhibit, collect, preserve and interpret modern and contemporary art | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha's Vineyard Animal Shelter | Edgartown, MA | Provide shelter, care, love to domesticated homeless animals | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music Cares | Santa Monica, CA | Safety net support for critical assistance to music people in time of need | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | Safeguard the earth, its people, plants, animals and natural systems on which all life depends | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Land and water conservation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Music USA | Brooklyn, NY | Nurture the creation of new music | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nothing But Nets - Un Foundation | Washington, DC | Reduce malaria | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Now Foundation | Merrifield, VA | Support for women's rights issues | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oak Bluffs Library | Oak Bluffs, MA | Build cultural awareness | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Clean Up North Pacific Foundation | Pasadena, CA | Preserve and protect the natural ocean environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smile Train | Washington, DC | Provide free treatment for poor children with cleft and other medical problems | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Coletta of Wisconsin | Jefferson, WI | Create opportunities for developmentally disabled people | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John's Lutheran - Porchlight | Madison, WI | Provide meals for unhoused people | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Studios of Key West | Key West, FL | Provide a supportive environment for creative experience | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rabbit Hole | North Kansas City, MO | Support of museum celebrating children's literature | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Truefalse Film Fest (ragtag Film Society) | Columbia, MO | Support of cinematic arts | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef | New York, NY | Nurturing and caring for children | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willa Brown Aviation Academy | Middleton, WI | Educate and expose youth to careers and experiences in aviation | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Academy of Science Arts & Letters | Madison, WI | Share great ideas from science, arts, and letters | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | Madison, WI | Enlighten and enrich the quality of life for listeners | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Public Television | Madison, WI | Enrich, educate, and entertain audiences | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin School of Music Foundation | Waunakee, WI | Promote and perpetuate music education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Protect the future of nature and wildlife | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wort 899 FM | Madison, WI | Assist in financing listener sponsored community radio | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Band of Angels | Overland, KS | Provide low-income and underserved children with musicial instruments | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $55,000 |
| Animal-related | $40,000 |
| Human services | $40,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 |
| Environment | $20,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $19,000 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $494,000 |
| New York | $146,000 |
| Florida | $60,000 |
| District of Columbia | $45,000 |
| Missouri | $41,000 |
| Massachusetts | $40,000 |
| California | $40,000 |
| Colorado | $20,000 |
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Updated April 11, 2026. 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.