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The Leon Polk Smith Foundation Inc: 15 grants to organizations, $239,823 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Leon Polk Smith Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $239,823 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 2, 2026. The largest was $41,998 to International Studio & Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, NY for furtherance of exempt purpose.
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- EIN
- 454110224
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $13,052,019
- Grants paid
- $239,823
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 2, 2026, IRS object ID 202601839349100305. It reported $239,823 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Studio & Curatorial Program | Brooklyn, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $41,998 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camargo Foundation | St Paul, MN | Furtherance of exempt purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independent Curators International | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arttable | New York, NY | Furtherance of exempt purpose | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archives of American Art | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Land With No Name Sanctuary | Tucson, AZ | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aamc Foundation | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,325 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation (osu) | Stillwater, OK | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franklin Furnace | Long Island City, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Valley Arts Collective | Katonah, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild | Woodstock, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iaia Mueseum of Contemporary Native Arts | Stanta Fe, NM | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Swiss Institute (canny) | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Atelier 17 Project | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202542119349100909. It reported $201,948 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Studio & Curatorial Program | Brooklyn, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $41,448 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camargo Foundation | St Paul, MN | Furtherance of exempt purpose | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independent Curators International | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Land With No Name Sanctuary | Tucson, AZ | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arttable | New York, NY | Furtherance of exempt purpose | Public and societal benefit | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aamc Foundation | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lower East Side Printshop | New York, NY | Furtherance of exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Valley Arts Collective | Katonah, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iaia Mueseum of Contemporary Native Arts | Stanta Fe, NM | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Institute | New York, NY | Furtherance of Exempt Purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $145,325 |
| Public and societal benefit | $40,000 |
| Health care | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $289,771 |
| Minnesota | $65,000 |
| Arizona | $40,000 |
| Michigan | $25,000 |
| Oklahoma | $12,000 |
| New Mexico | $10,000 |
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Updated July 2, 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.