Community Foundation Grants to Smithsonian Institute


Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $500
Grant Purpose - For General Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $161,000
Grant Purpose - For The Smithsonian American Art Museum Publications Endowment. For The American History Museum And The American Indian Museum. To Support America's Presidents.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $20,000
Grant Purpose - Arts & Culture
Foundation - Orange County Community Foundation

Organization - Freer And Arthur M Sackler Art Gallery
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $30,000
Grant Purpose -
Foundation - Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

Organization - Smithsonian Archives Of American Art
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $57,650
Grant Purpose - Arts And Culture
Foundation - Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

Organization - National Museum Of The American Indian
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - For Annual Board Support
Foundation - Adirondack Community Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institution - Office Of Advancement
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $20,000
Grant Purpose - General Purpose
Foundation - Triangle Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $383,054
Grant Purpose -
Foundation - Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $182,650
Grant Purpose - General Operating Support
Foundation - Chicago Community Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Charitable
Foundation - Nevada Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $24,100
Grant Purpose - Arts
Foundation - California Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $19,000
Grant Purpose - Nasm 2020 Trophy Awards
Foundation - Community Foundation of Western Nevada

Organization - Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $18,000
Grant Purpose - Gem Collection
Foundation - Community Foundation of Western Nevada

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $695,000
Grant Purpose - General Support Building
Foundation - Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,250
Grant Purpose - General Operations
Foundation - Tulsa Community Foundation

Organization - National Museum Of The American Indian
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $20,000
Grant Purpose - In Support Of The Imaginations Activity Center
Foundation - Adirondack Community Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $20,821
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Dallas Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $30,850
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $48,106
Grant Purpose - Operating Support
Foundation - Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $195,000
Grant Purpose - Operating Support/annual Fund
Foundation - Boston Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $54,000
Grant Purpose - To Support America's Presidents., To Be Allocated As Follows: $6,000 For The American History Museum And $8,000 For The American Indian Museum, To Support The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Efforts For The Preservation Of San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Laboratory Is Located On The Shoreline Of The City Of Tiburon In Marin County.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $20,000
Grant Purpose - Multiple Grants
Foundation - Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,000
Grant Purpose - General Operational Support
Foundation - Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $150
Grant Purpose - General Operational Support
Foundation - Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

Organization - Smithsonian National Museum Of
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $2,500
Grant Purpose - General Operational Support
Foundation - Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $43,277
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Northern Piedmont Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $800,000
Grant Purpose - Latino Center
Foundation - Long Beach Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution - Office Of Advancement
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $20,000
Grant Purpose - General Purpose
Foundation - Triangle Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $1,000
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $4,750
Grant Purpose - For Program Support
Foundation - New York Community Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Archives Of American Art
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $5,000
Grant Purpose - Arts And Culture
Foundation - Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Charitable Gift
Foundation - Foundation for the Carolinas

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $90,000
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal, And Community Improvement
Foundation - Santa Barbara Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution - Office Of Advancement
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $20,000
Grant Purpose - General Purpose
Foundation - Triangle Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $18,840
Grant Purpose - Programs
Foundation - Community Foundation of Western Nevada

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $225,480
Grant Purpose - General Operating Support
Foundation - Chicago Community Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $86,000
Grant Purpose - For The Smithsonian American Art Museum In Support Of The Upcoming Art Of Burning Man Exhibition At The Renwick, For The Smithsonian American Art Museum In Support Of The Upcoming Exhibition Of The Work Of Trevor Paglen, To Be Allocated As Follows: $5,000 For The American History Museum And $6,000 For The American Indian Museum.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian National Museum Of Natural History
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $18,000
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Community Foundation of Western Nevada

Organization - Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $15,000
Grant Purpose - To Support America's Presidents, To Support The Michelle Obama Portrait.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $47,774
Grant Purpose - Operating
Foundation - Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County

Organization - Smithsonian Environmental Research
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $5,500
Grant Purpose - Environment
Foundation - Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $100,000
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Community Foundation of Louisville

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $25,000
Grant Purpose - Annual Fund
Foundation - Boston Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $110,000
Grant Purpose - Operating Support
Foundation - Boston Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $70,000
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Dallas Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $30,650
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution Office Of The Comptroller
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $87,500
Grant Purpose - Multiple Grants For Multiple Purposes
Foundation - Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $363,849
Grant Purpose - General Support Building
Foundation - Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

Organization - Smithsonian Institution Office Of The Comptroller
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $2,125,000
Grant Purpose - Arts & Culture
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $27,900
Grant Purpose - Civic Engagement Arts
Foundation - California Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Year Awarded - 2017
Grant Amount - $100,000
Grant Purpose - Virginia Working Landscapes/proposal Dated September, 2017
Foundation - Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2017
Grant Amount - $90,000
Grant Purpose - Public, Societal, And Community Improvement
Foundation - Santa Barbara Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2017
Grant Amount - $50,627
Grant Purpose - General Support
Foundation - Dallas Foundation

Organization - Smithsonian Environmental Research
Year Awarded - 2017
Grant Amount - $20,000
Grant Purpose -
Foundation - Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2017
Grant Amount - $56,155
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Greater Kansas City Community Foundation












Grants to Smithsonian Institution

from DAF Specialists*


Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $1,268,550
Grant Purpose - Culture & Arts
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust

Organization - Archives Of American Art
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $1,851,349
Grant Purpose - For Recipient's Exempt Purpose
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $17,370,505
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2022
Grant Amount - $2,143,113
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Schwab Charitable

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $8,925,741
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $912,749
Grant Purpose - For Recipient's Exempt Purpose
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $863,502
Grant Purpose - Culture & Arts
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2021
Grant Amount - $2,084,245
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Schwab Charitable

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $7,898,338
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $1,544,320
Grant Purpose - Culture & Arts
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $4,525,672
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - Annual giving
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $25,000
Grant Purpose - Unrestricted gift
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute Anacostia Community Museum
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,123,727
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Schwab Charitable

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $1,544,320
Grant Purpose - Culture & Arts
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $160,000
Grant Purpose - General operating expenses
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $75,000
Grant Purpose - Specific project
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - Fundraising event
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - Specific project
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $50,000
Grant Purpose - Annual giving
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $25,000
Grant Purpose - Specific project
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Other
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Specific project
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Other
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Other
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Non‐legally binding pledge/commitment
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $8,000
Grant Purpose - Other
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $12,500
Grant Purpose - Specific project
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $12,500
Grant Purpose - Specific project
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $7,500
Grant Purpose - Other
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $10,000
Grant Purpose - Unrestricted gift
Foundation - Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Organization - Smithsonian Institution
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $797,005
Grant Purpose - Arts, Culture & Humanities
Foundation - Schwab Charitable

Organization - Smithsonian Institute
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $4,671,183
Grant Purpose - For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes
Foundation - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Organization - Smithsonian National Museum Of African American History And Culture
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $168,800
Grant Purpose - Culture & Arts
Foundation - National Philanthropic Trust


* Grants from Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Schwab Charitable and Vanguard Charitable Endowment.

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