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Smithsonian Institution
*increase and diffusion of knowledge* is the mission set forth by james smithson. The smithsonian endeavors to shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.
- $20M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 27%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $609k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $63,700
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 24
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 9
- Total assets, FY2025
- $7.9B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Smithsonian Institution funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $68k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $509k | 20% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $480k | 27% |
| FY2023 | 24 | $525k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $296k | 73% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $235k | 83% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $316k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $200k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $77k | 86% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland College Park | $333,849 | 7 | n/a |
| Tuskegee University | $241,100 | 5 | 0% |
| Texas Southern University | $191,100 | 4 | n/a |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Term | $191,100 | 4 | n/a |
| Clark Atlanta University Inc | $191,100 | 4 | 0% |
| Jackson State University | $191,100 | 4 | n/a |
| New York University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $64,448 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $63,038 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland College Park | $333,849 | 7 | n/a |
| Tuskegee University | $241,100 | 5 | 0% |
| Texas Southern University | $191,100 | 4 | n/a |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Term | $191,100 | 4 | n/a |
| Clark Atlanta University Inc | $191,100 | 4 | 0% |
| Jackson State University | $191,100 | 4 | n/a |
| New York University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $64,448 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $63,038 | 3 | n/a |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $62,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Elizabeth Grace Veatch LLC | $59,840 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $56,493 | 4 | n/a |
| Fisk University | $55,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Kansas Athletics Inc | $55,107 | 1 | n/a |
| Auburn University | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Old Dominion University | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $46,393 | 1 | n/a |
| Montana State University | $37,863 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Georgia | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Queens College Foundation Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bethune-Cookman University | $28,810 | 2 | 0% |
| Ohio State University Research Foundation | $27,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $23,600 | 2 | 0% |
| University Of Illinois | $21,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Historical Society | $21,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Apollo Theater Foundation Inc | $21,275 | 3 | 0% |
| West African Research Association | $21,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Caldwell County Schools | $20,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $20,750 | 1 | n/a |
| The Whitney Institute | $20,500 | 1 | 1% |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | $20,130 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Utah | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American University | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Bernstein Artists Inc | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Blenheim Elementary Middle School | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Connecticut | $14,796 | 1 | n/a |
| Burke County Public School | $14,450 | 1 | n/a |
| Historical Association of Southern Florida Inc | $13,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences | $12,550 | 1 | 0% |
| Baylor University | $11,975 | 1 | 0% |
| Champaign County Forest Preserve Dist | $11,250 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $10,931 | 1 | n/a |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | $10,300 | 1 | n/a |
| The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center Inc | $10,250 | 1 | 0% |
| The Amistad Research Center | $10,250 | 1 | 1% |
| Maryland African American Museum Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The George Washington University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $9,888 | 1 | n/a |
| Inform Evaluation & Research | $8,760 | 1 | n/a |
| Polk County Schools | $8,725 | 1 | n/a |
| Alexander County Schools | $8,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Utah State University | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arizona State University | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Orangeburg County School District | $7,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dubuque County Historical Society | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Law Office of Goss & Assoc | $6,510 | 1 | n/a |
| Damascus Gate LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Association of Museums | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Novogene Corporation Inc | $5,964 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Smithsonian Institution supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: National Academy of Sciences · North Carolina High School Athletic Association Inc · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Share Our Strength · Tulsa Community Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
About Smithsonian Institution
- How much does Smithsonian Institution give?
- Smithsonian Institution reported 11 itemized grants totaling $608,555, out of $20,125,960 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 24 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Smithsonian Institution fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (92%), Arts & Culture (5%), Science & Tech (2%).
- Who are Smithsonian Institution's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Maryland College Park ($334k), Tuskegee University ($241k), Texas Southern University ($191k).
- Does Smithsonian Institution fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Smithsonian Institution?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Academy of Sciences, North Carolina High School Athletic Association Inc, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- Where is Smithsonian Institution based?
- Smithsonian Institution is based in DC.
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