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DORINDA MILES SMITH FOUNDATION INC
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY · EIN 884163943 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$612K
expenses
$51K
net assets
$8.1M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

DORINDA MILES SMITH FOUNDATION INC is a private foundation based in New York that supports a diverse portfolio of nonprofit organizations through grantmaking. The foundation funds initiatives in humanitarian aid, civil rights, environmental conservation, public media, and rural farming. Its giving focuses on national and international causes, with significant contributions to crisis response and social welfare organizations.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Civil Rights & Public Broadcasting Support
Provides funding to civil liberties and public media organizations
Environmental & Farmland Conservation Grants
Funds land protection and sustainable farming initiatives
Humanitarian Aid Grants
Supports organizations providing emergency food and medical care during crises
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 2 activities
    • Funding meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises
      Funds World Central Kitchen to provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. Supported through multiple grants as reported in IRS Form 990.
    • Funding medical care for people affected by conflict, disasters, and epidemics
      Funds Doctors Without Borders to deliver medical care to populations affected by conflict, disasters, epidemics, and social exclusion. Confirmed through multiple grant listings in IRS Form 990.
  • Public Media Funding 2 activities
    • Funding noncommercial news and public media programming
      Funds National Public Radio Inc to create a more informed public through noncommercial programming. Documented in IRS Form 990.
    • Funding public broadcasting programming and services
      Funds PBS Foundation to promote and enhance public broadcasting programs and services. Confirmed in IRS Form 990.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding civil rights and civil liberties advocacy
      Funds the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc to preserve and promote civil rights and civil liberties. Documented in IRS Form 990.
  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 1 activity
    • Funding environmental conservation of natural systems
      Funds Environmental Defense Fund to preserve natural systems on which all life depends. Activity documented in IRS Form 990.
  • Agricultural Grantmaking and Funding Programs 1 activity
    • Funding farmland protection and support for farmers
      Funds Maine Farmland Trust to protect farmland, assist farmers, and support the future of sustainable farming. Documented in multiple grant entries in IRS Form 990.
  • Summer Camp Access Scholarships 1 activity
    • Funding worship, learning, and community development through Camp McDowell
      Funds Camp McDowell to support worship, learning, rest, and play as a model for transformative community life. Confirmed in IRS Form 990 filings.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$612K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$286K47%
Other revenue$326K
expenses
Total expenses$51K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$1.60M
balance sheet
Total assets$8.13M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$8.13M
4 years on record · 2022–2025 · YoY revenue +184.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • DORINDA MILES SMITH — DIRECTOR
relationships · 8

Who they work with

  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC Partner — Funded to preserve and promote civil rights and civil liberties.
  • CAMP MCDOWELL Partner — Funded to support worship, learning, rest, and play as a model for how the world could be.
  • DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS Partner — Funded to deliver medical care to people affected by conflict, disasters, epidemics, and social exclusion.
  • ENVIRONMNETAL DEFENSE FUND Partner — Funded to preserve natural systems on which all life depends.
  • MAINE FARMLAND TRUST Partner — Funded to protect farmland, assist farmers, and support the future of farming.
  • NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC Partner — Funded to create a more informed public through noncommercial programming.
  • PBS FOUNDATION Partner — Funded to promote and enhance public broadcasting programs and services.
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN Partner — Funded to provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.