W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Inc

EIN 133060631 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10017 |(212) 253-0399

https://www.smithfund.org
Total Given 2017–2025
$408K
54 grants · $45K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$8K
grant size
10%
transactional · 5/49 multi-year
repeat
$128K
Assets (2025)
49
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Phone (212) 253-0399
Deadlines ANNUALLY BY MAY 31
How to Apply WRITE FOR APPLICATION FORM
Restrictions WORK IN HUMANISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $50K $85K $70K 5
2018 $46K $106K $82K 4
2020 $75K $61K $46K 8
2021 $64K $80K $98K 8
2023 $75K $33K $59K 14
2024 $41K $86K $103K 7
2025 $56K $128K $127K 8

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 54 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$8K
75th Pctl
$8K
Maximum
$32K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (54 total)

Purpose
Maxim Dondyuk $32,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2023
Yael Martinez Guadalupe, None $28,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2020
Daniel Castro Garcia Kidlington, None $26,084 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2018
Irina Werning $24,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2024
Adriana Loureiro Fernandez Chacao, None $24,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2025
Justyna Mielnikiewicz Tbilisi, None $20,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2017
Mark Peterson Norfolk, VA $18,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2020
Yalel Martinez New York, NY $12,000 To Encourage Photo Journalism 2021
Justyna Mielnikiewicz Tbilisi, None $10,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2018
Daniel Castro Garcia Kidlington, None $10,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2020
Matt Black Exeter, CA $10,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2017
Joseph Sywenkyj Campton, NH $10,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2017
Andres Cardona New York, NY $8,000 To Encourage Photo Journalism 2021
Laura El-Tantawy New York, NY $8,000 To Encourage Photo Journalism 2021
Mariceu Erthal Garcia New York, NY $8,000 To Encourage Photo Journalism 2021
Sabiha Cimen New York, NY $8,000 To Encourage Photo Journalism 2021
Stephen Ferry New York, NY $8,000 To Encourage Photo Journalism 2021
Yuki Iwanami New York, NY $8,000 To Encourage Photo Journalism 2021
Myriam Boulos $8,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2024
Murat Lazar Haliliye, None $8,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2025
Maxim Dondyuk Lviv, None $8,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2025
Mary F Calvert Annapolis, MD $8,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2023
Seydou Camara $8,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2023
Maleza Urubamba, None $6,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2025
Reading the Pictures Berkeley, CA $5,000 TO ENCOURAGE PHOTO JOURNALISM 2018

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