The Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation is a regionally focused family fund that concentrates support on northeastern Wisconsin community needs — especially youth development, basic needs/housing, and local cultural institutions. They fund a mix of operating and capital needs, from unrestricted general support to campaign installments, and favor repeat multi-year support to organizations that deliver direct services in their communities. Grants also demonstrate interest in health systems and multicultural community organizations, suggesting a blend of civic, social service, and arts priorities.
A $1 million commitment to Thedacare Family of Foundations Inc, paid in installments, is one of the clearest markers of how Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family foundation Inc gives: through sustained support for organizations tied to northeastern Wisconsin community life. Their recent grants show a family foundation that backs youth development, housing and homelessness services, local arts and cultural institutions, and community-based health and recovery work. The giving also reaches beyond one-time operating checks. The foundation has supported campaign installments, capital projects, and unrestricted grants, including continued support for Mozayik across multiple years and funding for First Aid Arts, a Seattle-based organization, on a recurring basis. In Wisconsin, the grantee list includes Boys and Girls Club affiliates, Habitat for Humanity, a domestic abuse services provider, a public library campaign, and a community clothes closet, which points to a portfolio built around direct services and local institutions. The foundation also funds programs serving children and youth, families, and underserved communities, with some grants extending to multicultural and international education-related work.
Youth development is a consistent thread. The foundation gave $92,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Dane County Inc for AVID/TOPS Programs, $80,000 to Boys & Girls Club Fox Valley Inc for a capital campaign for Neenah B&GC, and $54,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County Inc for its teen support work. Housing stability appears in grants such as $100,000 to Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Inc for the Next Step Capital Campaign FUND and $70,000 to Habitat for Humanity International Inc for the Rock the Block program. Cultural and community institutions also receive support, including $150,000 to Friends of the Elisha D Smith Public Library Inc for a capital campaign and $80,000 to Paine Art Center & Gardens Inc for an HVAC system project. Health and recovery-related work shows up in grants to Safe Community Coalition of Madison and Dane Count for recovery coaching and peer support.
Typical grant size is in the low-thousands to mid-five-figures, with a p25 of $2,500, a median of $6,948, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent record includes both smaller operating grants and larger capital or campaign commitments, which indicates a mixed approach rather than one fixed grant type. Repeat awards to the same organizations appear across multiple years, including Thedacare Family of Foundations Inc, Mozayik, First Aid Arts, and Habitat for Humanity International Inc. The foundation is a family foundation, and it funds individuals as well as organizations.
$2.2M
$47.5M
$2.7M
$3.1M
Most grants fall between $3K and $25K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, repeat giving primarily within northeastern Wisconsin with many mid-size grants; mix of multi-installment commitments (capital campaigns and pledges) and recurring general operating support to core grantees rather than one-off national grants.
Notable grantees: THEDACARE FAMILY OF FOUNDATIONS INC, The Oshkosh Boys and Girls Club, Habitat for Humanity (international and Oshkosh affiliates), Mozayik, Leaven Inc
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 66% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Within that footprint, recipient cities include Appleton, Madison, Menasha, Oshkosh, and Fitchburg. The list also includes grants to organizations in nearby regional locations outside Wisconsin, such as Goshen, Indiana; Seattle, Washington; Bronx, New York; Edgartown, Massachusetts; and Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants show support for youth-serving clubs, housing and domestic abuse services, arts and cultural institutions, food and clothing support, and health or recovery programs. Examples include Boys and Girls Club affiliates, Habitat for Humanity, a public library capital campaign, and recovery coaching and peer support work.
Yes. The recent record shows repeated support for several organizations across multiple years, including Thedacare Family of Foundations Inc, Mozayik, First Aid Arts, and Habitat for Humanity International Inc.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $6,948 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include both operating support and larger capital or campaign gifts.
Yes. Wisconsin is the top state by grant count, and 66% of grants go to recipients in Wisconsin. Recent Wisconsin recipients are spread across Appleton, Madison, Menasha, Oshkosh, and Fitchburg.
Most giving is regional and centered in Wisconsin, but the recent record also includes grants to organizations in Seattle, Bronx, Edgartown, Honesdale, and Goshen. All recorded recipient grants are in the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOZAYIK | MADISON, WI | $157,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THEDACARE FAMILY OF FOUNDATIONS INC | APPLETON, WI | $150,000 | 2025 | "It's Our Time Now" Campaign |
| FRIENDS OF THE ELISHA D SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | MENASHA, WI | $150,000 | 2025 | Capital Campaign |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOX VALLEY INC | APPLETON, WI | $80,000 | 2025 | Capital Campaign for Neenah B&GC |
| SCCOMADC | MADISON, WI | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIRST AID ARTS | SEATTLE, WA | $70,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HIMALAYAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOGA SCI & PH | HONESDALE, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | Youth Education and Public Health Outreach in Cameroon |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ELKHART COUNTY INC | GOSHEN, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | Creating Community & Safety at BGC Goshen |
| MARTHAS VINEYARD BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB INCORPORATED | EDGARTOWN, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | Out of School Time Learning program |
| ROOM TO GROW NATIONAL INC | BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY | DE PERE, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | EE Capital Campaign |
| COTS INC | APPLETON, WI | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC | FITCHBURG, WI | $40,000 | 2025 | VID/TOPS (Advancement Via Individual Determination/Teens of Promise) Academic Success Program |
| PERUVIAN HEARTS | GOLDEN, CO | $39,000 | 2025 | The Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith International Scholars Program within Peruvian Hearts |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $37,500 | 2025 | Neenah NICU fund |
| VALOR CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC | NEENAH, WI | $36,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WINNEBAGO AREA LITERACY COUNCIL | OSHKOSH, WI | $31,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PILLARS INC | APPLETON, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN | NEENAH, WI | $27,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET INC | MENASHA, WI | $27,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHRISTINE ANN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE OSHKOSH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | OSHKOSH, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | Mentoring Programs |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF OSHKOSH INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024-25 Habitat Home Builds |
| GIFT OF ADOPTION FUND INC | NORTHBROOK, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | WI Adoption Assistance - Permanent Families for Children in Vulnerable Circumstances |
| SUN VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST JOSEPH FOOD PROGRAM INC | MENASHA, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | Backpack Food Assistance Program |
| LEAVEN INC | MENASHA, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | Basic Needs Emergency Financial Assistance Program |
| HECKRODT WETLAND RESERVE INC | MENASHA, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support/Underserved Population Programming |
| LIFE ELEMENTAL INCORPORATED | SOLDIER GROVE, WI | $22,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | Assisted Learning Department |
| THE TANDANA FOUNDATION INC | SPRING VALLEY, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | Women's Literacy, Leadership, and Enterprise in Bandiagara District, Mali |
| HOPE CLINIC AND CARE CENTER INC | MENASHA, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | Healing For Children and Their Families |
| RIVERVIEW GARDENS INC | APPLETON, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | funds for ServiceWorks Job Training and Placement Program, Economic and Workforce Advancement program |
| COMMUNITY FOR HOPE OF GREATER OSHKOSH INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | MENASHA, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | Neighborhood Revitalization and Home Preservation |
| 1000 GENERATIONS INC | ELKHORN, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | Safe Families for Children - Northeast Wisconsin |
| WEGERZYN GARDENS FOUNDATION | DAYTON, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HEADSUP FOX CITIES CORP | NEENAH, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC INC | APPLETON, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | Robert Glass Focus on the Children |
| PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | Preservation Fund Development Plan |
| PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $18,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE ELISHA D SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | MENASHA, WI | $17,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| REACH COUNSELING SERVICES INC | NEENAH, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JAKES DIAPERS INC | NEENAH, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL FEDERATION INC | APPLETON, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | Tuition Assistance at Fox Valley Lutheran |
| MADISON ICE INC | MADISON, WI | $13,000 | 2025 | Skating & Hockey Programs for Underprivileged Youth and Disabled Youth |
| LIFECAMPUSA INC | DELAFIELD, WI | $12,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC | APPLETON, WI | $12,000 | 2025 | Oshkosh Area Nonprofit Leaders benefiting from NPLI's Leadership Institute |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF OSHKOSH INC | OSHKOSH, WI | $12,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
MOZAYIK
$157,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF THE ELISHA D SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY INC
$150,000Capital Campaign
SCCOMADC
$75,000General & Unrestricted
FIRST AID ARTS
$70,000General & Unrestricted
HIMALAYAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOGA SCI & PH
$50,000Youth Education and Public Health Outreach in Cameroon
Creating Community & Safety at BGC Goshen
MARTHAS VINEYARD BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB INCORPORATED
$50,000Out of School Time Learning program
VID/TOPS (Advancement Via Individual Determination/Teens of Promise) Academic Success Program
The Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith International Scholars Program within Peruvian Hearts
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC
$37,500Neenah NICU fund
VALOR CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC
$36,500General & Unrestricted
WINNEBAGO AREA LITERACY COUNCIL
$31,000General & Unrestricted
WI Adoption Assistance - Permanent Families for Children in Vulnerable Circumstances
SUN VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER
$25,000General & Unrestricted
General Support/Underserved Population Programming
LIFE ELEMENTAL INCORPORATED
$22,500General & Unrestricted
WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC
$20,000Assisted Learning Department
THE TANDANA FOUNDATION INC
$20,000Women's Literacy, Leadership, and Enterprise in Bandiagara District, Mali
funds for ServiceWorks Job Training and Placement Program, Economic and Workforce Advancement program
COMMUNITY FOR HOPE OF GREATER OSHKOSH INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC
$20,000Neighborhood Revitalization and Home Preservation
WEGERZYN GARDENS FOUNDATION
$20,000General & Unrestricted
HEADSUP FOX CITIES CORP
$20,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF THE ELISHA D SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY INC
$17,500General & Unrestricted
WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL FEDERATION INC
$15,000Tuition Assistance at Fox Valley Lutheran
MADISON ICE INC
$13,000Skating & Hockey Programs for Underprivileged Youth and Disabled Youth
Oshkosh Area Nonprofit Leaders benefiting from NPLI's Leadership Institute