Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation

The Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation (DPSFF) is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2001. Paula and her husband Donald hold monthly political debate events in New York, purportedly with the aim of representing a wide spectrum of political and philosophical stances. The family members involved in the foundation "sit on opposite sides of the political fence," but Philanthropy Roundtable provides numerous examples of participants in the foundation's debates whose perspectives have moved further to the right as a result. Debates are described as having 300 to 400 attendees.

In 2012, DPSFF reported a total annual revenue of $9,015,620 and gave a total of $1,910,700 in contributions, gifts and grants.

2012
In 2012, DPSFF reported a total of 8,700,000 received in contributions, gifts, and grants that came completely from Donald Smith himself. The Foundation paid a total of $1,910,700 in contributions, most of which consisted of $441,534 in donations to the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and $244,912 to the Cato Institute. DPSFF also donated to the following think tank members of the State Policy Network:


 * Competitive Enterprise Institute - $75,000
 * Goldwater Institute - $50,000
 * Manhattan Institute - $5,000

2011
In 2011, DPSFF reported a total of 8,810,000 received in contributions, gifts, and grants that came completely from Donald and Paula Smith themselves. The Foundation paid a total of $1,515,850 in contributions, most of which consisted of a $1,364,100 donation to the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, $168,184 to the Cato Institute, and $111,000 for the Students for Liberty 2011 conference (a Libertarian event and 501(c)(3) organization). DPSFF donated to the following think tank members of the State Policy Network:


 * Competitive Enterprise Institute - $100,000
 * Manhattan Institute - $1,000

2010
In 2010, DPSFF reported a total of $5,136,200 received in contributions, gifts, and grants that came completely from Donald and Paula Smith themselves. The Foundation paid a total of $1,390,057 in contributions, most of which consisted of a $498,600 donation to the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, $248,891 to Cato University, $212,794 to the Cato Institute, and $64,940 for the Students for Liberty 2010 conference (a Libertarian event and 501(c)(3) organization). DPSFF donated to the following think tank members of the State Policy Network:


 * DonorsTrust – $1,000,000
 * Manhattan Institute – $5,000
 * Competitive Enterprise Institute – $20,000

2009
In 2009, DPSFF donated $1,000,000 to DonorsTrust.

Personnel

 * Donald Smith - President, Treasurer. Also president of Donald Smith & Co., Inc. investment management firm and board member of the Cato Institute and the Foundation for Economic Education
 * Paula Smith - Vice President, Secretary
 * Julie Smith - Director
 * Laura Smith - Director
 * Gary Gerstein - Director

Contact Details
The Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation 152 West 57th Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY10019 Phone: (646) 452-9995 Previous Website: http://www.thesmithfamilyfoundation.org/ Current Website: Unknown

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 * DonorsTrust
 * State Policy Network
 * Cato Institute
 * Atlas Economic Research Foundation