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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-2235130

The Horace Smith Fund

A private foundation in Westfield, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $310,855 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Horace Smith Fund
16 Union Ave Ste 2K
Westfield, MA 01085
(413) 739-4222
Form and materials
There are three assistance programs offered through the horace smith fund. Detailed information is available online at www.horacesmithfund.org. Students may apply for the walter s barr scholarship available to high school seniors who will be entering college for the first time and to college students continuing their undergraduate studies. College graduates continiung their education in graduate school may apply for the walter s barr fellowship. Special needs students may apply for the william r. Rooney award available to high school seniors who will be entering college for the first time. Each application may be submitted online at the fund's website or mailed in writing. Each application must be accompanied by three references from unrelated individuals, a financial profile and other requirements as noted on the website.
Deadlines
Application deadlines for all scholarships, awards and fellowships is march 15th.
Restrictions
Barr scholarships are available to students living in hampden county, massachusetts seeking a college education. Applicants must be graduates of hampden county, massachusetts secondary schools. Fellowship applicants must be residents of hampden county or qualified former residents. It is the policy of the fund to provide supplementary aid where other resources available to the prospective student are not adequate to carry out the planned educational program.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $310,855

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,661,561

  • Tax year 2024

    $300,574

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,907,342

  • Tax year 2023

    $303,048

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,815,464

  • Tax year 2022

    $311,745

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,959,364

  • Tax year 2021

    $306,480

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,735,757

  • Tax year 2020

    $312,496

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,155,302

  • Tax year 2019

    $305,337

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,113,378

  • Tax year 2018

    $292,008

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,004,418

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarships

    $244,545
  2. Individual

    Fellowships

    $66,310

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Wayne L WebsterPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anthony GiacomoniTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • James W Broderick JrASSISTANT TR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Josephine SarnelliCLERK/ EXEC Hours 10Pay $39,329
  • Teresa ReginaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathleen BourqueTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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