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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 11-2848979

The Smith-Denison Foundation

A private foundation in Bozeman, MT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $75,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 31, 2025), 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
S Wells Smith
2455 Arabian Ave
Bozeman, MT 59718
(802) 522-7746
Form and materials
No specific form is required
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $684,662

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $683,020

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $685,509

  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $703,304

  • Tax year 2020

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $709,402

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $750,155

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $646,090

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. New Hampshire Food BankManchester, NH

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Gibson Center for Senior ServicesNorth Conway, NH

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Upper Saco Valley Land TrustConway, NH

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Squam Lakes Natural Science CenterHolderness, NH

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Safeline IncChelsea, VT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Kingswood Youth CenterWolfeboro, NH

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. New Hampshire Boat MuseumMoultonboro, NH

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment1 grant $10,00025% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00025% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,00025% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $5,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire6 grants $50,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert W DenisonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • S Wells SmithTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Deborah HatchTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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