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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4090190

Smith Family Foundation

A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $176,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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
Reed T Smith
4909 Ball Road
Knoxville, TN 37931
(865) 694-7756
Form and materials
Applications should should be submitted on on the foundation website. Www.sfftn.com. Application must include the organizations IRS determination letter and details about their mission, programs, beneficiaries, geographic focus, funding sources, and funding needs.
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
The foundation refrains from funding debt retirement, deficit funding, projects that are the funding responsibility of federal, state, or local government, travel/conferences, political lobbying, or requests from individuals. The foundation mandates an annual report from grant recipients in excess of $50,000. Applicants must be located in a tennessee county including (but not limited to) knox, anderson, roane, loudon, blount, sevier, jefferson, grainger, and union.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $176,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $593,239
  • Tax year 2024

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $522,656

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Camp Koinonia Foundation IncKnoxville, TN

    To serve individuals with disabilities with unique, needs-based programs that enrich their lives.

    $20,000
  2. Emerald Youth FoundationKnoxville, TN

    To provide over 3,300 children, teens and young adults through a network of churches and faith-based organizations in the heart of knoxville.

    $20,000
  3. Ronald McDonald House of Knoxville TN IncKnoxville, TN

    To serve as a home-away-from-home for families who need to travel to knoxville seeking medicial treatment for their seriously ill or injured child. They may stay with us for as long as their child is being treated, all at no charge to them. We hope to renovate two outdoor play areas and if funds allow, to update the interior playroom as well since these areas have received no upgrades for close to 20 years.

    $20,000
  4. Wesley House Community CenterKnoxville, TN

    To create a supportive and empowering environment where individuals of all ages can access the resources they need to succeed. Wesley house offers a variety of programs that focus on youth development, senior engagement, and family support, ensuring that everyone in our community has the opportunity to live a healthier, more stable life.

    $20,000
  5. St Mary's Legacy Clinic IncKnoxville, TN

    To assist with the urgent healthcare and relief efforts in tennessee.

    $15,000
  6. Knoxville Family Justus CenterKnoxville, TN

    Support: one safe placea community-focused social services center in west knoxville

    $15,000
  7. St Mary's Legacy Clinic IncKnoxville, TN

    To assist with the urgent healthcare and relief efforts in tennessee.

    $10,000
  8. A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of TennesseeMaryville, TN

    To continue the mission is to protect the most defenseless among us, newborn infants, by educating and informing women and communities of safe, secret options under the safe haven law. Our goal is to save lives by increasing the safe surrender and eliminating the unsafe abandonment of newborns in every community of our state.

    $10,000
  9. Girls Inc - TN ValleyOak Ridge, TN

    Our mission at girls incorporated of tennessee valley(gitnv) is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

    $10,000
  10. Helen Ross McNabb FoundationKnoxville, TN

    Elevate recovery high school is the only recovery school in the state of tennessee and provides knox county high school students a sober, safe learning environment while on the path to recovery.

    $10,000
  11. Camp Koinonia Foundation IncKnoxville, TN

    To serve individuals with disabilities with unique, needs-based programs that enrich their lives.

    $5,000
  12. Special Olympics of Greater KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    For a mode of transportation for all of our athletic equipment needed for each sporting event.

    $5,000
  13. Muse KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    "to inspire and empowering all children through transformative learning experiences. As a children's steam museum located in east knoxville, we engage youth in hands-on, inquiry-based education in science,

    $5,000
  14. Thrive (soar Youth Ministries)Knoxville, TN

    To share the gospel and empower at-risk youth in knoxville through christ-centered relationships and holistic support, addressing their spiritual, academic, emotional, and physical needs. Thrive exists to provide at-risk youth in knoxville with the support, resources, and relationships they need to flourish.

    $5,000
  15. Helen Ross McNabb FoundationKnoxville, TN

    Elevate recovery high school is the only recovery school in the state of tennessee and provides knox county high school students a sober, safe learning environment while on the path to recovery.

    $2,500
  16. Random Acts of FlowersKnoxville, TN

    To improve the emotional health and well-being of individuals in healthcare facilities by delivering recycled flowers, encouragement, and personal moments of kindness.

    $2,500
  17. Volunteer Rotary of KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    To raise awareness and funds to support sarah moore greene elementary. This event will invite the knoxville community out for a night of prohibition-themed fun. At this event, we will share more about our partnership with sarah moore greene and their immediate needs.

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $25,00026% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $20,00021% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $20,00021% of the total
  4. Mental health2 grants $12,50013% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00011% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee17 grants $176,500

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Reed T SmithPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joshua B SandersonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cody T SmithTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary Ann SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Traci K SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beverly K SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jesse H SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sean H SandersonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kennedy A SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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