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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2947047

Harold Webster Smith Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Waterbury, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $264,284 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
Harold Webster Smith Foundation Att
255 Bank Street Suite 1A
Waterbury, CT 06702
(203) 518-4001
[email protected]
Form and materials
See grant guidlines at end of return
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
See grant guidlines at end of return

Assets and giving by year

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

    $264,284

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,141,230
  • Tax year 2024

    $222,199

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,969,332
  • Tax year 2023

    $199,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,893,387
  • Tax year 2022

    $209,682

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,840,455
  • Tax year 2021

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,822,411
  • Tax year 2020

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,664,886
  • Tax year 2019

    $322,788

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,317,237

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Neighborworks New HorizonsNew Haven, CT

    Operating support - waterbury community investment LLC, a single-member limited liablity company wholly owned and controlled by mutual housing association of south central connecticut, inc., an organization described in section 170(c)(2) of the irc

    $103,000
  2. Waterbury Land Bank AuthorityWaterbury, CT

    Greater waterbury community land bank

    $100,000
  3. Hispanic Coalition of Greater Waterbury IncWaterbury, CT

    Working cities challenge

    $20,000
  4. CT Council of PhilanthropyHartford, CT

    Grant to fund the suburban rural housing program

    $17,409
  5. Uconn Foundation IncStorrs, CT

    Grant to fund the uconn waterbury housing clinic program

    $12,875
  6. United Way of Greater Waterbury Emergency FundWaterbury, CT

    United way of greater waterbury emergency fund

    $10,000
  7. Regional Plan AssociationNew York, NY

    Annual conference support

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Waterbury Land Bank AuthorityWaterbury, CT

    Greater waterbury community land bank

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $100,00099% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut6 grants $263,284
  2. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • James C SmithCHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Gregory S MadarSVP & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine Vines TrumbullSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert F Polito JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • ML O'ConnorDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • C P O'DonnellDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Fred M SmithMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathryn LuriaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $72,117

The return

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