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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-6807863

Paul L Smith Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $10,235 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,235

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $105,266

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,564

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $108,483

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,092

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $112,595

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,013

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $114,675

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,727

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $122,769

  • Tax year 2019

    $8,606

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $119,496

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Paul Smith LibraryShrewsbury, PA

    General support

    $1,766
  2. Veteran's Helping Hand IncYork, PA

    General support

    $949
  3. Arthritis Foundation of YorkAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $949
  4. Pressley RidgeYork, PA

    General support

    $949
  5. Salem United Church of ChristJacobus, PA

    General support

    $883
  6. Salvation Army of York CountyYork, PA

    General support

    $883
  7. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $482
  8. York Benevolent AssnYork, PA

    General support

    $482
  9. Mental Health AssnYork, PA

    General support

    $482
  10. New Life for GirlsDover, PA

    General support

    $482
  11. Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceHarrisburg, PA

    General support

    $482
  12. York Literacy CouncilYork, PA

    General support

    $482
  13. Women S Care CenterYork, PA

    General support

    $482
  14. Life PATH MinistriesYork, PA

    General support

    $482

Where the money goes

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

  1. Veterans and military1 grant $94950% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $48225% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $48225% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania12 grants $8,804
  2. Georgia1 grant $949
  3. Illinois1 grant $482

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Manufacturers Traders Trust CoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $7,500

The return

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