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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1607153

Smith Vicars Family Foundation

A private foundation in Charlottesville, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,104,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $403,566

  • Tax year 2024

    $598,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $465,516

  • Tax year 2023

    $535,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $530,716

  • Tax year 2022

    $899,400

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $18,590

  • Tax year 2020

    $254,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $29,291

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Foundation for RecoveryLas Vegas, NV

    Operational support

    $250,000
  2. University of Virginia Alumni AssociationCharlottesville, VA

    Fund for free expression and diversity

    $250,000
  3. The Blue Ridge CenterCharlottesvle, VA

    Operational support

    $150,000
  4. Virginia Athletics FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Operational support

    $110,000
  5. Camp Holiday TrailsCharlottesvle, VA

    2025 camper financial aid, campership fund, and med korner capital campaign

    $102,500
  6. Piedmont Virginia Community College Educational FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Supplemental instruction program

    $100,000
  7. Blue Ridge Area Food BankVerona, VA

    Operational support

    $50,000
  8. Habitat for Humanity of Greater CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA

    Critical home repairs

    $40,000
  9. Feeding Southwest VirginiaSalem, VA

    Operational support

    $25,000
  10. The Paramount TheaterCharlottesvle, VA

    Operational support

    $9,000
  11. Cardinal NewsRoanoke, VA

    Operational support

    $5,000
  12. Rockfish Wildlife SancutuaryShipman, VA

    Operational support

    $5,000
  13. The Bridge MinistryBuckingham, VA

    Operational support

    $5,000
  14. Albemarle County Rotary Club FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable fundraiser

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $360,00040% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $250,00028% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $150,00017% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $102,50011% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,0003% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $9,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $8,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia13 grants $854,500
  2. Nevada1 grant $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Hunter J SmithCHAIR & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stuart P SmithPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Randolph H HuffmanTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $0
  • Jill J WhitleySECRETARY & ASST. TREASURER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Bruce E GibsonASST. SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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