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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2815858

Paul Bryant Smith Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $34,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $673,977

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $647,512

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $613,402

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $570,047

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $729,772

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $694,446

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,683

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $614,243

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $567,507

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Reid Park ZooTucson, AZ

    General

    $10,000
  2. Step Up to JusticeTucson, AZ

    General

    $6,000
  3. Childrens Museum TucsonTucson, AZ

    General

    $6,000
  4. Bens BellsTucson, AZ

    General

    $6,000
  5. The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyPasadena, CA

    General

    $5,000
  6. The Helios EnsembleTucson, AZ

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $6,00046% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $6,00046% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona5 grants $29,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Bryant SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carolyn BrownDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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