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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-4396874

Smith Family Foundation

A private foundation in Las Vegas, NV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $288,358 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
David J Lyon
11 Quietwood Lane
Sandy, UT 84092
(801) 523-0475
Form and materials
Letter specifying nature of scholarship grant desired and reasons justifying it.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $288,358

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $5,018,676

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,563,899

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $3,778,981

  • Tax year 2022

    $707,522

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $425,014

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $134,978

  • Tax year 2020

    $387,846

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $164,044

  • Tax year 2019

    $331,642

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $88,610

  • Tax year 2018

    $297,498

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $164,983

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $64,625
  2. Latter Day ToursLas Vegas, NV

    Child education/field trips

    $60,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $38,837
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $31,934
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $8,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,000
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,700
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  10. Town Center WardLas Vegas, NV

    Rachael earley mission

    $6,000
  11. Universal GenealogySalt Lake City, UT

    Genealogy studies

    $5,000
  12. Las Vegas Alliance for Religious FreedomHenderson, NV

    Church donation

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,962
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,500
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,500
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,500
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  24. West Chicage Ysa WardWoodridge, IL

    Church donation

    $2,400
  25. Hillpoint WardLas Vegas, NV

    Ben judd mission

    $2,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada4 grants $73,400
  2. Utah1 grant $5,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $2,400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Edward D SmithTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Shauna H SmithTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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