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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6209564

J & J Smith Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $160,209 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

    $160,209

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,209,598

  • Tax year 2024

    $143,068

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,080,578

  • Tax year 2023

    $142,079

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,126,418

  • Tax year 2022

    $162,928

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,222,238

  • Tax year 2021

    $141,023

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,326,405

  • Tax year 2020

    $130,512

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,204,799

  • Tax year 2019

    $140,840

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,129,535

  • Tax year 2018

    $141,727

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,109,121

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blue Mountain CollegeBlue Mountain, MS

    General charitable

    $56,073
  2. First Baptist ChurchTupelo, MS

    General charitable

    $16,021
  3. The Salvation ArmyTupelo, MS

    General charitable

    $16,021
  4. Tupelo-Lee Humane SocietyTupelo, MS

    General charitable

    $16,021
  5. Gideons InternationalNashville, TN

    General charitable

    $16,021
  6. Lottie Moon Christmas OfferingTupelo, MS

    General charitable

    $16,021
  7. American Red Cross National HeadquartersWashington, DC

    General charitable

    $16,021
  8. Brookes Bible InstituteSaint Louis, MO

    General charitable

    $8,010

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $56,07364% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $16,02118% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $16,02118% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi5 grants $120,157
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $16,021
  3. Tennessee1 grant $16,021
  4. Missouri1 grant $8,010

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Baird Trust CompanyTrustee Hours 2Pay $28,351

The return

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