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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 36-7255319

William Erby Smith Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 6 grants and $422,796 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $422,796

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    General operating purposes

    $70,466
  2. Mercy Home for Boys & GirlsChicago, IL

    General operating purposes

    $70,466
  3. Night Ministry of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating purposes

    $70,466
  4. Window to the World CommunicationsChicago, IL

    General operating purposes

    $70,466
  5. The Salvation Army MetropolitanChicago, IL

    General operating purposes

    $70,466
  6. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General operating purposes

    $70,466

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $70,46650% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $70,46650% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois5 grants $352,330
  2. Tennessee1 grant $70,466

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Bmo Harris Bank N ACO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $5,615
  • Mark SmithCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $2,655

The return

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