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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2978504

Russell H & Maxine E Smith Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Bay City, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $93,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Requests must be received by the last day of the month preceeding the next scheduled board meeting.
Restrictions
Must be to a charitable organization for the support of programs and projects which benefit the residents of bay county.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $93,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,070,575

  • Tax year 2024

    $119,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,053,207

  • Tax year 2023

    $134,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,058,104

  • Tax year 2022

    $177,088

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,079,377

  • Tax year 2021

    $159,375

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,132,774

  • Tax year 2020

    $137,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,122,478

  • Tax year 2019

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,158,775

  • Tax year 2018

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,097,348

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hidden HarvestSaginaw, MI

    Hunger solution center expansion project

    $25,000
  2. Antique Toy and Firehouse MuseumBay City, MI

    Reigniting history the renovation of fire station no 3

    $25,000
  3. Toni & Trish House for the Care of the Terminally IllAuburn, MI

    Family room enhancements

    $15,000
  4. Bay Area Community FoundationBay City, MI

    Scholarship endowment

    $10,000
  5. Bay City in BloomBay City, MI

    Irrigation system repair, replace, and upgrade

    $8,000
  6. Bay Area Women's CenterBay City, MI

    Security gate and fencing

    $7,500
  7. Foster Families Navigation & Resource CenterBay City, MI

    Facility improvement

    $3,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Can Council Great Lakes Bay RegionSaginaw, MI

    Creating safe spaces at the children's advocacy center

    $3,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $28,00044% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00040% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan7 grants $93,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Dominic MonastiereTTEE/PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jean ManningTTEE/V-P Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas H TaborTTEE/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Heather GallegosTTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • G Matthew JeffreyTTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Barbara Engelhardt-CarterTTEE/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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