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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 44-6008508

Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400

A private foundation in Kansas City, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $12.3 million paid in grants.

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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Religious, charitable, scientific, literary, educational, and eleemosynary purposes for the benefit of the public

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $12,292,289

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $40,450

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $11,241,570
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,297,500

    Grants listed
    108
    Assets, end of year
    $10,641,154
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,120,250

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $11,020,023
  • Tax year 2020

    $949,500

    Grants listed
    103
    Assets, end of year
    $10,174,795

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Charitable to the Ralph SmithMalvern, PA

    Charitable purposes

    $5,940,625
  2. Greater Kansas City Community FoundationKansas City, MO

    Charitable purposes

    $4,234,443
  3. Schwab Charitable FundLone Tree, CO

    Charitable purposes

    $2,117,221

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $6,351,664100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,940,625
  2. Missouri1 grant $4,234,443
  3. Nebraska1 grant $2,117,221

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Umb Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $56,714
  • Paul N Douthat Co UmbMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Neil T Smith Co UmbMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Smith Co UmbMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Neil T Douthat Co UmbMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Suzanne D Birkans Co UmbMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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