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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-6181610

The Smith Foundation 009090-002

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $165,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,135,094

  • Tax year 2024

    $168,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,129,456

  • Tax year 2023

    $139,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,060,082

  • Tax year 2022

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $693,858

  • Tax year 2021

    $61,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $751,838

  • Tax year 2020

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $670,091

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    General purpose

    $100,000
  2. Adirondack Land Trust IncKeene, NY

    General purpose

    $20,000
  3. Adirondack Medical Center FoundationSaranac Lake, NY

    General purpose

    $15,000
  4. Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NY

    General purpose

    $12,000
  5. Northern Dutchess HospitalNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  6. A Better ChanceNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,500
  7. Lake Placid Public LibraryLake Placid, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  8. Mercy Care for the Adirondacks IncLake Placid, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  9. Bring Change 2 MindSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Starr LibraryRhinebeck, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  11. Rhinebeck Historical SocietyRhinebeck, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  12. Historical Society of Greater Lake PlacidLake Placid, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  13. Foote School Association IncNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $101,50068% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $27,00018% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $20,00013% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut2 grants $100,500
  2. New York10 grants $63,500
  3. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Roger K SmithADVISOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Whitney SmithADVISOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret J SmithADVISOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wilmington Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,649

The return

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