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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-1127971

Shirley Smith Foundation

A private foundation in Greenville, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $13,183 paid in grants.

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
James D Yarbrough
PO Box 16477
Greenville, SC 29606
(864) 617-4626
Form and materials
A written application with a description of programs for which the contribution is requested; the name of the organization; and the tax status of the organization.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No individual grants or loans there are no geographic restrictions but preference goes to texas SC and local organizations

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $13,183

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $229,160
  • Tax year 2024

    $40,606

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $219,646
  • Tax year 2023

    $21,042

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $327,159
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $308,909
  • Tax year 2021

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $322,015
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $337,052

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Hospice of the UpstateAnderson, SC

    Statement 127

    $2,765
  2. TL Hanna High SchoolAnderson, SC

    Statement 127

    $2,000
  3. Individual

    Statement 127

    $2,000
  4. Boy Scouts of AmericaLouisville, KY

    Statement 127

    $1,822
  5. St Michael Catholic ChurchLouisville, KY

    Statement 127

    $730
  6. No Kill LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Statement 127

    $674
  7. V Foundation for Cancer ResearchCary, NC

    Statement 127

    $673
  8. Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY

    Statement 127

    $673
  9. American Brittany Rescue IncRoseville, CA

    Statement 127

    $673
  10. Second StrideProspect, KY

    Statement 127

    $673
  11. Individual

    Statement 127

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $1,34767% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $67333% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina2 grants $4,765
  2. Kentucky5 grants $4,572
  3. California1 grant $673
  4. North Carolina1 grant $673

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James D YarbroughTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shannon G PruskiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel C GraingerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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