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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-0921661

Christian Services Foundation

A private foundation in Florence, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $257,675 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

    $257,675

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,542,557

  • Tax year 2024

    $248,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,492,916

  • Tax year 2023

    $796,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,423,223

  • Tax year 2022

    $180,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,018,074

  • Tax year 2021

    $207,420

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,745,522

  • Tax year 2020

    $121,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,469,415

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Cross Point Church of ChristFlorence, AL

    Tanzania missions

    $145,500
  2. Outreach Reentry MinistryMuscle Shoals, AL

    Life After Prison

    $50,275
  3. Mars Hill Bible SchoolFlorence, AL

    School operations

    $20,000
  4. Harding UniversitySearcy, AR

    Guffey Musik Scholarship Fund - Ensley Montgomery

    $12,500
  5. Cloverdale Church of ChristSearcy, AR

    Tanzania missions

    $12,000
  6. University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    Scholarship for academically accomplished international student - Pelagea Tikhomirova

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Substance abuse recovery

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Medical missions

    $4,500
  9. College Counts 529 PlanLincoln, NE

    Savings for future student scholarship for deserving high school graduate

    $1,000
  10. Harding UniversitySearcy, AR

    Scholarship for Bible teacher at Alpha Omega Secondary School in Tanzania

    $1,000
  11. John Oubre FoundationFlorence, AL

    Antigua missions

    $600
  12. St Jude HospitalNenphis, TN

    Hospital operations

    $200
  13. St Labre Indian SchoolAshland, MT

    Native American children

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $145,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama5 grants $221,375
  2. Arkansas3 grants $25,500
  3. Nebraska1 grant $1,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $200
  5. Montana1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Danny N SmelserPresident, director, manager Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nancy B SmelserVice- president, director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel J SmelserDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren S WhiteDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bryan L SmelserDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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