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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-6050879

Louise Maytag Smith Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $795,800 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

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

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

    $795,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,263,744
  • Tax year 2024

    $707,754

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,191,197
  • Tax year 2023

    $789,071

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,984,906
  • Tax year 2022

    $859,388

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,390,991
  • Tax year 2021

    $409,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $15,228,321
  • Tax year 2020

    $772,815

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,127,700
  • Tax year 2019

    $718,810

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,469,462
  • Tax year 2018

    $870,355

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,592,980

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Birmingham Southern Research InstituteBirmingham, AL

    General operating

    $145,631
  2. College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO

    General operating

    $145,631
  3. Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA

    General operating

    $145,631
  4. YMCAMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $97,088
  5. River Region United WayMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $97,088
  6. Salvation Army National CorporationAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $67,643
  7. Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $48,544
  8. Boy Scouts of America Tukabatchee Area CouncilMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $48,544

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $339,80678% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $97,08822% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama5 grants $436,895
  2. Georgia1 grant $145,631
  3. Missouri1 grant $145,631
  4. Virginia1 grant $67,643

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Regions BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $152,988

The return

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