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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6078188

Claire V Smith Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $17,848 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $17,848

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $270,111

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,736

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $268,300

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,444

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $272,485

  • Tax year 2022

    $17,759

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $274,757

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,176

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $293,208

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,388

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $289,802

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,312

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $293,227

  • Tax year 2018

    $14,992

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $292,475

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Texas FoundationAustin, TX

    General

    $4,462
  2. University of Texas Law SchoolAustin, TX

    General

    $4,462
  3. University of Houston Law CenterHouston, TX

    General

    $4,462
  4. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    General

    $4,462

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $8,924100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $17,848

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • JP Morgan Chase Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $9,061

The return

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