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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-1287439

James L Smith Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ashtabula, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $53,500 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

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $490,692

  • Tax year 2024

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $480,227

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $484,319

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,448

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $527,878

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $516,390

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,869

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $482,419

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Donation

    $28,000
  2. Saybrook Methodist ChurchAshtabula, OH

    Donation

    $13,500
  3. Plymouth Methodist ChurchAshtabula, OH

    Donation

    $12,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio2 grants $25,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bret CimorellOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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