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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1462984

David Wallace Smith and Joan Stowell Smith charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 34 grants and $150,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,093,419

  • Tax year 2024

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,113,778

  • Tax year 2023

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,175,906

  • Tax year 2022

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $2,211,755

  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,243,390

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,981,797

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (LDS) Research fund led by Dr. Elena MacFarlane

    $35,000
  2. Smoky Mountain Community TheatreBryson City, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  3. Center for Furniture CraftsmanshipRockport, ME

    9 month Comprehensive Program

    $15,000
  4. Holderness SchoolPlymouth, NH

    Financial Aid Scholarship Fund

    $10,000
  5. Roper St Francis FoundationLadson, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Community Rowing IncBrighton, MA

    The Head of the Charles fundraising program and the Let's Row Program

    $7,500
  7. Harvard Magazine IncorporatedCambridge, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & StudOakland, CA

    Griffin Fund

    $5,000
  9. Taft School CorporationWatertown, CT

    Marina C. Petersen '06 Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  10. The Medical University of South Carolina FoundatioCharleston, SC

    the Children's Hospital

    $5,000
  11. Charleston Symphony OrchestraCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  12. Pattisons D R E A M AcademyCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  13. Trident Head Injury Support GroupCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  14. Historic Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  15. Litchfield Montessori School IncNorthfield, CT

    Art Program

    $2,500
  16. Middleton Place FoundationCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. The I on TrustMt Pleasant, SC

    Lighting for West Lake

    $2,000
  18. Preservation Society of CharlestonCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  19. Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. Fontana Regional LibraryBryson City, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons ResearchNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Need More OutdoorsBryson City, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  23. North Carolina Outward Bound SchoolAsheville, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  24. South Carolina Wildlife FederationColumbia, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  25. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  26. The I on TrustMt Pleasant, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  27. Western Carolina Pregnancy CareBryson City, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  28. Bantam Cinema & Arts Center IncLitchfield, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  29. Habitat for Humanity International IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  30. Litchfield Community Center IncLitchfield, CT

    Annual Appeal fund

    $500
  31. Meow IncLitchfield, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  32. Pet Helpers IncN Charleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  33. San Diego Humane Society and S P C ASan Diego, CA

    Veterinary Care fund

    $500
  34. San Diego Humane Society and S P C ASan Diego, CA

    Animal Care fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $37,50041% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $33,50037% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $13,00014% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $2,0002% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $1,5002% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $3,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina13 grants $35,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $35,000
  3. North Carolina5 grants $24,000
  4. Maine1 grant $15,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $12,500
  6. New Hampshire1 grant $10,000
  7. Connecticut5 grants $9,000
  8. California3 grants $6,000
  9. New York2 grants $2,000
  10. West Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bruce Wyniard SmithDir, Pres Hours 2Pay $0
  • David S SmithDir, VP, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leslie W SmithDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

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