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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1095010

Vera L Smith Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $104,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

    $104,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,744,348

  • Tax year 2024

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,417,629

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,244,912

  • Tax year 2022

    $99,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,145,688

  • Tax year 2021

    $99,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,127,733

  • Tax year 2020

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,415,660

  • Tax year 2019

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,099,614

  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,189,353

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ohsu School of DentistryPortland, OR

    Program services

    $20,000
  2. Snowcap Community CharitiesFairview, OR

    Program services

    $14,000
  3. Portland Adventist Community ServicPortland, OR

    Program services

    $14,000
  4. Oregon Humane SocietyPortland, OR

    Program services

    $10,000
  5. North County Food BankNehalem, OR

    Program services

    $8,000
  6. CareTillamook, OR

    Program services

    $7,000
  7. Loaves & Fishes IncPortland, OR

    Program services

    $5,000
  8. Dove Lewis Emergency Animal HospitaPortland, OR

    Program services

    $5,000
  9. Wallace Medical ConcernPortland, OR

    Program services

    $4,000
  10. Portland Rescue MissionPortland, OR

    Program services

    $3,500
  11. Shepherd's DoorPortland, OR

    Program services

    $3,500
  12. William Temple HousePortland, OR

    Program services

    $3,500
  13. Raphael House of PortlandPortland, OR

    Program services

    $3,500
  14. Tides of ChangeTillamook, OR

    Program services

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $17,50056% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,00032% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $3,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon14 grants $104,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lisa A JoerinPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Melissa S AndalVP/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Collin C ArdSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $4,000

The return

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