May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust

Gave $19.6M in 2024

Larkspur, California · EIN 94-6622075 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$19.6M

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$8,575,000

Total assets$456.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $8,575,000 and $18,991,726.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	William Smith Website Wwwsmithctorg
Address	101 Larkspur Landing Cir Su 223, Larkspur CA 94939
Phone	(415) 332-0166
Form and materials	See website for application guidelines: www.smithct.org
Deadlines	No submission deadlines.
Restrictions	Particular interests: foster children and youth, military veterans and their families, elders: adults over age 60, people with disabilities: adults and youth transitioning to adulthood living with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities. Geographic area served: western region of the United States; british columbia, canada.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside California.

California3

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Details, CA	General	$18,991,726
Grants Approved in 2024	Future Years, CA	General	$8,575,000
Grants Approved in Prior Years	Included Above, CA	General	-$8,007,500

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Details, CA	General	$8,395,000

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$19,559,226	4
2023	$20,140,417	4

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523219349103557
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-6622075
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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