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Elinor Smith Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only San Francisco, California · EIN 946570231

Elinor Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $30,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was the same as $30,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,0006$0
2024$30,0006$811,769

How to apply

Elinor Smith Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Huckleberry Youth Programs
San Francisco, CA
Charitable causes$5,000
Community Housing Partnership
San Francisco, CA
Charitable causes$5,000
Individual
CA
Charitable causes$5,000
Raphael House of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Charitable causes$5,000
Curry Senior Center
San Francisco, CA
Charitable causes$5,000
Eldergivers
San Francisco, CA
Charitable causes$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elinor Smith Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Elinor Smith Charitable Trust give?

$30,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Elinor Smith Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Debra J Dolch (Trustee).

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