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Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 813540224

Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,723 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,054 and the largest $3,615. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $7,676 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,0003$148,711
2024$7,6765$156,136
2025$6,7234$152,010

How to apply

Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation 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

What Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois2$4,723
Delaware1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gary United Methodist Church
Wheaton, IL
For repair the harm to children assessment$3,615
Three Fires Council of the Boy Scouts of America
St Charles, IL
General operating purposes$1,108
Friends of Historic Riverview Cemetery
Wilmington, DE
General operating purposes$1,000
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
General operating purposes$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation give?

$6,723 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,054.

Who runs Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Gerald H Smith (President and Treasurer), Elizabeth A Smith (VP and Secretary), Kenneth G Smith (Director) and Alan D Smith (Director).

What does Harry and Jane Saville Smith Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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