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Freda B & William H Smith Trust

Accepts applications Conrad, Iowa · EIN 426478959

Freda B & William H Smith Trust is a private foundation in Conrad, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $79,705 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $3,945 and the largest $4,750. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $358,224 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$73,50017$1.7 million
2024$358,22418$1.6 million
2025$79,70520$1.7 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactSmith Scholarship Committee Midwest
PO Box 10, Conrad, IA 50621
Phone or email(641) 366-2165
What to submitContact midwestone bank for application forms.
DeadlinesNo later than march 31 of senior year in high school.
RestrictionsMust be a graduate of bcluw high school.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Freda B & William H Smith Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa20$79,705

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$4,750
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$4,545
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$4,545
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$4,545
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$4,545
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$4,545
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$4,545
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,945
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,945
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,945
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,945
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,945
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,945
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,945
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,345
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,345
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,345
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,345
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,345
Individual
IA
Scholarship for post high school education$3,345

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Freda B & William H Smith Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No later than march 31 of senior year in high school.

How much does Freda B & William H Smith Trust give?

$79,705 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $3,945.

Who runs Freda B & William H Smith Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Midwestone Bank (Trustee).

What does Freda B & William H Smith Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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