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Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400

Accepts applications Kansas City, Missouri · EIN 446008508

Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400 is a private foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $12.3 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $4.2 million and the largest $5.9 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $40,450 the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,45015$23.6 million
2024$12.3 million3$0

How to apply

ContactLori Feek - Umb N A
PO Box 415044 M/S 1020307, Kansas City, MO 64141-6692
Phone or email(816) 860-7711
What to submitLetter of no more than 3 pages with appropriate attachments- attachments to be determined upon initial telephone call
RestrictionsReligious, charitable, scientific, literary, educational, and eleemosynary purposes for the benefit of the public

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400 funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$5.9 million
Missouri1$4.2 million
Nebraska1$2.1 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanguard Charitable to the Ralph Smith
Malvern, PA
Charitable purposes$5.9 million
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Kansas City, MO
Charitable purposes$4.2 million
Schwab Charitable Fund
Omaha, NE
Charitable purposes$2.1 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400 give?

$12.3 million in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $4.2 million.

Who runs Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400?

Its 2024 filing lists Umb Bank N A (Trustee), Paul N Douthat Co Umb (Manager), Neil T Smith Co Umb (Manager) and Elizabeth Smith Co Umb (Manager) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development.

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