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Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated

Accepts applications Cleveland, Tennessee · EIN 886778888

Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated is a private foundation in Cleveland, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $211,329 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $1,875 and the largest $91,871. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $210,700 the year before.

46% of its 2025 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$249,26031$74,916
2024$210,70020$257,138
2025$211,32928$279,116

How to apply

ContactMark E Smith
3708 Woodcrest Circle, Cleveland, TN 37312
Phone or email(423) 595-1063
What to submitReligious and public charitable organizations may contact trustee to complete an online application for grant submission.
RestrictionsAll contributions are made to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee16$154,486
Wisconsin2$28,143
Arizona1$13,750
Illinois3$5,500
Alabama3$4,500
Georgia1$2,500
Oklahoma1$2,000
North Carolina1$450

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cleveland High School
Cleveland, TN
Various athletic program donations$91,871
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
General operating expenses$27,143
Cleveland State Community College Foundation
Cleveland, TN
Performance center & volleyball bus$26,500
Asu Foundation
Temple, AZ
General operating expenses$13,750
St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church
Cleveland, TN
Toys for three kinds feast$8,000
Alpine Crest Elementary School
Red Bank, TN
General operating expenses and scholastics program$5,490
University of Tennessee Athletics
Knoxville, TN
Tennessee baseball nil fund (loyal t tournament sponsorship)$5,000
University of Tennessee Foundation
Knoxville, TN
General operating expenses$4,375
North Central College
Naperville, IL
General operating expenses$4,000
Uc Foundation
Chattanooga, TN
General operating expenses$3,000
Empty Stocking Fund
Atlanta, GA
Toys for disadvantaged children$2,500
Family Resource Agency Inc
Cleveland, TN
Light of hope moonlight walk$2,500
Latino Basketball Association
Oklahoma City, OK
Basketball tournament sponsorship$2,000
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Athletics program$2,000
Bradley-Central High School
Cleveland, TN
Sponsorship and a/v student program$1,750
Cleveland Middle School
Cleveland, TN
Football program$1,500
St John Neumann Catholic School
Knoxville, TN
Various athletic program donations$1,500
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
Various athletic program donations$1,500
Nations of Coaches
Decatur, AL
Sponsorship$1,000
Ocoee Middle School
Cleveland, TN
Football program$1,000
Ratterman-Shell Memorial Scholarship
Cleveland, TN
Golf tournament sponsorship$1,000
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Baseball program$1,000
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Baseball program$1,000
Bryan College
Dayton, TN
Women's basketball program$500
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
General operating expenses$500
Public Relations Institute
Gastonia, NC
Books for pre-k$450
Boilermaker Regional Training Center
Chattanooga, TN
General operating expenses$250
Chilhowee Middle School
Benton, TN
Basketball program$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated give?

$211,329 in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $1,875.

Who runs Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated?

Its 2025 filing lists Mark E Smith (Trustee) and Caroline Elizabeth Smith (Trustee).

What does Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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