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Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust

Accepts applications McMinnville, Tennessee · EIN 467341917

Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust is a private foundation in McMinnville, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $498,783 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $144,924. 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 $431,539 the year before.

9% 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$431,53914$10.5 million
2024$498,78311$10.8 million

How to apply

ContactFirst National Bank
200 East Main Street, McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone or email(931) 473-4402
What to submitwritten form
DeadlinesDecember 31
RestrictionsCharitable organizations operating within Warren County Tennessee and benefiting children of Warren County, Tennessee that address the physical, mental, educational, artistic, and spiritual needs of such children. Also the and organization must be one that is described in sections 501(c)3 and 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) and exempt from taxes under section 501 (c)(3).

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee11$498,783

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Red Cross
McMinnville, TN
Contribution$144,924
Kids of the Community
McMinnville, TN
Backyard bible camp$100,359
Christ Family Church
McMinnville, TN
Clothing for underpriviledged children in warren county$50,000
Westwood Church of Christ
McMinnville, TN
Youth program$37,500
Warren Arts Foundation
Morrison, TN
Student produced theatrical production$30,000
Pregnancy Care Center
McMinnville, TN
Training and certification expenses; purchase items to meet material needs of clients$30,000
McMinnville Special Games
McMinnville, TN
Equestrian therapy project$26,000
Helping Hands Ministry
McMinnville, TN
School supplies for impoverished students$20,000
Warren County Development Corporati
McMinnville, TN
Ballet classes and kayak trip$20,000
My Father's Closet
McMinnville, TN
Provide immediate essentials to children in foster care$20,000
Warren County Books From Birth
McMinnville, TN
To provide a monthly book to childrens 5 and under in Warren County.$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: December 31.

How much does Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust give?

$498,783 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists First National Bank (Trustee).

What does Steve and Kate Smith Community Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, faith communities and human services.

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