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Smerge Family Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 202710155

Smerge Family Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $124,700 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,100 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$398,885
2024$124,7008$308,744

How to apply

ContactRaymond G Smerge
5135 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229-5524
Phone or email(214) 245-5011
What to submitLetter format
RestrictionsQUALIFIED IRC SECTION 501(c)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Smerge Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$75,000
New York1$25,000
Texas3$13,500
Tennessee1$5,200
District of Columbia1$5,000
Maryland1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fenwick High School
Oak Park, IL
Unrestricted general$75,000
The Dominican Friars Foundation
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$25,000
The Catholic Foundation
Dallas, TX
For the philanthropy fund$10,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Unrestricted general$5,200
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Washington, DC
Unrestricted general$5,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$2,500
Catholic Relief Services
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted general$1,000
DPS Troopers Foundation (DPSTF)
Austin, TX
Unrestricted general$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Smerge Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Smerge Family Foundation give?

$124,700 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,100.

Who runs Smerge Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Raymond G Smerge (President), Patricia A Smerge (Director) and Mark R Smerge (Director).

What does Smerge Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and health.

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