ACS Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 74-3000930

ACS Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $103K.

ACS Family Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,254,317
+3.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$135,653
-87.6% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$3,675
+34.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$51,966
+110.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who ACS Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

AustinOrlando

How ACS Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 82% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 2% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M8 grants2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $2.3M (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas Austin, TXGeneral Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,254,317$135,653$51,966——$3,675$102,739$180,641
2024$2,170,786$1,091,827$24,642——$2,725$1,069,341$139,234
2023$1,103,444$29,963$34,089$10,0001$12,725—$122,011
2022$1,106,757$14,431$54,081$32,5001$34,752—$113,314
2021$1,146,823$136,665$2,344,785$2,307,9574$2,314,981$101,186$157,744
2020$2,130,325$478,110$78,528$55,6678—$471,446$165,996

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, ACS Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $181K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

ACS Family Foundation Inc is led by Alex C. Smith, Director & President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alex C. Smith

    Director & President

    President → Director & President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annika Lindsay Smith

    Director, Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connor Lincoln Smith

    Director, Vice President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Kim E. Smith (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Stephen T. Smith (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about ACS Family Foundation Inc

How large is ACS Family Foundation Inc?

ACS Family Foundation Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $181K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does ACS Family Foundation Inc operate?

ACS Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Texas.

What is ACS Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

ACS Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3000930. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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