AP Smith Scholarship Fund
AP Smith Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $428K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $82K.
AP Smith Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: AP Smith Scholarship Fund gave $42K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $41,970
- +67.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,394
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $428,069
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who AP Smith Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Anchor Bay Foundation ($10K). Together the top 4 received $38K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($4,470), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 16 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How AP Smith Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving grew 110% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 172% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $122K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $42K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Bay Foundation New Baltimore, MI | The 2025 award for the a.p. Smith scholarship fund | $10,000 |
| Foundry Educational Foundation Schaumburg, IL | Detroit Windsor Chapter Past Chair 505 Fund | $10,000 |
| Roseville High School Roseville, MI | The 2025 A.P. Smith Scholarship Award Fund | $10,000 |
| Thrilla Gives Inc Macomb, MI | General & Unrestricted | $7,500 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $4,470 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $428,069 | $87,608 | $55,113 | $41,970 | 5 | $48,741 | $81,736 | $28,264 |
| 2024 | $395,574 | $34,969 | $37,328 | $25,000 | 3 | $31,606 | $29,320 | $27,681 |
| 2023 | $397,933 | $17,836 | $36,286 | $25,000 | 3 | $30,775 | $12,472 | $26,310 |
| 2022 | $416,383 | $9,019 | $30,850 | $20,000 | 2 | $25,025 | $3,406 | $27,712 |
| 2021 | $438,214 | $122,672 | $135,121 | $122,000 | 3 | $127,025 | $115,976 | $33,308 |
| 2020 | $450,663 | $155 | $31,615 | $21,000 | 3 | — | — | $29,964 |
| 2019 | $481,123 | $2,064 | $37,810 | $27,000 | 4 | — | $4,320 | $27,602 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, AP Smith Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
AP Smith Scholarship Fund is led by Richard Allen Smith, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Allen Smith
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 AP Smith Scholarship Fund
How much does AP Smith Scholarship Fund give each year?
AP Smith Scholarship Fund gave $42K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 3 grants.
What is AP Smith Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
AP Smith Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $8,394, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does AP Smith Scholarship Fund give grants?
AP Smith Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Michigan: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (24%).
Does AP Smith Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 40% of AP Smith Scholarship Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are AP Smith Scholarship Fund's largest grantees?
AP Smith Scholarship Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Anchor Bay Foundation ($10,000), Foundry Educational Foundation ($10,000) and Roseville High School ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($4,470), which are not listed by name. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is AP Smith Scholarship Fund?
AP Smith Scholarship Fund reported $428K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is AP Smith Scholarship Fund?
AP Smith Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $428K in total assets as of 2025.
What is AP Smith Scholarship Fund's EIN?
AP Smith Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1619524. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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