Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation
Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lake Forest, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it made $500 in qualifying distributions.
Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,343
- -35.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $405
- -99.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $500
- -99.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,157
- -97.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 67% 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
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Museum of Art and Information Hinsdale, IL | General Purpose | $50,000 |
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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 | $1,343 | $405 | $1,157 | — | — | $500 | — | $744 |
| 2024 | $2,095 | $107,964 | $53,580 | $50,000 | 1 | $50,515 | $52,288 | — |
| 2023 | $321 | $2,634 | $2,610 | — | — | $1,335 | $1,360 | $714 |
| 2022 | $297 | $2,611 | $2,615 | — | — | $1,340 | $1,337 | $786 |
| 2021 | $301 | $426 | $2,640 | — | — | $1,359 | — | $990 |
| 2020 | $2,515 | $431 | $2,590 | — | — | — | — | $933 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $744 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation is led by Edward B. Smith Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward B. Smith Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward B. Smith III
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter B. Smith
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Maureen D. Smith (2020–2023) — Vice President & Director
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 Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation
How large is Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation?
Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $500 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $744 (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 Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation operate?
Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation's EIN?
Edward Byron Smith Jr Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4158206. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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