Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation is a private foundation located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. It raises revenue for charitable organizations and distributes funds to religious, educational, and medical organizations.
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation at a glance
In short: Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation gave $208K across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $208,000
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,172
- -9.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $1,899,817
- +10.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (2 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 6234, Wyomissing, PA 19610
Phone: (610) 670-1000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City Lights Ministry ($75K). Together the top 10 received $152K.
Grant Size Distribution
126 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 119 grants of 126 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania. California, Arizona, and New York each received 1%. Listed Pennsylvania recipients include organizations in Reading and other communities in the state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 29 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 259% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $130K (2020) to $252K (2022). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $208K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City Lights Ministry Reading, PA | Religious | $75,000 |
| Glad Tidings Assembly of God West Lawn, PA | Religious | $20,000 |
| Schwarzwald United Church of Christ Reading, PA | Religious | $8,000 |
| Spring Valley Church of God Reading, PA | Religious | $8,000 |
| Alliance Christian School Birdsboro, PA | Education | $7,000 |
| Atonement Lutheran Church Wyomissing, PA | Religious | $7,000 |
| Augustus Lutheran Church Trappe, PA | Religious | $7,000 |
| First Baptist Church Reading, PA | Religious | $7,000 |
| St Ignatius Loyola Reading, PA | Religious | $7,000 |
| Berks Catholic Reading, PA | Education | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,899,817 | $412,217 | $226,884 | $208,000 | 29 | $213,780 | $96,956 | $82,497 |
| 2024 | $1,714,484 | $376,063 | $223,734 | $207,000 | 26 | $212,400 | $65,063 | $72,800 |
| 2023 | $1,562,155 | $450,134 | $223,588 | $206,000 | 24 | $212,434 | $24,057 | $57,956 |
| 2022 | $1,335,609 | $233,802 | $266,860 | $252,000 | 24 | $255,500 | $5,508 | $59,300 |
| 2021 | $1,368,667 | $286,086 | $167,698 | $152,000 | 23 | $156,300 | $4,767 | $57,334 |
| 2020 | $1,250,279 | $183,869 | $140,907 | $129,500 | 25 | — | $5,663 | $53,923 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation reported a distributable amount of $82K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes its charitable activity as raising revenue and distributing funds to religious, educational, and medical organizations. Its 2025 grants included religious organizations, schools, and organizations working in areas such as health care, community support, and research.
Among its 2025 grantees, Opportunity House says it empowers individuals to improve their lives by providing security, stability, safety, and community. Reading Hospital Foundation says it supports innovation, education, research, and improvement of health care services at Reading Hospital and in the community. Project ALS says it works to bring research scientists and clinicians together to understand ALS and develop effective treatments.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 29 grants totaling $208,000. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $75,000, with a median grant of $4,000. Its largest award was $75,000 to City Lights Ministry in Reading, Pennsylvania, for religious purposes. Other notable awards included $20,000 to Glad Tidings Assembly of God; $8,000 each to Schwarzwald United Church of Christ and Spring Valley Church of God; and $7,000 each to Alliance Christian School, Atonement Lutheran Church, Augustus Lutheran Church, First Baptist Church, and St Ignatius Loyola.
The foundation also gave $5,000 each to Opportunity House and CrossNet Ministries, and $3,000 to Reading Hospital Foundation. Grants of $2,000 included awards to Connections Work, Hope Rescue Mission, Exeter Community Education Foundation, Golf Fore Africa, and Project ALS.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian Weller as chairman of the board, Jeff Smith as president, Julie A Fry as secretary/treasurer, and Michele Weller as vice president.
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation is led by Jeff Smith, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeff Smith
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Weller
Chairman of the Board
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie A. Fry
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Weller
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation
How much does Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation give each year?
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation gave $208K across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $207K across 26 grants.
What is Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation's typical grant size?
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $7,172, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation give grants?
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Reading, PA (16 grants) and Wyomissing, PA (3 grants).
Does Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (17 grants) and "Religious" (11 grants).
Who are Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation's largest grantees?
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include City Lights Ministry ($75,000), Glad Tidings Assembly of God ($20,000) and Schwarzwald United Church of Christ ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation?
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $214K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $82K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing describes its charitable activity as raising revenue and distributing funds to religious, educational, and medical organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation's EIN?
Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2494804. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Eg & Klara M Smith Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 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 May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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