Francis T Smith Endowment Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 38-3766498

509(a)(3) supporting organization that provides financial support to christ church episcopal school of greenvile, South Carolina.

Francis T Smith Endowment Trust at a glance

In short: Francis T Smith Endowment Trust gave $166K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $166K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$165,958
+0.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$165,958
+0.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$165,958
Total assets
$3,172,356
-14.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Francis T Smith Endowment Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Christ Church Episcopal School: $166KChrist Church Episcopal School$166K

The largest 2025 recipient was Christ Church Episcopal School ($166K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Greenville

How Francis T Smith Endowment Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−20%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $155K (2019) to $207K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $166K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christ Church Episcopal School Greenville, SCGeneral Purpose$165,958
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,172,356$306,799$252,174$165,9581$306,799
2024$3,713,412$3,819$255,789$165,2821$3,766
2023$3,389,659$1,989,622$260,895$177,1051$1,989,574
2022$3,700,707$282,716$304,316$206,9501$281,558
2021$4,648,264$82,447$269,875$168,2491$82,447
2020$3,856,372$116,404$252,209$164,249Total only$111,065
2019$3,674,752$57,947$239,156$155,112Total only$52,896

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Francis T Smith Endowment Trust

Based on IRS filings

Francis T Smith Endowment Trust is a public charity, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $166K. Net investment income was $307K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Francis T Smith Endowment Trust's only listed officer is Truist Bank, Trustee since 2025 (on filings since 2020) (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Truist Bank

    Trustee

    Corporate Fiduciary & Trustee → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $19K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Branch Banking & Trust Company (2019) — Corporate Fiduciary & Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Truist Bank — Trustee: $19KTruist BankTrustee$19K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $19K, to Truist Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Francis T Smith Endowment Trust

How much does Francis T Smith Endowment Trust give each year?

Francis T Smith Endowment Trust gave $166K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $165K across 1 grant.

How large is Francis T Smith Endowment Trust?

Francis T Smith Endowment Trust reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $307K.

Where does Francis T Smith Endowment Trust operate?

Francis T Smith Endowment Trust has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Francis T Smith Endowment Trust's EIN?

Francis T Smith Endowment Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3766498. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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