Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation
The Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Its 2024 IRS filing is marked as the organization’s final return and reports no grants or assets, so the foundation appears to have wound down or stopped grantmaking.
Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation at a glance
- Revenue (2024)
- $13
- -99.9% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990 filing, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. This describes the filing’s policy; the filing is marked as final.
- Contact
Mailing address: 26 Flintlock Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776-1708
Phone: (402) 681-5203
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 37 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The listed 2023 recipients were based in New York, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; Oakland, California; and Washington, DC. These locations describe the recipients, not a stated geographic focus for the foundation.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Is Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2023
In 2023, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $109K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $109K first-time, $5K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2023). 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $41K (2021) to $264K (2023). In 2023 it made 11 grants totaling $264K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ | Business | $185,000 |
| Rutgers University New Brunkswick, NJ | Contribution | $32,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Washington, DC | Contribution | $11,000 |
| FOS Feminista New York, NY | Contribution | $11,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | Contribution | $6,000 |
| Oxfam America Boston, MA | Contribution | $5,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Albert Lea, MN | Contribution | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Americus, GA | Contribution | $3,500 |
| Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | Contribution | $2,500 |
| The Carter Center Atlanta, GA | Contribution | $2,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $570,567 | $19,921 | $264,250 | $264,000 | 11 | — | $19,671 | — |
| 2022 | $909,630 | $21,810 | $46,000 | $46,000 | 8 | — | $48,286 | — |
| 2021 | $847,350 | $2,480 | $41,100 | $41,100 | 9 | $41,000 | $44,572 | — |
| 2020 | $850,860 | $20,445 | $43,250 | $43,000 | 9 | — | $20,195 | $40,350 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2023 grants included organizations whose stated missions addressed civil liberties and civil rights, housing, environmental protection, human rights and health, and reproductive rights. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission or focus for the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2023, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $264,000, an average of $24,000 per grant. Named recipients included the ACLU Foundation ($6,000), Habitat for Humanity ($3,500), Sierra Club Foundation ($2,500), The Carter Center ($2,000), and Reproductive Freedom for All ($1,000). In 2022, it reported eight grants totaling $46,000. The 2024 filing reports no grants and is marked as the final return.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists PATICIA K SMITH and ANDREW R SMITH as officers and directors.
Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Andrew R. Smith
As Required
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paticia K. Smith
As Required
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Sanford V. Smith (2020) — As Required
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation
What does Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2023 grants included organizations whose stated missions addressed civil liberties and civil rights, housing, environmental protection, human rights and health, and reproductive rights. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation make grants?
The listed 2023 recipients were based in New York, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; Oakland, California; and Washington, DC. These locations describe the recipients, not a stated geographic focus for the foundation.
What is Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Patricia K Smith Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1519725. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Patricia K Smith Charitable 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
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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