Richard Duane Smith Foundation
Richard Duane Smith Foundation is a private foundation, based in Torrance, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $286 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15K.
Richard Duane Smith Foundation at a glance
In short: Richard Duane Smith Foundation gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,500
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $286
- -94.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% 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 Richard Duane Smith Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation ($10K). Together the top 2 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Richard Duane Smith Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation Manhattan Beach, CA | To provide economically deprived high school students with an opportunity to participate in interscholastic sports, promote fitness, have access to quality sports medicine care and services designed to improve health and ensure safety. | $10,000 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation El Segundo, CA | To fund medical research toward cures for crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life for children and adults living with inflammatory bowel disease through patient support, education, and advocacy. | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $286 | $10,000 | $15,105 | $15,000 | 2 | $15,000 | $36 |
| 2024 | $5,391 | $15,000 | $13,025 | $13,000 | 2 | $13,000 | $160 |
| 2023 | $3,416 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $312 |
| 2022 | $8,416 | — | $25 | — | — | $25 | $415 |
| 2021 | $8,441 | $10,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $218 |
| 2020 | $441 | — | — | — | — | — | $22 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Richard Duane Smith Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Richard Duane Smith Foundation is led by Richard D. Smith, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard D. Smith
President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
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 Richard Duane Smith Foundation
How much does Richard Duane Smith Foundation give each year?
Richard Duane Smith Foundation gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 2 grants.
How large is Richard Duane Smith Foundation?
Richard Duane Smith Foundation reported $286 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Richard Duane Smith Foundation operate?
Richard Duane Smith Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Richard Duane Smith Foundation's EIN?
Richard Duane Smith Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1760692. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
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