Smallwood Scholarship Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Twin Falls, ID EIN: 82-0504275

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Twin Falls, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $387K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $29K.

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation at a glance

In short: Smallwood Scholarship Foundation gave $28K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Idaho. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$27,500
+37.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,583
-8.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,750
Total assets
$386,609
+1.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Idaho (91% 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 Smallwood Scholarship Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

College of Southern Idaho: $10KCollege of Southern Idaho$10KBoise State University: $5KBoise State University$5KGrand Canyon University: $3KGrand Canyon University$3KIdaho State University: $3KIdaho State University$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was College of Southern Idaho ($10K). Together the top 4 received $20K.

Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($7,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

29<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Twin FallsPhoenixPocatelloBoiseRenoNampaOremPensacolaRexburgLa GrandePheenixSalt Lake CityProvo

How Smallwood Scholarship Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 137% of 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K5 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $31K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, IDScholarship$10,000
Boise State University Boise, IDScholarship$5,000
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$7,500
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZScholarship$2,500
Idaho State University Pocatello, IDScholarship$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$386,609$29,895$28,514$27,5006$28,514$28,881$20,862
2024$382,727$30,630$20,850$20,0004$20,850$29,780$19,214
2023$371,447$20,340$21,871$21,0005$21,871$17,969$17,911
2022$369,664$20,520$31,546$30,5007$31,546$19,474$18,585
2021$380,690$37,701$12,300$11,5007$12,300$36,901$18,396
2020$355,289$10,400$29,827$29,0005—$9,573$18,149

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Smallwood Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carl Snow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kendal F. Egbert

    Trustee

    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 Smallwood Scholarship Foundation

How much does Smallwood Scholarship Foundation give each year?

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation gave $28K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 4 grants.

What is Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's typical grant size?

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,750, and its average grant was $4,583, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Smallwood Scholarship Foundation give grants?

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation gives mostly in Idaho: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Arizona (9%).

Does Smallwood Scholarship Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).

Who are Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's largest grantees?

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include College of Southern Idaho ($10,000), Boise State University ($5,000) and Grand Canyon University ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($7,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Smallwood Scholarship Foundation?

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation reported $387K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $29K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Smallwood Scholarship Foundation?

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Twin Falls, ID. It holds $387K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's EIN?

Smallwood Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0504275. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 26, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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