Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brentwood, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $39K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $278K.
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation gave $278K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $277,650
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $69,413
- -21.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,575
- Total assets
- $39,430
- +67.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 30 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2023 it paid out 64% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $6K (2023) to $331K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $278K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $277,650 |
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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 | $39,430 | $330,555 | $282,499 | $277,650 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $23,610 | $256,670 | $265,296 | $265,000 | 3 | $265,000 | $255,579 | — |
| 2023 | $32,236 | $4,683 | $14,245 | $6,000 | 2 | $6,020 | $1,828 | $9,346 |
| 2022 | $36,798 | $320,334 | $337,394 | $330,500 | 10 | $330,520 | $320,334 | $20,467 |
| 2021 | $53,858 | $67,640 | $78,221 | $77,250 | 11 | — | $67,425 | $22,438 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation is led by Stephen B. Smith, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephen B. Smith
President
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew C. Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen B. Smith Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise S. Smith
Secretary
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation
How much does Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation give each year?
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation gave $278K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $265K across 3 grants.
What is Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $13,575, and its average grant was $69,413, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation give grants?
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation?
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation reported $39K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $331K.
What is Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Stephen B Smith Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1793679. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 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 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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