W W Smith Charitable Trust

SAINT LOUIS, MO EIN: 23-6648841

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$243.2M

+3.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$12.1M

+47.2% YoY

Grant Count

251

+25000.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$48K

-99.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$16M$21M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$243,205,218$234,099,896$214,505,308
Revenue$14,750,621$18,822,893$6,358,198
Expenses$13,078,039$8,925,356$10,854,296
Qualifying Distributions$12,579,378$8,669,687$10,533,054
Net Investment Income$14,482,859$18,580,266$6,097,052
Distributable Amount$11,682,165$10,719,310$10,166,131

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$6M$9M$12M1 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024251 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE…$223KDREXEL UNIVERSITY$200KWEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY …$163KROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDAT…$155KSAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY$141KVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY$138KDREXEL UNIVERSITY$125KDREXEL UNIVERSITY$125KDREXEL UNIVERSITY$125KINSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES…$125K

Grant Size Distribution

255 grants across all recorded years

170<$50K46$50–100K35$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M4$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

WELLS FARGO BANK NACO-TRUSTEE$281K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WELLS FARGO BANK NACO-TRUSTEE15$281,439
DEBORAH MCKENNACO-TRUSTEE20

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AbingtonAmblerArdmoreAstonBala CynwydBaltimoreBlue BellBryn MawrCamdenChalfontChesterCheyneyChicagoCoatesvilleCollegevilleDevonDowningtownDoylestownEast Norriton TownshipEast Point

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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