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Private foundation (trust)EIN 860986636Est. 2000-07

THE LESTER AND ROBERTA SMITH FOUNDATION

TUCSON, AZ 85711

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$106K

FY 2024

Grants Made

7

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$30K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$218K

Total Expenses

$151K

Qualifying Distributions

$145K

Distributable Amount

$174K

Min. Investment Return

$177K

Undistributed Income

$156K

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $30K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $195K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

31 grants

TUCSON YOUTH MUSIC CENTER 86-6051375
$82K
4 grants
SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATION
$60K
2 grants
GAP MINISTRIES FOR FOOD PACKAGING SYSTEM
$44K
2 grants
TUCSON VILLAGE FARM
$42K
2 grants
YOUTH ON THEIR OWN
$40K
2 grants
TUCSON BADGER YOUTH WRESTLING CLUB
$40K
3 grants
SARSEF
$40K
2 grants
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$30K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants

<$10K
9
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

Arizona
$515K
100% of total

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