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Private foundation (trust)EIN 760101380Est. 1984-07

VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 770273207

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$95.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

141

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$30K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Grants must be submitted by feb 15,may…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.9M

Total Expenses

$4.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.3M

Distributable Amount

$4.7M

Min. Investment Return

$4.8M

Undistributed Income

$4.5M

Payout rate 93%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.93%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

141 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $25K to maximum $200K, 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 2021 to 2024. Peak $4.6M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

TIRR FOUNDATION
$500K
5 grants
HOUSTON HOSPICE
$400K
4 grants
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
$400K
4 grants
THE SALVATION ARMY
$350K
7 grants
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS - HOUSTON
$344K
7 grants
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE HOUSTON
$320K
4 grants
TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
$300K
2 grants
FOUNDATION FOR JONES HALL
$250K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
127
grants
$10–50K
319
grants
$50–250K
54
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Texas
$15.3M
99% of total
Alabama
$105K
1% of total
Colorado
$40K
0% of total
Georgia
$35K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$10K
0% of total

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