Funding search · EIN 421411511 · Clear Lake, IA

Arthur W & Audrey F Smith Foundation

Name: Arthur W & Audrey F Smith Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

45
grants reported: $179,683
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,320
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community scholarships area dolly improvementscommunity local partonimaginationlibrary programsfor

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “partonimaginationlibrary” · $4,150

$2,680
Isu Extension and Outreach · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Dolly partonimaginationlibrary
$1,470
Isu Extension and Outreach · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Dolly partonimaginationlibrary

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Shores at Five Island2 grants · $23,500
Five Island Trail2 grants · $18,500
City of Emmestburg2 grants · $18,000
Emmetsburg Education Foundation2 grants · $17,328
Emmetsburg Educational Foundation2 grants · $14,000
The Palo Alto Arts Council4 grants · $11,879
Horizons Unlimited of Palo Alto County1 grant · $8,674
Lakeside Luteran Church1 grant · $7,920
Isu Ext & Outreach of Palo Alto Cty2 grants · $7,860
Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce2 grants · $6,625

Giving over time

$50,069

2022

$44,127

2023

$40,144

2024

$45,343

2025

Grant history

All 45 reported grants, largest first.

$15,000
City of Emmestburg · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
Splash pad / playground equip
$14,500
The Shores at Five Island · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Improvementscommunity recreation area
$11,500
Five Island Trail · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
Recreational trail project
$10,328
Emmetsburg Education Foundation · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Scholarships ;sponsor springmusical
$9,000
The Shores at Five Island · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Improvementscommunity recreation area
$8,674
Horizons Unlimited of Palo Alto County · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Improvementsfor low incomeapartments
$7,920
Lakeside Luteran Church · Emmetsburh, IA · 2025
General support
$7,000
Emmetsburg Educational Foundation · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$7,000
Emmetsburg Educational Foundation · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
Scholarships- fund spring musical
$7,000
Five Island Trail · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
Recreational trail project
$7,000
Emmetsburg Education Foundation · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Scholarships ;sponsor springmusical
$5,680
Isu Ext & Outreach of Palo Alto Cty · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
General support
$5,625
Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Lights
$5,000
Horizons Unlimited · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Purchase of van
$4,675
Palo Alto County Conservation · Ruthven, IA · 2023
General support
$3,500
Emmetsburg Community Development Corp · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Emmetsburgeconomicdevelopment
$3,400
The Palo Alto Arts Council · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
Funding for local community programs
$3,390
The Palo Alto Arts Council · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Funding programsfor community
$3,000
City of Emmestburg · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
Community visioning committee
$2,680
Isu Extension and Outreach · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
Dolly partonimaginationlibrary
$2,622
The Palo Alto Arts Council · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Funding programsfor community
$2,467
The Palo Alto Arts Council · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
Funding for local community programs
$2,320
Emmetsburg Hawkette'S Dance Team · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
General support
$2,320
Emmetsburg Hot Shots Trapshooting Team · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
General support
$2,320
Vocal Boosters of Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
General support
$2,180
Isu Ext & Outreach of Palo Alto Cty · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center · Spencer, IA · 2023
General support
$1,977
Vocal Boosters of Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
General support
$1,549
Horizons Unlimited · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
General support
$1,500
Isu Extension and Outreach · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Funding foryouth workshops
$1,480
Emmetsburg Municipal Band · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
General support
$1,470
Isu Extension and Outreach · Emmetsburg, IA · 2022
Dolly partonimaginationlibrary
$1,454
Emmetsburg Public Library · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
General support
$1,412
Emmetsburg Public Library · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
General support
$1,150
Emmetsburg Public Library · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
General support
$1,115
Emmetsburg Police Dept · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
General support
$1,100
Emmetsburg Main Street Comm Theatre · Emmetsburg, IA · 2025
General support
$1,068
Emmetsburg Main Street Community Theatre · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
General support
$1,051
Emmetsburg Main Street Comm Theatre · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce · Spencer, IA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Emmetsburg Vfw Post 2295 · Emmetsurg, IA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Iowa Project Aware · Marion, IA · 2022
River cleanup
$900
Emmetsburg Municipal Band · Emmetsburg, IA · 2023
General support
$850
Palo Alto County Conservation · Ruthven, IA · 2022
General support
$506
Centers Against Abuse & Sex Assault · Spencer, IA · 2024
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.