Funding search · EIN 550717997 · Bluefield, WV

Frank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust

Name: Frank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust 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.

84
grants reported: $209,330
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
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

food pantry services center cultural heritage child community

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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.

20 grants matching “bluefield” · $47,266

$4,000
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Meeting social, physical
$2,500
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2025
New landscape at the art
$2,500
Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Cultural heritage center
$2,000
City of Bluefield Wv · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Holiday of lights
$2,000
Bluefield University · Bluefield, WV · 2025
General purpose
$3,000
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Meeting social, physical
$2,000
Bluefield University · Bluefield, WV · 2024
General purpose
$2,000
Bluefield State University Foundation · Bluefield, WV · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
The City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2024
New landscape at the art
$1,000
Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Cultural heritage center
$500
Greater Bluefield Chamber of · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Mercer/tazewell reading bee
$4,500
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Meeting social, physical
$4,000
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2023
New landscape at the art
$2,500
Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Cultural heritage center
$1,000
The City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Donation
$500
Greater Bluefield Chamber of · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Mercer/tazewell reading bee
$6,766
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Meeting social, physical
$2,000
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2022
New landscape at the art
$1,500
The City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Donation

Top recipients

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

Salvation Army4 grants · $21,266
A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry4 grants · $18,766
Bluefield Union Mission4 grants · $18,266
Tender Mercies Ministries4 grants · $17,266
American Red Cross Southeast Wv4 grants · $15,500
Helpful Harvest Food Bank4 grants · $15,266
Bluefield Beautification Commission4 grants · $9,500
Mercer County Opportunity4 grants · $9,000
Appalachian Teen Challenge4 grants · $8,000
Marys Cradle3 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$53,330

2022

$51,000

2023

$49,000

2024

$56,000

2025

Grant history

All 84 reported grants, largest first.

$6,766
A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry · Tazewell, VA · 2022
Food pantry
$6,766
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Meeting social, physical
$6,766
Salvation Army · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Homeless services
$6,766
Tender Mercies Ministries · Princeton, WV · 2022
Food pantry
$6,000
Mercer County Opportunity · Princeton, WV · 2024
Assist individuals with
$6,000
American Red Cross Southeast Wv · Charleston, WV · 2022
Emergency services in
$5,500
American Red Cross Southeast Wv · Charleston, WV · 2025
Emergency services in
$5,000
Salvation Army · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Homeless services
$5,000
Salvation Army · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Homeless services
$4,500
A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry · Tazewell, VA · 2025
Food pantry
$4,500
A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry · Tazewell, VA · 2023
Food pantry
$4,500
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Meeting social, physical
$4,500
Helpful Harvest Food Bank · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Community
$4,500
Salvation Army · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Homeless services
$4,500
Tender Mercies Ministries · Princeton, WV · 2023
Food pantry
$4,000
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Meeting social, physical
$4,000
Helpful Harvest Food Bank · Morgantown, WV · 2025
Community
$4,000
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2023
New landscape at the art
$4,000
Marys Cradle · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Donation
$3,766
Helpful Harvest Food Bank · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Community
$3,000
Historic Crab Orchard Museum · Tazewell, VA · 2025
Cultural heritage center
$3,000
Tender Mercies Ministries · Princeton, WV · 2025
Food pantry
$3,000
A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Food pantry
$3,000
Bluefield Union Mission · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Meeting social, physical
$3,000
Helpful Harvest Food Bank · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Community
$3,000
Tender Mercies Ministries · Princeton, WV · 2024
Food pantry
$3,000
Wade Center · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Children's programming and
$3,000
Appalachian Teen Challenge · Athens, WV · 2023
Residential training
$3,000
The Mercer County Fair · Celina, OH · 2023
Donation
$3,000
Appalachian Teen Challenge · Athens, WV · 2022
Residential training
$2,500
Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Cultural heritage center
$2,500
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2025
New landscape at the art
$2,500
Hinton Area Foundation · Hinton, WV · 2025
General operations
$2,500
American Red Cross Southeast Wv · Charleston, WV · 2024
Emergency services in
$2,500
Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Cultural heritage center
$2,000
Bluefield University · Bluefield, WV · 2025
General purpose
$2,000
City of Bluefield Wv · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Holiday of lights
$2,000
Marys Cradle · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Contribution
$2,000
The Barter Foundation · Abingdon, VA · 2025
To support project
$2,000
The Mercer County Fair · Celina, OH · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Westminster at Wade · Bluefield, WV · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Bluefield State University Foundation · Bluefield, WV · 2024
General purposes
$2,000
Bluefield University · Bluefield, WV · 2024
General purpose
$2,000
Marys Cradle · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Contribution
$2,000
Southwest Virginia Community College · Cedar Bluff, VA · 2024
Donation
$2,000
The City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Donation
$2,000
Children'S Home Society of Wv · Charleston, WV · 2023
Child welfare
$2,000
Wade Center · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Children's programming and
$2,000
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2022
New landscape at the art
$2,000
Children'S Home Society of Wv · Charleston, WV · 2022
Child welfare
$2,000
Town of Athens · Athens, WV · 2022
Athens park
$1,500
Historic Crab Orchard Museum · Tazewell, VA · 2024
Cultural heritage center
$1,500
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
American Red Cross Southeast Wv · Charleston, WV · 2023
Emergency services in
$1,500
The City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Appalachian Teen Challenge · Athens, WV · 2025
Residential training
$1,000
Buckskin Council · East Charleston, WV · 2025
Support bsa in wv, va & ky
$1,000
Children'S Home Society of Wv · Charleston, WV · 2025
Child welfare
$1,000
Make a Wish of Greater Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Gift to make a wish for a
$1,000
Mercer County Opportunity · Princeton, WV · 2025
Assist individuals with
$1,000
Read Aloud West Virginia of Mercer Cnty · Charleston, WV · 2025
Literacy
$1,000
Southwest Virginia Community College · Cedar Bluff, VA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Appalachian Teen Challenge · Athens, WV · 2024
Residential training
$1,000
Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Cultural heritage center
$1,000
Bluefield Beautification Commission · Bluefield, WV · 2024
New landscape at the art
$1,000
Buckskin Council · East Charleston, WV · 2024
Support bsa in wv, va & ky
$1,000
Children'S Home Society of Wv · Charleston, WV · 2024
Child welfare
$1,000
Citizens for the Arts · Richlands, VA · 2024
Program sponsorship
$1,000
Make a Wish of Greater Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Gift to make a wish for a
$1,000
Buckskin Council · East Charleston, WV · 2023
Support bsa in wv, va & ky
$1,000
Citizens for the Arts · Richlands, VA · 2023
Program sponsorship
$1,000
Historic Crab Orchard Museum · Tazewell, VA · 2023
Cultural heritage center
$1,000
Mercer County Opportunity · Princeton, WV · 2023
Assist individuals with
$1,000
Tazewell Young Life · Tazewell, VA · 2023
Youth ministry
$1,000
The City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Buckskin Council · East Charleston, WV · 2022
Support bsa in wv, va & ky
$1,000
Citizens for the Arts · Richlands, VA · 2022
Program sponsorship
$1,000
Historic Crab Orchard Museum · Tazewell, VA · 2022
Cultural heritage center
$1,000
Mercer County Opportunity · Princeton, WV · 2022
Assist individuals with
$1,000
The Mercer County Fair · Celina, OH · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Wade Center · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Children's programming and
$500
The Chamber of Commerce of the · Bluefield, WV · 2025
General purpose
$500
Greater Bluefield Chamber of · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Mercer/tazewell reading bee
$500
Greater Bluefield Chamber of · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Mercer/tazewell reading bee

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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.