Funding search · EIN 452632241 · Houston, TX

Louis & Mary Kay Smith Family Foundation

Name: Louis & Mary Kay Smith Family 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.

244
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

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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.

Top recipients

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

Saint Olaf College4 grants · $110,000
Crosslake Presbyterian Church4 grants · $105,000
Lagrange College4 grants · $100,000
Saint Thomas Presbyterian Church4 grants · $85,000
Rice Universitywilliam Marsh Rice University4 grants · $75,000
The Lift Garage4 grants · $45,800
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesotacamp Knutson4 grants · $45,000
Austin Classical Guitar Society3 grants · $40,000
The Lake Foundation4 grants · $40,000
North Hennepin Community College Foundation4 grants · $37,000

Giving over time

$402,000

2022

$334,000

2023

$425,000

2024

$475,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 244 grants.

$35,000
Saint Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2025
Education
$35,000
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2022
Education
$35,000
Saint Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2022
Education
$31,000
Crosslake Presbyterian Church · Crosslake, MN · 2025
Church
$31,000
Crosslake Presbyterian Church · Crosslake, MN · 2024
Church
$30,000
Medfield Foundation Inclegacy Fund Co Medfield Town House · Medfield, MA · 2024
Education
$30,000
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesotacamp Knutson · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Church
$29,400
The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Poverty issues
$27,500
Rice Universitywilliam Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2025
Education
$25,000
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2025
Education
$25,000
Saint Thomas Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2025
Church
$25,000
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2024
Education
$25,000
Saint Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2024
Education
$25,000
Saint Thomas Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2024
Church
$25,000
North Hennepin Community College Foundation · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2022
Education
$22,500
Rice Universitywilliam Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Education
$22,000
Crosslake Presbyterian Church · Crosslake, MN · 2022
Church
$21,000
Crosslake Presbyterian Church · Crosslake, MN · 2023
Church
$20,000
Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2025
Education
$20,000
Saint Thomas Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2023
Church
$15,000
Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2024
Education
$15,000
Lagrange College · Lagrange, GA · 2023
Education
$15,000
Rice Universitywilliam Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
Education
$15,000
Saint Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2023
Education
$15,000
Saint Thomas Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2022
Church
$13,000
Rotary Club of Houston Heights Charitable Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Education
$10,000
Austin Chamber Music Center · Austin, TX · 2025
Education
$10,000
Ballet Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Education
$10,000
Casa Marianella · Austin, TX · 2025
Poverty issues
$10,000
Cine Las Americas · Austin, TX · 2025
Education
$10,000
Out Youth Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Unspecified
$10,000
The Lake Foundation · Nisswa, MN · 2025
Education
$10,000
Austin Chamber Music Center Development Department · Austin, TX · 2024
Education
$10,000
Ballet Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Education
$10,000
Casa Marianella · Austin, TX · 2024
Poverty issues
$10,000
Out Youth Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
$10,000
The Lake Foundation · Nisswa, MN · 2024
Education
$10,000
The Lake Foundation · Nisswa, MN · 2023
Education
$10,000
Rice Universitywilliam Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
Education
$10,000
The Lake Foundation · Crosslake, MN · 2022
Education
$9,150
Seven Dreams Education Foundation · Plymouth, MN · 2024
Education
$8,325
Lakeview Elementary School · Robbinsdale, MN · 2024
Education
$8,000
Medfield Food Cupboard · Medfield, MA · 2022
Poverty issues
$8,000
Medfield High School Pto · Medfield, MA · 2022
Education
$8,000
Osseo Senior High School · Osseo, MN · 2022
Education
$7,650
We Win Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$7,500
Advocacy Center of Tompkins County · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Poverty issues
$7,500
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2025
Education
$7,500
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2024
Education
$7,325
Every Meal · Roseville, MN · 2025
Poverty issues
$7,325
Hopewell Music Cooperative North · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$7,325
Lakeview Elementary School · Robbinsdale, MN · 2025
Education
$7,325
Page Education Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$7,325
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Poverty issues
$7,325
Seven Dreams Education Foundation · Plymouth, MN · 2025
Education
$6,000
Micah 6 of Austin Texas University Presbyterian Church · Austin, TX · 2024
Poverty issues
$5,900
The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Poverty issues
$5,825
Every Meal · Roseville, MN · 2024
Poverty issues
$5,825
Hopewell Music Cooperative North · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$5,825
Page Education Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$5,825
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Poverty issues
$5,600
Jesuit Refugee Serviceusa · Washington, DC · 2022
Poverty issues
$5,600
Kids in Need of Defense · Washington, DC · 2022
Poverty issues
$5,600
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Poverty issues
$5,600
Science Olympiad · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2022
Education
$5,600
Society of Women Engineers · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$5,500
Firekeeper Alliance · East Glacier, MT · 2025
Non-specified
$5,500
Medfield Food Cupboard · Medfield, MA · 2023
Poverty issues
$5,500
Medfield Foundation Inclegacy Fund · Medfield, MA · 2023
Education
$5,500
The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Poverty issues
$5,000
Cookie Cart · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Cooper Robotics Booster Club · Golden Valley, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Dream of Wild Health · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Eva W Larowe Memorial Scholarship Fund · Medfield, MA · 2025
Non-specified
$5,000
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys · St Paul, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Girls On the Run Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Graywolf Press · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Juxtaposition Arts · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesotacamp Knutson · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Church
$5,000
Medfield Food Cupboard · Medfield, MA · 2025
Poverty issues
$5,000
Medfield Foundation Inclegacy Fund · Medfield, MA · 2025
Education
$5,000
Medfield Foundation Incthe Angel Run · Medfield, MA · 2025
Education
$5,000
Minnesota Black Collective Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Non-specified
$5,000
North Hennepin Community College Foundation · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Philando Castile Relief Foundation · Robbinsdale, MN · 2025
Poverty issues
$5,000
Pillow Elementary School · Austin, TX · 2025
Education
$5,000
Rocking the Boat · Bronx, NY · 2025
Education
$5,000
Rotary Club of Houston Heights Charitable Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
Education
$5,000
Sahan Journal · St Paul, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
Second Harvest Heartland · St Paul, MN · 2025
Poverty issues
$5,000
The Banyan Community · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education
$5,000
The Family Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Poverty issues
$5,000
Cine Las Americas · Austin, TX · 2024
Education
$5,000
Cooper Robotics Booster Club · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
Education
$5,000
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesotacamp Knutson · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Church
$5,000
Medfield Food Cupboard · Medfield, MA · 2024
Poverty issues
$5,000
Medfield Foundation Incthe Angel Run Co Medfield Town House · Medfield, MA · 2024
Education
$5,000
We Win Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$5,000
Austin Chamber Music Center · Austin, TX · 2023
Education
$5,000
Austin Classical Guitar Society · Austin, TX · 2023
Education

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