Funding search · EIN 461709171 · Houston, TX
Re Bob and Vivian Smith Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 53
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- St Faustina Catholic Church3 grants · $150,000
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation3 grants · $100,000
- Texas a&M Foundation3 grants · $75,000
- Houston Christian High School3 grants · $75,000
- Wreaths Across America - Houston3 grants · $75,000
- The Spirit Cookers3 grants · $65,000
- Sunshine Kids Foundation3 grants · $60,000
- Epilepsy Foundation3 grants · $60,000
- University of Houston at Sugar Land2 grants · $60,000
- Arbor Preschool3 grants · $55,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
St Faustina Catholic Church · Fulshear, TX · 2024
General support
- $50,000
St Faustina Catholic Church · Fulshear, TX · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General support
- $50,000
St Faustina Catholic Church · Fulshear, TX · 2022
General support
- $30,000
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Houston Christian High School · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
University of Houston at Sugar Land · Sugar Land, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
University of Houston at Sugar Land · Sugar Land, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Astrodome Conservancy Grant · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Folds of Honor South Texas Aa · Friendswood, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Texas a&M Foundation · College Station, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
The Spirit Cookers · Willis, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Wreaths Across America - Houston · Kingwood, TX · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Epilepsy Foundation · Landover, MD · 2023
General support
- $25,000
St Jude Children'S Research · Memphis, TN · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Texas a&M Foundation · College Station, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Wreaths Across America - Houston · Kingwood, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Houston Christian High School · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Texas a&M Foundation · College Station, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Wreaths Across America - Houston · Kingwood, TX · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Arbor Preschool · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Houston Christian High School · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
St Edwards University · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
St Jude Children'S Research · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Sunshine Kids Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Theater Under the Stars · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Arbor Preschool · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Sunshine Kids Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
The Spirit Cookers · Willis, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Epilepsy Foundation · Landover, MD · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Tower · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Sunshine Kids Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $20,000
The Spirit Cookers · Willis, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Epilepsy Foundation · Landover, MD · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2024
Genral support
- $15,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2023
Genral support
- $15,000
St Edwards University · Austin, TX · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Arbor Preschool · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2022
Genral support
- $10,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Stafford, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Grace School · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $8,000
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
General support
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