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 20222024. 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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genral

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$415,000
2022
$378,000
2023
$412,000
2024

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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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.