Open Foundations · Tennessee

Carolyn Smith Foundation

Hendersonvlle, Tennessee · EIN 814706113. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.9M across 162 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.

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$3.9M
paid in 2024
162
grants paid
$10K
median grant
12%
to first-time recipients
$2.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
RANDY SMITH
Address
1000 CAGES BEND COURT, GALLATIN, TN, 37066
Phone
6159733613
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
FORMAL REQUEST FROM APPLICANTS
Submission deadline
NONE SPECIFIC
Restrictions on awards
RESTRICTED TO TOTAL ASSETS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202501209349101210. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

childrencarehumanfamiliescommunity

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 162 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Vanderbilt University Medical CenteTN$360,000MEDICAL RESERACH
2Cure San Filippo FoundationSC$200,000MEDICAL RESERACH
3Monthaven Arts & Cultural CenterTN$200,000PRESERVE LOCAL & REGIONAL ART
4Inspiritus IncTN$100,000FOOD BANK
5Nashville Rescue MissionTN$100,000HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS
6Second Harvest Food BankTN$100,000FOOD TO POOR FAMILIES
7Unc Health FoundationNC$100,000PROVIDE HEALTH CARE
8Gallatin Day Care CenterTN$95,000CHILDCARE FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES
9Corner to CornerTN$75,000CREATE OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH
10One Generation AwayTN$75,000DISTRIBUTE HEALTHY FOODS TO NEEDED
11Equal Chance for EducationTN$62,500PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION
12Abe's GardenTN$60,000IMPROVE LIVES OF ALZHEIMER PATIENTS
13Big Brothers Big Sisters Mid TnTN$60,000YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS
14Community Resource Ctr of NashvilleTN$60,000PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS NEEDY
15Alzheimer's AssocationNY$50,000IMPROVE LIFES OF ALZHEIMER PATIENTS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202064$1.2M
2021142$1.5M
2022141$2.3M
2023147$3.0M
2024162$3.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Tennessee82%
North Carolina6%
District of Columbia4%
South Carolina1%
New York1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alexander SmithSECRETARY/DI · 2024
Jessica HaywoodTREASURER/DI · 2024
Randy SmithPRESIDENT/DI · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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