Open Foundations · Tennessee

Carolyn Smith Foundation

Hendersonvlle, Tennessee · EIN 814706113. It paid $4.6M across 162 grants in 2025, a median of $15K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$4.6M
paid in 2025
162
grants paid
$15K
median grant
50%
to first-time recipients
$2.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

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

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202602089349100515. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

childrenhumancarecommunityfamilieshealth

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 162 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The StoreTN$225,000Provide food for needy
2Cure Sanflippo FoundationSC$200,000Medical Research
3Gallatin Shalom ZoneTN$200,000Aid children & families
4Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTN$200,000Medical research
5Inspiritus IncTN$150,000Food Bank
6Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders AssocNY$100,000Improve lives of alzheimer patients
7Fiftyforwardsenior Citizens IncTN$100,000Programs assist adults
8Grace Place Ministry IncTN$100,000Safe home for mothers & children
9Nashville Rescue MissionTN$100,000Help people that are homeless
10Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TnTN$100,000Food to poor families
11Siloam HealthTN$100,000Assist needy through health care
12Unc Health FoundationNC$100,000Provide health care
13Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTN$100,000Medical research
14Nashville Public Media IncTN$83,000Supported civic news organization
15Community Resource CenterTN$75,000Provide essentail items for the needy

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
2025 (partial year)162$4.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Tennessee88%
North Carolina3%
District of Columbia2%
South Carolina1%
New York1%

Who decides

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

Alexander SmithSECRETARY · 2025
Jessica HaywoodTREASURER · 2025
Randy SmithPRESIDENT · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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