Smith Brothers Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing states that the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered and should not be the route in.
- Its grants look largely relationship-led: 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in an earlier filing.
- A modest request fits its usual pattern, since about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $305 and $25,000 and half of its grants to organisations were $1,250 or less.
- Its giving spans youth education and sport, music, foster care, veterans' support, animal rescue, conservation, health services, cancer research, family support and community programmes, but no general funding focus or eligibility conditions are stated, and its largest grant, about $1,800,000 to Palm Beach Community Foundation, is to a body it pays every year that regrants to other organisations, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing lists no submission deadlines and no determined selection process, so there is no set window to aim for.
Overview
Smith Brothers Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Louisville, KY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded giving was led by support for a community foundation. Other grants went to a university, a school and charitable and community organisations, including organisations providing youth education and sport, music, foster care, veterans’ support, animal rescue, conservation, health services, cancer research, family support and community programmes. The filed application information says the corporation has no determined selection process and lists no submission deadlines. No general funding focus or applicant eligibility conditions are stated in the filing; it documents a varied mix of recipient types and purposes rather than a set of stated priorities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 48 grants to organisations were $1,250 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 95% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Smith Brothers Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 95% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Palm Beach Community Foundation · To support palm beach community foundation$1,805,0592024 tax year
- Brown University · To support brown university$25,0002024 tax year
- World Series of Golf Foundation · Donation to benefit veterans and heroes$11,7012024 tax year
- Everglades Foundation · Donation to support research in the everglades$10,0002024 tax year
- Selfless Love Foundation · To support selfless love foundation$10,0002024 tax year
- Salvation Army · To support salvation army$10,0002024 tax year
- Big Dog Ranch Rescue · Donation to rescue and rehabilitate dogs$6,4152024 tax year
- Adopt A Family · To support adopt a family$6,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Barry C Brauch — Director
- Victoria A Smith — Secretary
- Shandralyn D Smith — Treasurer
- Sean S Smith — Vice-President
- Scott S Smith — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,587,509 | $947,565 | $35,319,384 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,619,225 | $1,698,236 | $39,585,568 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,429,916 | $1,905,025 | $89,729,161 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Louisville, KY
Applying to Smith Brothers Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (859) 494-0523
- Louisville, KY