May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust

Overview

The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust was created in 1989 by May Smith to provide grants to organizations that serve the needs of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the disadvantaged. The Trust makes grants internationally, but is particularly interested in projects that serve people in the countries that May and her husband Stanley enjoyed visiting during their lifetimes: the United States, the Bahamas, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

The Trust makes grants to organizations that are recognized as 501(c)(3) public charities by the United States Internal Revenue Service, and to non-U.S. organizations that can demonstrate that they would meet the requirements for such status. The Charitable Trust provides support in the following areas:

General operating support
Capacity building
Program support
Equipment
Tuition assistance

Areas of Interest

In 2007, the Trust paid out grants totaling over $6,000,000, which were distributed as shown among the following program areas:

Arts & Culture — 6%
Children & Youth — 8%
Community Development — 6%
Education — 43%
Health — 11%
Human Services — 21%
International Development — 5%

Application Procedures

The Charitable Trust has no proposal submission deadline, and proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants are notified promptly when their proposals are received but should expect to wait three to six months for notification of the Trustees' decision.

Please carefully review the complete Application Guidelines before submitting a proposal. Questions may be sent to the Grants Associate at prodgers@adminitrustllc.com. The mailing address for questions and applications is:

Patricia Rodgers
Grants Associate
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
c/o AdminiTrust LLC
2320 Marinship Way, Suite 150
Sausalito, CA 94965

Reporting Guidelines

The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust requires a report from each grantee which confirms that the funds granted were used for the intended purpose. There is no standard report form. However, narrative and financial descriptions of how grant funds were spent should be submitted and should incorporate information outlined in the Guidelines for Grant Reporting.

Foundation Status

The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust has been recognized by the IRS as a private foundation, exempt from income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and a foreign organization. The Trust's IRS Form 990-PF can be viewed on Guidestar's Web site.

Board of Trustees

John P. Collins
Ruth M. Collins
N. Dale Matheny