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Henry Laird Smith Foundation

EIN 62-6271796 · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2025

Invitation only

In 2025 it gave 33 grants worth $547,500 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $1,250 to $17,500.

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Grants in Tennessee
33 totaling $547,500
Typical grant How we figure this
$1,250 to $17,500 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $15,000: the middle grant to the 6 Tennessee groups it funded for the first time in 2025.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Williamson County · plus 16 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this
18% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2025 were new (not funded in 2023–2024): 6 of 33.
Total giving that year
$601,000

Giving by year

Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2025$601K$548K33
2024$623K$590K33
2023$692K$645K33

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • Equitable Trust CompanyCo-trustee
  • Overton T SmithTrustee
  • Russell O StewartTrustee
  • Ellen SmithTrustee
  • Jeannette WarnerTrustee
  • Sloan Warner JrTrustee

As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

How big its Tennessee grants are

Grant sizeGrants
Under $1,0005
$1,000 to $4,9999
$5,000 to $9,9994
$10,000 to $24,99910
$25,000 to $99,9993
$100,000 or more2

From its 2025 IRS filing. Small groups: look at how many grants sit in the bands you'd ask for.

Tennessee organizations it funded

Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Second HarvestNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$150K
The Land Trust for TennesseeNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$106K
Vanderbilt University Medical Center DevelopmentNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$50K
Nashville Tree FoundationNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$30K
Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$26K
Travelers RestNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$21K
Heritage FoundationFranklin, Williamson CountyDonation$20K
The Welcome GardenGoodlettsville, Davidson CountyDonation$18K
Christ Church CathedralNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$18K
St George's Episcopal ChurchNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$15K
St Luke's Community HouseNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$15K
The HermitageNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$11K
Alive HospiceNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$10K
Saint Augustine ChapelNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$10K
Siloam Family Health CenterNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$10K
Nashville SymphonyNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$6,000
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$5,000
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$5,000
YWCA of Middle TennesseeNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$5,000
CheekwoodNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$2,500
Vanderbilt College of Arts & SciencesNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$2,500
Vanderbilt Law SchoolNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$2,500
Friends of Warner ParksNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$2,000
Nashville OperaNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$1,250
Nashville Public TelevisionNashville, Davidson CountyDonation$1,250

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