Grants awarded
Who does R E Smith Foundation fund?
R E Smith Foundation has awarded $2.1 million across 208 grants to 81 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $10,250. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $7,875 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.1M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
81
Grants
208
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $220K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army | $117K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Joy School | $98K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Communities in Schools | $75K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Episcopal High School | $70K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
Texas A&m Foundation
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$68K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
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$62K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| P Post Oak Club | $60K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
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$60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| C Chinquapin Prepatory School | $60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$60K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $59K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Houston Zoo INC
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$58K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| D Duval County Emergency Service | $58K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kids Meals INC | $55K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Texas Children's Hospital
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$52K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| T Texas Southern University | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$34K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
Dec My Room INC
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$30K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
Southern Methodist University
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$29K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S Spay Neuter Assistance Program | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S SC Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society INC | $25K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Astros Foundation
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
The Houston Food Bank
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$25K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T Toys for Tots Houston | $22K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$21K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| P Pin Oak Charity Horse Show | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$20K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Star of Hope Mission | $17K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Be a Champion INC
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$16K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| G Greater Houston Community Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mental Health America of Greater Houston | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Iga Nephropathy Foundation of America INC
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$13K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NJ | |
| U Um College of Arts& Science | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Texas Christian University
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$12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$11K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| T Tirr Foundation | $11K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Houston Area Womens Center | $10K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country INC
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$10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | TX | |
Legacy Community Health Services INC
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Wig Out
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R River Oaks Foundation INC | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NH | |
| U University of St Thomas | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | FL | |
| C Child Advocates INC | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lyford Cay Club Charitable | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends for Life | $9K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | DC | |
| T The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | TX | |
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$7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VA | |
Kerrville Pets Alive
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$5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | TX | |
| H Heroes for Children | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | VA | |
| S Search Homeless Services | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Memorial Park Conservancy INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Italian Greyhound Rescue Foundation INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MA | |
The Arbor School
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
The Council on Recovery
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$4K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Spidletop Community Impact Partners | $3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Receipt for Success | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Lukes United Methodist Church | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
Halo Flight INC
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$1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX |
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