Flora Bernice Smith Foundation

Tax-deductible

Syracuse, NY501(c)(3)EIN 51-0181016

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$9K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$9K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$295K
+128% vs prior year
Spent
$213K
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$295K
FY2025▲ +128%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$413K
FY2021$383K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$129K
FY2025$295K
Expenses
$213K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$209K
FY2025$213K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 73% · $156K Operating & administrative 27% · $57K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF; $9K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,084Pt VII · Sec A
$3,084Pt VII · Sec A
$3,083Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mary Anne Cody$3,084$2,205$2,213
Anne Ruffer$3,084$2,205$2,212
Edward Spencer$3,083$2,205$2,212

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Syracuse, NY.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 9 grants · $156K · 2025–2025
Elmcrest Chidlren's CenterFY2025$25,000
House of Providence AssociationFY2025$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of SyracuseFY2025$18,000
Aurora of Central New York INCFY2025$18,000
Central New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty AnimalsFY2025$16,000
St Thomas PreparatoryFY2025$15,000
St Mary's of the LakeFY2025$15,000
St Joseph's Health FoundationFY2025$14,500
Crouse Irving FoundationFY2025$14,500

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$17K
Median grantPart XV$16K
Largest grantPart XV$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$295K
Investment income$295K
Money out
$213K
Grants paid$156K
Running costs$57K
Owns and owes
$2.8M
net assets
Cash and savings$48K
Total assets$2.8M
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid3
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$295K
Total revenue$295K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$48K
Total assets$2.8M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$2.8M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $295K$213K$81K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $129K$209K−$80K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $80K$202K−$122K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $146K$195K−$48K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $383K$229K$154K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $413K$224K$189K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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