Private foundation · Lindstrom, MN

Marlene a Smith Foundation

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Typical grant size
$3K $3K $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
7
Repeat grantees
2
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Charles Mark Davidson
PAST PRESIDENT
Tricia Ann Wilmot
PRESIDENT
Rebecca Ann Erickson
TREASURER
Jennifer Laduke
SECRETARY

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
7.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
48
Total grants awarded
$147K
Total amount
$3K
Average grant
$10K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$39K
11 grants
2023
$33K
9 grants
2022
$33K
6 grants
2021
$13K
6 grants
2020
$11K
6 grants
2019
$9K
6 grants
2018
$8K
3 grants
2017
$3K
1 grants

Top recipients

15 grants · MN
$28K
Kirkwood Comm College
3 grants · IA
$19K
Bluegrass Community & Tech College
4 grants · KY
$17K
Elizabethtown Comm College
2 grants · KY
$15K
3 grants · MN · ✓ Exact match
$12K
2 grants · MN · ✓ Exact match
$10K
St Cloud Tech
3 grants · MN
$8K
Madisonville Comm College
2 grants · KY
$8K
Anoka Tech College
1 grant · MN
$5K
Midwest Tech Institute
2 grants · MO
$5K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Elizabethtown Comm College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2024
$10K
Dunwoody College of Technology
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2024
$8K
St Cloud Tech & Community College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2024
$5K
Bluegrass Community & Tech College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2024
$3K
Midwest Tech Institute
SCHOLARSHIP
MO · TY 2024
$3K
Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2024
$3K
Lake Superior College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2024
$3K
Century College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2024
$3K
Anoka Ramsey Community College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2024
$3K
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Henrycarroll
SCHOLARSHIP
TN · TY 2024
$500
Greenville Technical College
SCHOLARSHIP
SC · TY 2024
$500
Kirkwood Comm College
SCHOLARSHIP
IA · TY 2023
$8K
Elizabethtown Comm College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2023
$5K
Anoka Tech College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2023
$5K
Bluegrass Community & Tech College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2023
$3K
Pine Technical & Community College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2023
$3K
Owensboro Comm & Tech College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2023
$3K
St Cloud Tech
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2023
$3K
Midwest Tech Institute
SCHOLARSHIP
MO · TY 2023
$3K
Tri-county Technical College
SCHOLARSHIP
SC · TY 2023
$1K
Bluegrass Community & Tech College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2022
$9K
Kirkwood Comm College
SCHOLARSHIP
IA · TY 2022
$9K
Pine Technical & Community College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2022
$6K
Madisonville Comm College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2022
$5K
Dunwoody College of Technology
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2022
$3K
St Cloud Tech
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2022
$3K
Bluegrass Community & Tech College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2021
$3K
Kirkwood Comm College
SCHOLARSHIP
IA · TY 2021
$3K
Pine Technical & Community College
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2021
$3K
St Cloud Tech
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2021
$3K
Madisonville Comm College
SCHOLARSHIP
KY · TY 2021
$3K
Tcat - Mckenzie Tn
SCHOLARSHIP
TN · TY 2021
$500
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2020
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2020
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2020
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2020
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2020
$650
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2020
$500
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2019
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2019
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2019
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2019
$500
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2019
$500
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2019
$500
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2018
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2018
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2018
$3K
Tyler Fish
SCHOLARSHIP
MN · TY 2017
$3K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.