Private foundation · EIN 11-6330786 · Tequesta, Florida

Robin Smith Charitable Trust

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 33 grants paid, $450K total, median $250. 27% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
33
$450K
Median grant
$250
Stays in FL
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.0M

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maltz TheatreJupiter, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$245K
Fau FoundationBoca Raton, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$130K
The Baldwin SchoolBryn Mawr, PATo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$25K
Palm Beach SymphonyWest Palm Beach, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$20K
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MATo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$6,100
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MATo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$5,000
BmccNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$3,650
Olle (lifelong Learning) JupiterJupiter, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$3,000
Poets and WritersNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$3,000
Jupiter Medical FoundationJupiter, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$2,500
Trinity CollegeTrinity, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$2,000
Metropolitan MuseumNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$600
House of the Good ShepherdUtica, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$500
ThirteenNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$500
South Florida PBSBoynton Beach, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$500
YWCA Mohawk ValleyUtica, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$250
Adirondack ExperienceBlue Mountain Lake, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$250
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$200
God's Love We DeliverNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$200
Trustbridge HospiceWest Palm Beach, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$200
BmpoaUtica, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$150
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$139
Fresh Air FundNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Old Forge Volunteer AmbulanceOld Forge, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Nature ConservancyHobe Sound, FLTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Doe FundNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Reading Is FundamentalWashington, DCTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Food Bank of NYCNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Wnet (fl Wliw)Plainview, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Covenant HouseNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Fund for Park AvenueNew York, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$100
Town of Webb Historical AssocOld Forge, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$50
Town of Webb Historical SocietyOld Forge, NYTo aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function$50

By state: Florida 9 · Pennsylvania 1 · Massachusetts 2 · New York 20 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Robin Smith Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Tequesta, Florida, administered in care of Edward I Speer Cpa, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Robin Smith Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Robin Smith Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $450K across 33 grants, a median of $250.

Where does Robin Smith Charitable Trust give?

Florida (9 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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