Grants - May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Grants - May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust supports organizations serving people with disabilities, foster youth, older adults, and veterans, funding services and broader work that promotes dignity and inclusion.
Funder: May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Due Dates: No published deadline (email inquiries)
Funding Amounts: Grants generally range from roughly $30,000 to $600,000
Summary: The Trust supports organizations serving four focus populations in the Western United States.
Key Information: Unsolicited funding requests are not accepted; eligible organizations may send an email inquiry for future consideration.
Description
The May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust funds work benefiting adults and transitioning youth with disabilities, foster youth, older adults, and veterans. Guided by its 2024–2028 Strategic Plan, it supports direct services as well as work at the family, community, and systems levels. Its priorities include promoting dignity, agency, and inclusion and making a lasting difference in the lives of people within its focus populations.
The Trust is not accepting unsolicited funding requests, but it invites potentially eligible organizations to describe their work through a brief email inquiry. Organizations and programs must align directly with a strategy in one of its four program areas.
