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Virginia Smith Charitable Trust Grants
Private foundation · EIN 86-6348709 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $2.1M
- Grants reported
- 133
- Median grant
- $4K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | $532.8K |
| 2024 | 64 | $1M |
| 2023 | 37 | $530.6K |
Where Virginia Smith Charitable Trust gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOLARSHIPS PAID TO POST- SECONDARY SCHOOLS | VARIOUS, NE | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2024 | $285K |
| SCHOLARSHIPS PAID TO POST- SECONDARY SCHOOLS | VARIOUS, NE | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2025 | $285K |
| SCHOLARSHIPS PAID TO POST- SECONDARY SCHOOLS | VARIOUS, NE | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2024 | $285K |
| SCHOLARSHIPS PAID TO POST- SECONDARY SCHOOLS | VARIOUS, NE | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2023 | $285K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | STREET PROJECT | 2024 | $50K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | STREET PROJECT | 2023 | $50K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | STREET PROJECT | 2025 | $50K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | STREET PROJECT | 2024 | $50K |
| CHAPPELL FIRE DISTRICT 1 | CHAPPELL, NE | BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $30K |
| CHAPPELL FIRE DISTRICT 1 | CHAPPELL, NE | BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $30K |
| VILLAGE OF LODGEPOLE NE | LODGEPOLE, NE | VFD TRUCK IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $25K |
| VILLAGE OF LODGEPOLE NE | LODGEPOLE, NE | VFD TRUCK IMPROVEMENTS | 2024 | $25K |
| CHAPPELL AIRPORT AUTHORITY | CHAPPELL, NE | RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $20K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | COMM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 2023 | $20K |
| CHAPPELL FIRE DISTRICT 1 | CHAPPELL, NE | EQUIPMENT | 2023 | $20K |
| CHAPPELL AIRPORT AUTHORITY | CHAPPELL, NE | RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT | 2025 | $20K |
| CHAPPELL AIRPORT AUTHORITY | CHAPPELL, NE | RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT | 2024 | $20K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | SPLASH PAD FOR POOL | 2025 | $20K |
| CREEK VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | CHAPPELL, NE | EARLY LEARNING CENTER | 2023 | $20K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | EMT SUPPORT | 2024 | $17.5K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | AMBULANCE - ON CALL WAGES | 2025 | $17.5K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | AMBULANCE PAGERS | 2023 | $17.5K |
| CITY OF CHAPPELL NEBRASKA | CHAPPELL, NE | EMT SUPPORT | 2024 | $17.5K |
| VILLAGE OF LODGEPOLE NE | LODGEPOLE, NE | CEMETERY REPAIRS | 2025 | $15K |
| CREEK VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | CHAPPELL, NE | SCOREBOARDS | 2023 | $14K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
- Contact
- CONNIE LOOS
- Address
- PO BOX 525 CHAPPELL, NE, 69129
- Phone
- 3088742929
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- WRITTEN-SEE SCHEDULE D
- Restrictions
- TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF BIG SPRINGS, CHAPPELL, AND LODGEPOLE, NEBRASKA, FOR EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY, OR CIVIC PURPOSES; OR ORGANIZATION OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, OR FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Virginia Smith Charitable Trust's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (4 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.