Vera L Smith Charitable Foundation

PORTLAND, OR EIN: 93-1095010

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.4M

+7.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$94K

-6.0% YoY

Grant Count

14

-6.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+0.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$59K$118K$176K$235K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,417,629$2,244,912$2,145,688
Revenue$185,617$94,452$176,817
Expenses$145,697$165,231$151,701
Qualifying Distributions$111,129$124,484$116,933
Net Investment Income$152,640$55,801$144,583
Distributable Amount$115,099$107,492$104,223

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K11 grants202015 grants202115 grants202215 grants202315 grants202414 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

SNOWCAP COMMUNITY CHARIT…$14KPORTLAND ADVENTIST COMMU…$14KOHSU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY$13KOREGON HUMANE SOCIETY$9KNORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK$8KCARE$7KLOAVES & FISHES INC$5KDOVE LEWIS EMERGENCY ANI…$5KWALLACE MEDICAL CONCERN$4KPORTLAND RESCUE MISSION$4K

Grant Size Distribution

85 grants across all recorded years

85<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

LISA A JOERINPRESIDENT$4KMELISSA S ANDALVP/TREASURER$4KCOLLIN C ARDSECRETARY$4K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LISA A JOERINPRESIDENT1$4,000
MELISSA S ANDALVP/TREASURER1$4,000
COLLIN C ARDSECRETARY1$4,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

FairviewNehalemPortlandTigardTillamookWheeler

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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