Frank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Bluefield, WV · EIN 55-0717997 · reported 2023–2025
67grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$156Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 67 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 950
Bluefield, WV 24701-0950
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 20 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Opportunity ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH | Princeton, WV | $6,000 |
| American Red Cross Southeast WV EMERGENCY SERVICES IN | Charleston, WV | $5,500 |
| Salvation Army HOMELESS SERVICES | Bluefield, WV | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army HOMELESS SERVICES | Bluefield, WV | $5,000 |
| A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry FOOD PANTRY | Tazewell, VA | $4,500 |
| Bluefield Union Mission MEETING SOCIAL, PHYSICAL | Bluefield, WV | $4,500 |
| Salvation Army HOMELESS SERVICES | Bluefield, WV | $4,500 |
| Tender Mercies Ministries FOOD PANTRY | Princeton, WV | $4,500 |
| A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry FOOD PANTRY | Tazewell, VA | $4,500 |
| Helpful Harvest Food Bank COMMUNITY | Morgantown, WV | $4,500 |
| Bluefield Union Mission MEETING SOCIAL, PHYSICAL | Bluefield, WV | $4,000 |
| Helpful Harvest Food Bank COMMUNITY | Morgantown, WV | $4,000 |
| Bluefield Beautification Commission NEW LANDSCAPE AT THE ART | Bluefield, WV | $4,000 |
| Marys Cradle | Bluefield, WV | $4,000 |
| Historic Crab Orchard Museum CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER | Tazewell, VA | $3,000 |
| Tender Mercies Ministries FOOD PANTRY | Princeton, WV | $3,000 |
| Appalachian Teen Challenge RESIDENTIAL TRAINING | Athens, WV | $3,000 |
| The Mercer County Fair | Celina, OH | $3,000 |
| Bluefield Union Mission MEETING SOCIAL, PHYSICAL | Bluefield, WV | $3,000 |
| Wade Center CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AND | Bluefield, WV | $3,000 |
| Tender Mercies Ministries FOOD PANTRY | Princeton, WV | $3,000 |
| A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry FOOD PANTRY | Tazewell, VA | $3,000 |
| Helpful Harvest Food Bank COMMUNITY | Morgantown, WV | $3,000 |
| Bluefield Beautification Commission NEW LANDSCAPE AT THE ART | Bluefield, WV | $2,500 |
| Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER | Bluefield, WV | $2,500 |
| Hinton Area Foundation Inc | Hinton, WV | $2,500 |
| Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER | Bluefield, WV | $2,500 |
| American Red Cross Southeast WV EMERGENCY SERVICES IN | Charleston, WV | $2,500 |
| City of Bluefield WV HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| The Barter Foundation TO SUPPORT PROJECT | Abingdon, VA | $2,000 |
| Bluefield University | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| The Mercer County Fair | Celina, OH | $2,000 |
| Westminster at Wade Inc | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| Marys Cradle | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| Children's Home Society of WV CHILD WELFARE | Charleston, WV | $2,000 |
| Wade Center CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AND | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| Bluefield State University Foundation | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| Bluefield University | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| The City of Bluefield | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff, VA | $2,000 |
| Marys Cradle | Bluefield, WV | $2,000 |
| American Red Cross Southeast WV EMERGENCY SERVICES IN | Charleston, WV | $1,500 |
| Historic Crab Orchard Museum CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER | Tazewell, VA | $1,500 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $1,500 |
| Buckskin Council Inc SUPPORT BSA IN WV, VA & KY | East Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Appalachian Teen Challenge RESIDENTIAL TRAINING | Athens, WV | $1,000 |
| Children's Home Society of WV CHILD WELFARE | Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Read Aloud West Virginia of Mercer Cnty LITERACY | Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Make A Wish of Greater Pennsylvania GIFT TO MAKE A WISH FOR A | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff, VA | $1,000 |
| Mercer County Opportunity ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH | Princeton, WV | $1,000 |
| Buckskin Council Inc SUPPORT BSA IN WV, VA & KY | East Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Citizens for the Arts Inc PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP | Richlands, VA | $1,000 |
| Tazewell Young Life YOUTH MINISTRY | Tazewell, VA | $1,000 |
| Historic Crab Orchard Museum CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER | Tazewell, VA | $1,000 |
| The City of Bluefield | Bluefield, WV | $1,000 |
| Mercer County Opportunity ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH | Princeton, WV | $1,000 |
| Buckskin Council Inc SUPPORT BSA IN WV, VA & KY | East Charleston, WV | $1,000 |
| Citizens for the Arts Inc PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP | Richlands, VA | $1,000 |
| Appalachian Teen Challenge RESIDENTIAL TRAINING | Athens, WV | $1,000 |
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