Henry Laird Smith Foundation
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 62-6271796 · reported 2023–2025
152grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 152 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $88K 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
4400 Harding Pike Ste 310
Nashville, TN 37205-2314
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest | Nashville, TN | $200,000 |
| Second Harvest | Nashville, TN | $150,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | $126,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | $126,000 |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $106,000 |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $101,000 |
| Second Harvest | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $51,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Siloam Family Health Center | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Siloam Family Health Center | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development | Nashville, TN | $40,000 |
| Nashville Tree Foundation | Nashville, TN | $30,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development | Nashville, TN | $30,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | $26,000 |
| Equal Chance for Education | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Equal Chance for Education | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Travelers Rest | Nashville, TN | $21,000 |
| Heritage Foundation | Franklin, TN | $20,000 |
| Cumberland River Compact | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Cumberland River Compact | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Travelers Rest | Nashville, TN | $18,500 |
| The Welcome Garden | Goodlettsville, TN | $18,000 |
| Christ Church Cathedral | Nashville, TN | $17,500 |
| Christ Church Cathedral | Nashville, TN | $17,500 |
| Christ Church Cathedral | Nashville, TN | $17,500 |
| St George's Episcopal Church | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| St Luke's Community House | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| St Luke's Community House | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| St Luke's Community House | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County | Franklin, TN | $12,890 |
| The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County | Franklin, TN | $12,110 |
| The Hermitage | Nashville, TN | $11,000 |
| The Hermitage | Nashville, TN | $11,000 |
| Travelers Rest | Nashville, TN | $11,000 |
| Alive Hospice | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Kentucky Children's Hospital | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Saint Augustine Chapel | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Siloam Family Health Center | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| St John's Episcopal Cathedral | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | Lynchburg, VA | $10,000 |
| Nashville Tree Foundation | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| John Laird Cemetery Association | Columbia, TN | $10,000 |
| Nashville Tree Foundation | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| St John's Episcopal Cathedral | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 |
| High Line Canal Conservancy | Denver, CO | $9,000 |
| Cheekwood | Nashville, TN | $7,000 |
| Nashville Symphony | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Nashville Symphony | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Cheekwood | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Nashville Symphony | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Camp Horsin' Around | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Lexarts Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| YWCA of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Camp Horsin' Around | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Kentucky Children's Hospital | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Lexarts Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 152 reported grants.
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