Russell L Smith and Vera M Smith Educational Medical and Charitable
Private foundation · LA Crosse, WI · EIN 39-1744162 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Smith Russell & Vera Private Fdn
100grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$814Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 100 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $150K 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
230 Front St N
LA Crosse, WI 54601-3219
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. 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uwl Alumni & Friends Foundation EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $30,000 |
| Viterbo University EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $26,000 |
| Viterbo University EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $26,000 |
| Viterbo University EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $26,000 |
| Aquinas Catholic Schools Foundation HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $25,000 |
| Aquinas Catholic Schools Foundation HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $25,000 |
| LA Crosse Community Theatre HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $20,000 |
| LA Crosse Area Family YMCA ANNUAL CAMPAIGN | LA Crosse, WI | $19,000 |
| Catholic Charities HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $17,500 |
| LA Crosse Area Family YMCA ANNUAL CAMPAIGN | LA Crosse, WI | $17,000 |
| Gundersen Medical Foundation MEDICAL | LA Crosse, WI | $16,667 |
| Catholic Charities HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $15,500 |
| Wtc Foundation EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $15,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church MINISTRY | LA Crosse, WI | $15,000 |
| Great Rivers United Way HUMANITARIAN | Onalaska, WI | $15,000 |
| Wtc Foundation EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $15,000 |
| Coulee Region Humane Society HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $15,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church MINISTRY | LA Crosse, WI | $15,000 |
| Great Rivers United Way HUMANITARIAN | Onalaska, WI | $15,000 |
| Wtc Foundation EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $15,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church MINISTRY | LA Crosse, WI | $15,000 |
| Great Rivers United Way HUMANITARIAN | Onalaska, WI | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $14,000 |
| Uw-La Crosse Foundation Inc FALL ACCOUNTING | LA Crosse, WI | $13,500 |
| YMCA EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $13,000 |
| Catholic Charities HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $12,500 |
| Uwl Alumni & Friends Foundation EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $12,500 |
| Salvation Army HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $12,500 |
| Junior Achievement EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $11,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services HUMANITARIAN | Harlan, IA | $10,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse HUMANITARIAN | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Native Hawaiian Advancement HUMANITARIAN | Kapolei, HI | $10,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse HUMANITARIAN | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Junior Achievement EDUCATION | LA Crosse, WI | $9,000 |
| LA Crosse Valley View Rotary Club MOON TUNES | LA Crosse, WI | $8,000 |
| Salvation Army HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $7,500 |
| Salvation Army HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $7,500 |
| United Fund for the Arts and Humanities HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $7,500 |
| LA Crosse Valley View Rotary Club MOON TUNES | LA Crosse, WI | $7,500 |
| LA Crosse Valley View Rotary Club MOON TUNES | LA Crosse, WI | $7,000 |
| Family & Children's Center CHILD WELFARE | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| LA Crosse Community Theatre HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Alliance Family Services HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Ufah ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| The Parenting Place HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Good Fight Community Center HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| St Clare Health Mission MEDICAL | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| LA Crosse Area Family YMCA ANNUAL CAMPAIGN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Family & Children's Center CHILD WELFARE | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Good Fight Community Center HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| St Clare Health Mission MEDICAL | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Ufah ANNUAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| Family & Children's Center CHILD WELFARE | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| LA Crosse Community Theatre HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
| The Parenting Place HUMANITARIAN | LA Crosse, WI | $5,000 |
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