The Michael and Patricia Smith Foundation
Private foundation · LA Canada, CA · EIN 95-4765933 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Michael & Patricia Smith Foundation
180grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$647Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 49 of its 180 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $184K 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
4427 Woodleigh LN
LA Canada, CA 91011-3542
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Bede Catholic School | LA Canada Flt, CA | $55,000 |
| Verbum Dei High School | Los Angeles, CA | $32,000 |
| St Francis High School of LA Canada Flintridge | LA Canada, CA | $25,000 |
| Holy Family Cathedral School | Orange, CA | $24,000 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | $20,000 |
| Roman Archbishop of Los Angeles A Corporation Sole Cardinal's Award for Good Shepherds Center & Good shepherd shelter | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Holy Family Cathedral School | Orange, CA | $16,000 |
| St Bede Catholic School | LA Canada Flt, CA | $15,000 |
| Holy Family Cathedral School | Orange, CA | $15,000 |
| Loyola High School of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| St Bede Catholic School | LA Canada Flt, CA | $15,000 |
| The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles A Co Bishop's Transportation Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Jesuits West | Los Gatos, CA | $12,000 |
| Holy Family Cathedral School | Orange, CA | $10,000 |
| Jesuits West | Los Gatos, CA | $10,000 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 |
| Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy | LA Canada, CA | $8,000 |
| Loyola High School of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 |
| St John Chrysostom Catholic Church | Inglewood, CA | $7,000 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi | Los Angeles, CA | $6,500 |
| St Francis High School of LA Canada Flintridge | LA Canada, CA | $6,000 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 |
| Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Foundation | Fremont, CA | $5,000 |
| Loyola Marymount University LMU Men's Basketball Tip Off Club | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| St Johns Seminary Annual Gala | Camarillo, CA | $5,000 |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Dolores Mission Elementary School Parochial Adopt-A-Student | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Dolores Mission Elementary School Parochial | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Foundation | Fremont, CA | $5,000 |
| Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy | LA Canada, CA | $5,000 |
| Saint Marys Academy | Inglewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Council of Los an Annual Gala - Bronze Sponsor | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| St Francis High School of LA Canada Flintridge Fr. Tony Marti 80th Birthday Scholarship Fund | LA Canada, CA | $5,000 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Church | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| St Francis of Assisi | Fillmore, CA | $4,000 |
| University of Portland Peter & Christine Smith Scholarship Fund | Portland, OR | $4,000 |
| Cristo Rey San Jose High School | San Jose, CA | $4,000 |
| Jesuit Community at Loyola University | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 |
| Cristo Rey San Jose High School | San Jose, CA | $4,000 |
| Sovereign Order of Malta-Western Association | Menlo Park, CA | $4,000 |
| St Bede the Venerable Catholic Church Together in Mission | LA Canada, CA | $4,000 |
| St Bede the Venerable Catholic Church | LA Canada, CA | $3,500 |
| St Francis High School of LA Canada Flintridge | LA Canada, CA | $3,500 |
| St Bede the Venerable Catholic Church A new matching gift | LA Canada, CA | $3,500 |
| Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet St. Joseph Worker Program - California Dreamin' | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Catholic Education Foundation 35th Anniversary Celebration | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Our Lady Assumption | Ventura, CA | $3,000 |
| St Bede the Venerable Catholic Church Anew Campaign | LA Canada, CA | $3,000 |
| St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church | Rowland Hghts, CA | $3,000 |
| St Marys Catholic Church | Whittier, CA | $3,000 |
| USA West Province Society of Jesus - Jesuits West | Los Gatos, CA | $3,000 |
| Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Dolores Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| L C Pastoral Services Inc | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 |
| Sacred Heart Church | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Sisters of St Joseph in California | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Dolores Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 |
| St Francis High School of LA Canada Flintridge Fr. Tony Marti Scholarship Fund | LA Canada, CA | $2,500 |
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