In 2022, The May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust awarded 146 grants totaling $19,286,209, with an average grant award size of $132,097 and an average annual grant payment of $82,006.
The list below details all grants approved since 2019, representing the Trust’s current interests. The list can be filtered by Funding Priority.
| Organization | Location | Program | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $100,000 | Over two years to provide foster youth with trained volunteers who serve as advocates and mentors |
| CASA of Yellowstone County | Billings, MT, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $60,000 | Over two years to provide foster youth with trained volunteers to serve as advocates and mentors |
| Covenant House Alaska | Anchorage, AK, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $250,000 | Over two years to support Alaska's youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $100,000 | Over two years to support immigrant children and families involved in, or eligible for, child welfare services |
| Jumping Mouse Children's Center | Port Townsend, WA, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $100,000 | Over two years to provide therapy to at-risk children and support for their caregivers |
| Just In Time for Foster Youth | San Diego, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $150,000 | Over two years to support foster youth to become independent and self-sufficient |
| New Mexico Child Advocacy Networks | Albuquerque, NM, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $150,000 | Over two years to support youth impacted by foster care, homelessness, or the juvenile justice system |
| Urban Peak Denver | Denver, CO, USA | Foster Youth | 2023 | $150,000 | Over two years to support Denver's homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $250,000 | Over two years to ensure LA's foster youth have access to stable homes, health care, and education |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County | Austin, TX, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $100,000 | Over two years to support Travis County youth transitioning out of the foster care system |
| Family Builders | Oakland, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $100,000 | Over two years to support foster and adoptive families and youth in the Bay Area |
| Homeless Youth Alliance | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $100,000 | Over two years to provide supportive services to homeless youth in San Francisco |
| Imagine Los Angeles Inc. | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $150,000 | To help individuals and families understand and navigate local, state, and federal benefits |
| National Low Income Housing Coalition | Washington, DC, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $200,000 | To prevent evictions and ensure housing stability for households affected by the pandemic |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $350,000 | Over two years to prevent child abuse and support vulnerable families to become healthy and stable |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $200,000 | Over two years to ensure foster youth have the committed and skilled care that they need to thrive |
| A Home Within | Oakland, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $200,000 | Over two years to provide high-quality, consistent, long-term mental health support for foster youth |
| Beyond Emancipation | Oakland, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $185,000 | Over two years to support foster youth to transition to independence |
| Bridge Meadows | Portland, OR, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $150,000 | Over two years to create and sustain intergenerational communities for foster youth, families, and elders |
| Center for Children & Youth Justice | Seattle, WA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $100,000 | Over two years to support foster, homeless, and juvenile justice-involved youth in Washington State |
| Family Builders | Oakland, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $35,000 | To support the evaluation of the Youth Acceptance Project |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $250,000 | Over two years to provide housing and wraparound services to youth transitioning from foster care |
| Fostering Media Connections | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $120,000 | Over two years to use solution-based journalism to advance child welfare reform |
| Friends of the Children - National Office | Portland, OR, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $200,000 | Over two years to provide long-term one-on-one mentoring and support to at-risk youth and families |
| Greater Horizons | Kansas City, MO, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $100,000 | To implement a pooled fund to distribute grants to foster youth campus support programs |
| HomeRise | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $125,000 | To provide supportive housing to homeless transitional age youth |
| Juma Ventures | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $100,000 | To help foster youth gain job experience and prepare them for careers |
| Los Angeles City College Foundation | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $40,000 | To support current and former foster youth to enroll, persist, and graduate from college |
| Mountain Home Montana Inc | Missoula, MT, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $130,000 | Over two years to support young mothers and their children who are at risk of child welfare involvement |
| On The Move | Napa, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2022 | $200,000 | Over two years to support foster youth to successfully transition into independent adulthood |