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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeless Youth Alliance | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $20,000 | To provide emergency supplies and food for homeless youth and to hire additional staff |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $100,000 | Over two years to support immigrant children and families within the child welfare system |
| Juma Ventures | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $150,000 | To help foster youth gain job experience and prepare them for careers |
| Jumping Mouse Children's Center | Port Townsend, WA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $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 | 2020 | $150,000 | Over two years to support foster youth to become independent and self-sufficient |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $475,000 | Over three years to support homeless youth and youth at-risk of homelessness in San Francisco |
| Los Angeles City College Foundation | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $60,000 | Over two years to support current and former foster youth to enroll, persist, and graduate from college |
| Mountain Home Montana Inc. | Missoula, MT, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $100,000 | Over two years to support young mothers and their children who are at risk of child welfare involvement |
| New Door Ventures | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $40,000 | To provide laptops and stipends to youth engaged in New Door's education and employment programs |
| New Mexico Child Advocacy Networks | Albuquerque, NM, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $40,000 | To maintain programming and provide needed technology to youth during COVID 19 |
| On The Move | Napa, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $150,000 | Over two years to support foster youth to successfully transition into independent adulthood |
| Project Avary | San Rafael, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $100,000 | Over two years to support the social-emotional development of youth with incarcerated parents |
| Promises2Kids Foundation | San Diego, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $75,000 | To support foster youth to prepare for and enroll in post-secondary education |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $300,000 | Over two years to protect the legal rights of foster and guardianship youth in Los Angeles |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $200,000 | Over two years to prevent child abuse and support vulnerable families to become healthy and stable |
| Sanctuary of Hope | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $20,000 | To provide financial assistance and emergency services to youth during COVID-19 |
| Social Advocates for Youth | Santa Rosa, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $40,000 | To provide financial assistance and safe housing for youth during COVID-19 |
| Social Advocates for Youth | Santa Rosa, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $150,000 | Over two years to provide housing and supportive services to homeless and former foster youth |
| Urban Peak Denver | Denver, CO, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $150,000 | Over two years to support Denver's homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness |
| Utah Health and Human Rights | Murray, UT, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $60,000 | Over two years to support the healing of unaccompanied refugee minors and their foster families |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $190,000 | Over two years to ensure children in foster care have the committed and skilled care that they need to thrive |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $25,000 | To develop and disseminate COVID-related resources and tools for CA and NV foster families and agency staff |
| YR Media | Oakland, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2020 | $75,000 | To distribute and promote a documentary film about youths' experiences leaving foster care |
| A Home Within | San Francisco, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2019 | $75,000 | To provide mental health services for foster youth and support to the adults who care for them |
| Beyond Emancipation | Oakland, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2019 | $150,000 | Over two years to support Alameda County's foster youth to enroll and succeed in post-secondary programs |
| Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation | Fullerton, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2019 | $50,000 | To support foster youth to graduate from college |
| Center for Sustainable Journalism - Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA, USA | Foster Youth | 2019 | $115,000 | To use solution-based journalism to advance child welfare reform in New Mexico |
| Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Services | Santa Barbara, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2019 | $70,000 | Over two years to provide case management and transitional housing to former foster and homeless youth |
| Child Bridge | Bigfork, MT, USA | Foster Youth | 2019 | $80,000 | Over two years to recruit and support foster and adoptive families in Montana |
| Children's Advocacy Institute | San Diego, CA, USA | Foster Youth | 2019 | $150,000 | Over two years to ensure the interests of foster youth are adequately addressed in court and in legislation |