The William A. and Madeline Welder Smith
EIN 766076267 Private FoundationTotal Given 2021–2025
$4.0M
229 grants · $793K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$13K
typical small grants · $10K–$23K
grant size
58%
supporter · 54/93 multi-year
repeat
$20.7M
Assets (2025)
93
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(713) 986-7000
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $713K | $20.5M | $828K | 44 |
| 2022 | $739K | $17.0M | $1.1M | 49 |
| 2023 | $892K | $18.1M | $844K | 50 |
| 2024 | $795K | $19.6M | $874K | 45 |
| 2025 | $823K | $20.7M | $1.4M | 41 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 229 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$13K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$23K
Maximum
$70K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
92.6% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 7 states
$3.7M across
212 grants
16 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Travis
- 3 McLennan
- 4 Fort Bend
- 5 Freestone
- 6 Bell
- 7 Jim Hogg
- 8 Bexar
- 9 Cameron
- 10 Guadalupe
+6 more
counties
· 11 grants
· $34K
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (229 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $70,000 | NEUROENDOCRINE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO | 2025 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $65,000 | NEUROENDOCRINE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO | 2024 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $60,000 | GI MEDICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO | 2023 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $55,000 | GI MEDICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH - DR. JAMES YAO | 2022 |
| Briscoe Center for American History - the University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2021 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | RESEARCH | 2021 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | MOONSHOT PROGRAM | 2021 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 | THE BRISCOE CENTER | 2022 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH | 2022 |
| PHI Delta Theta Foundation | Oxford, OH | $50,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2023 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 | THE BRISCOE CENTER | 2023 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. CHRIS LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH | 2023 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 | THE BRISCOE CENTER | 2024 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. CHRIS LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $50,000 | THE BRISCOE CENTER | 2025 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | PROSTATE CANCER MOONSHOT PROGRAM - DR. CHRIS LOGOTHETIS RESEARCH | 2025 |
| Texas Heart Institute | Houston, TX | $40,000 | RESEARCH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. PERIN | 2023 |
| Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation | Temple, TX | $40,000 | TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEXAS PHYSICIANS | 2025 |
| Council on Recovery | Houston, TX | $35,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2025 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2021 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 | COLEMAN FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 | JACQUELYN MCDONALD ROYCE SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 | JACQUELYN MCDONALD ROYCE SCHOLARSHIP | 2023 |
| Caney Baptist Church | Streetman, TX | $30,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2023 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 | JACQUELYN MCDONALD ROYCE SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
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