The Richard Duane Smith Foundation concentrates its small program of giving on local health and youth sports initiatives in Southern California. The largest, repeat support goes to efforts that expand economically disadvantaged high school students' access to interscholastic athletics and sports medicine, while a smaller share funds men’s health screening and awareness. The foundation appears community-focused and outcome-oriented, funding direct-service organizations that increase access to care and safe participation in sports.
Concentrated, small-scale local giving with repeat funding to a primary grantee (West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation) and one or two single-year gifts to specialized health outreach groups; overall modest total giving focused on direct-service, program-level support.
$15K
$286
$10K
$15K
Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation, Cruisin' for a Cure
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST COAST SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS, PROMOTE FITNESS, HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ENSURE SAFETY. |
| CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION | EL SEGUNDO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FUND MEDICAL RESEARCH TOWARD CURES FOR CROHN'S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS, AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE THROUGH PATIENT SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. |
| WEST COAST SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS, PROMOTE FITNESS, HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ENSURE SAFETY. |
| CRUISIN' FOR A CURE | LAKE FOREST, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | TO BRING AWARENESS TO PROSTATE CANCER AND HELP SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING FREE PROSTATE SCREENINGS. |
| WEST COAST SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS, PROMOTE FITNESS, HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ENSURE SAFETY. |
TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS, PROMOTE FITNESS, HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ENSURE SAFETY.
CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION
$5,000TO FUND MEDICAL RESEARCH TOWARD CURES FOR CROHN'S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS, AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE THROUGH PATIENT SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY.
TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS, PROMOTE FITNESS, HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ENSURE SAFETY.
CRUISIN' FOR A CURE
$3,000TO BRING AWARENESS TO PROSTATE CANCER AND HELP SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING FREE PROSTATE SCREENINGS.
TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS, PROMOTE FITNESS, HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ENSURE SAFETY.