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    Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation

    ActivoPhilanthropy & Voluntarism
    TUCSON, AZSitio web5202991479

    About Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation

    The Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation is a Tucson-centered funder that prioritizes direct support for local youth services, education, and community health and wellbeing. Their grants frequently back youth development (after-school programs, music, sports), educational access and literacy, STEM learning, food security and community agriculture, and local health services. They favor general program support to small- and mid-sized nonprofits serving the Tucson area and repeatedly fund a handful of core organizations.

    Focus Areas

    Youth development and dropout-prevention programs in Tucson (e.g., Youth On Their Own)Youth music and arts education (e.g., Tucson Youth Music Center)Local HIV/AIDS services and community health (e.g., Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation)STEM education and science fairs for K–12 (e.g., SARSEF, AZ Cyber Initiative)Food security and community agriculture initiatives (e.g., Tucson Village Farm, GAP Ministries)Literacy and early learning supports (e.g., Literacy Connects)

    Who They Fund

    Tucson-area youth (K–12)

    About Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation

    The Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation consistently backs Tucson and Southern Arizona programs for youth development, education, and community health. Its recent grants show a pattern of direct support for local nonprofits working with children, teens, and families, often through general operating or program support. One of the clearest examples is two grants to Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, including $30,000 in 2024 and another $30,000 in 2025, which places community health alongside youth services in the foundation’s portfolio. The foundation also returned to Youth on Their Own with grants of $20,000 in both 2024 and 2025, signaling repeat support for a core local partner. Other grants reached organizations serving youth through music, literacy, STEM learning, food security, sports, and after-school activities. Recent recipients include Tucson Youth Music Center, Literacy Connects, Sarsef, Tucson Village Farm, and Gap Ministries. The foundation’s giving is place-based and centered on small-to-mid-sized nonprofits that serve the Tucson area.

    What Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation Funds

    Youth development is the foundation’s main operating theme. It gave $20,000 in 2025 to Youth on Their Own for support, and $15,000 the same year to Tucson Children’s Museum for support tied to youth programming. In music and arts education, Tucson Youth Music Center received $25,095 in 2025 for support after a $22,000 grant in 2024, showing repeated backing for the same youth arts provider. STEM education also appears in the recent grants list: Sarsef received $20,000 in 2025, and AZ Cyber Initiative received $25,000 in 2025, both from Tucson-area and Southern Arizona learning networks. Food security is another supported area, with Gap Ministries receiving $22,208 in 2025 for a food packaging system and Tucson Village Farm receiving $30,200 in 2024 for support.

    How Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation Gives

    Typical grants cluster in the mid five figures, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent record also shows repeat awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, Youth on Their Own, and Tucson Youth Music Center. The foundation appears to favor direct support rather than one-off capital gifts, and its active grant programs describe project and direct grant funding for youth and education work. Matching grants are noted as being of special interest. The listed grant-request channels are open to unsolicited submissions.

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    Financiamiento actual y próximo de Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation al que tu organización sin fines de lucro podría postularse.

    Abierta ahoraCierra el 1 oct 2026Monto: 5 mil US$ – 40 mil US$

    General Grant Program (Grant Request)

    youth developmenteducationsports+4 más

    ¿Quién puede postularse? Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity in Tucson or Southern Arizona. The organization/project must not duplicate or significantly overlap with public agencies. The organization must serve the community without discrimination and maintain books available for audit. The foundation does not fund organizations for two consecutive years; past grantees must wait one full year before reapplying. Funds cannot be used for traditional operating expenses or deficits, brick-and-mortar projects, or multi-year commitments.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $106K

    Total Assets

    $2.6M

    Total Revenue

    $218K

    Total Expenses

    $151K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $15K and $25K, with a median of $20K.

    25th Percentile

    $15K

    Median

    $20K

    75th Percentile

    $25K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in AZ.

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    small- and mid-sized Tucson nonprofits
    people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS
    food-insecure individuals and families in Tucson
    community members served by local health and basic-needs programs

    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, local giving with multiple repeat grants to core Tucson nonprofits; primarily mid‑sized grants ($15k–$60k) designated as program support rather than capital projects, spread across education, youth services, health, and basic needs.

    Funding Style

    general program supportdirect service fundingrepeat/core-partner fundingplace-based/localized givingprogram-restricted (not capital)

    Notable grantees: Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, Tucson Youth Music Center, Youth On Their Own, Tucson Village Farm, Literacy Connects

    Topics

    youth development & dropout-preventionmusic and arts education for youthK–12 STEM education & science fairsHIV/AIDS services & community healthfood security & community agricultureliteracy and early learning supports

    Where Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation Makes Grants

    All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, and every grant went to organizations in Arizona. Tucson is the dominant recipient city, with multiple awards to local groups such as Tucson Village Farm, Literacy Connects, and KXCI Tucson Community Radio. The data also includes grants to Nogales and Green Valley, both in Arizona, showing that the foundation’s local reach extends beyond Tucson while staying within Southern Arizona.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation

    What kinds of programs does The Lester and Roberta Smith Foundation fund most often?

    The foundation focuses on youth development and education, especially programs tied to sports, music, after-school activities, literacy, and STEM learning. Its active grant programs also mention direct support for youth programs in Southern Arizona and Tucson, with matching grants of special interest.

    What is the typical grant size?

    Typical grants fall in the middle five figures. The dataset gives a p25 of $15,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $25,000.

    Does the foundation accept unsolicited grant requests?

    Yes. The active grant programs listed for youth and education all say they accept unsolicited requests, and several describe a grant-request process for nonprofit organizations serving youth in Tucson and Southern Arizona.

    Where does the foundation give most often?

    Its grants are local and concentrated in Arizona. The recipient distribution shows 100% of grants going to recipients in AZ, with Tucson appearing most often and additional grants in Nogales and Green Valley.

    Are repeat grants common?

    Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support for several organizations across 2024 and 2025, including Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, Youth on Their Own, and Tucson Youth Music Center.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Fecha límite: April 1 and October 1 annually; reviewed in May and November/December

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATIONTUCSON, AZ$30,0002025SUPPORT
    TUCSON YOUTH MUSIC CENTER 86-6051375TUCSON, AZ$25,0952025SUPPORT
    AZ CYBER INITIATIVENOGALES, AZ$25,0002025SUPPORT
    GAP MINISTRIES FOR FOOD PACKAGING SYSTEMTUCSON, AZ$22,2082025SUPPORT
    SARSEFTUCSON, AZ$20,0002025SUPPORT
    YOUTH ON THEIR OWNTUCSON, AZ$20,0002025SUPPORT
    TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUMTUCSON, AZ$15,0002025SUPPORT
    TUCSON BADGER YOUTH WRESTLING CLUBTUCSON, AZ$15,0002025SUPPORT
    KXCI TUCSON COMMUNITY RADIOTUCSON, AZ$10,0002025SUPPORT
    TUCSON BADGER YOUTH WRESTLING CLUBTUCSON, AZ$10,0002025SUPPORT
    BOOKS FOR CLASSROOMSGREEN VALLEY, AZ$6,0002025SUPPORT
    ANGEL HEART PAJAMA PROJECTTUCSON, AZ$5,0002025SUPPORT
    TUCSON VILLAGE FARMTUCSON, AZ$30,2002024SUPPORT
    SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATIONTUCSON, AZ$30,0002024SUPPORT
    LITERACY CONNECTSTUCSON, AZ$25,0002024SUPPORT
    TUCSON YOUTH MUSIC CENTER 86-6051375TUCSON, AZ$22,0002024SUPPORT
    YOUTH ON THEIR OWNTUCSON, AZ$20,0002024SUPPORT
    SAN MIGUEL HIGH SCHOOLTUCSON, AZ$10,7002024SUPPORT
    GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONATUCSON, AZ$5,0002024SUPPORT
    ANGEL HEART PAJAMA PROJECT 46-3882856TUCSON, AZ$5,0002024SUPPORT

    SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATION

    $30,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    TUCSON YOUTH MUSIC CENTER 86-6051375

    $25,095
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    AZ CYBER INITIATIVE

    $25,000
    NOGALES, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    GAP MINISTRIES FOR FOOD PACKAGING SYSTEM

    $22,208
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    SARSEF

    $20,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    YOUTH ON THEIR OWN

    $20,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

    $15,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    TUCSON BADGER YOUTH WRESTLING CLUB

    $15,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    KXCI TUCSON COMMUNITY RADIO

    $10,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    TUCSON BADGER YOUTH WRESTLING CLUB

    $10,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    BOOKS FOR CLASSROOMS

    $6,000
    GREEN VALLEY, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    ANGEL HEART PAJAMA PROJECT

    $5,000
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    SUPPORT

    TUCSON VILLAGE FARM

    $30,200
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT

    SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATION

    $30,000
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT

    LITERACY CONNECTS

    $25,000
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT

    TUCSON YOUTH MUSIC CENTER 86-6051375

    $22,000
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT

    YOUTH ON THEIR OWN

    $20,000
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT

    SAN MIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL

    $10,700
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT

    GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA

    $5,000
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT

    ANGEL HEART PAJAMA PROJECT 46-3882856

    $5,000
    TUCSON, AZ2024

    SUPPORT