Smith-Pettit Foundation

The Smith-Pettit Foundation is an American non-profit, 501(c)(3) research organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The foundation was founded in the year 2000.[1] The foundation "supports scholarly research and publication".[2] It is also the majority owner of Signature Books.[3]

Management

George D. Smith is the founder, president, and treasurer of the Smith-Pettit Foundation.[4]

Gary J. Bergera is the Vice President, Secretary, and managing director of the Smith-Pettit Foundation.[4]

David P. Wright, Professor Emeritus of Bible and the Ancient Near East at Brandeis University, is on the Smith-Pettit's Foundation board as Director.[4]

Ronald L. Priddis, Gary J. Bergera's former writing partner, is also a director at the foundation.[4]

Associations

Since 2005 the Smith-Pettit Foundation has sponsored an AML Award through the Association for Mormon Letters for "Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters".[5] Past winners of the award include Margaret Blair Young,[6] Orson Scott Card,[7] and Melissa Leilani Larson.[8]

The Smith-Pettit Foundation sponsors an annual lecture through Sunstone Magazine.[9]

References
  1. "Smith-Pettit Foundation | Salt Lake Cty, UT | Cause IQ".
  2. "The mission of the Smith-Pettit Foundation — Smith-Pettit Foundation". Smith-Pettit Foundation.
  3. "2019 Form 990 for Smith-Pettit Foundation | Cause IQ".
  4. "2019 Form 990 for Smith-Pettit Foundation | Cause IQ".
  5. "Steven L. Peck: The 2021 Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters". Dawning of a Brighter Day. June 6, 2021.
  6. Hall, Andrew (April 1, 2015). "Margaret Blair Young, 2014 Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters". Dawning of a Brighter Day.
  7. "Orson Scott Card: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters". Dawning of a Brighter Day. April 23, 2017.
  8. Hall, Andrew (March 31, 2019). "Melissa Leilani Larson: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters". Dawning of a Brighter Day.
  9. "Smith-Pettit Lecture". January 2017.
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