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Filing year 2024

JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION

Lisle, Illinois·EIN 81-1535437·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$4.9M
Total assets
$36.7M
Total expenses
$3.8M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Secretary and Director
Treasurer and Director
President and Director
Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2021, the highest total compensation at JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION equaled 0.8% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2021)
0.8%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$3.4M

Itemized grants

18

Median grant

$113k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
USHER III INITIATIVE INCCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATIONS$500k
NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATIONS$450k
STANFORD UNIVERSITYREDWOOD CITY, CAMETASTATIC BREAST CANCER RESEARCH$420k
THE NATURE CONSERVANCYSACRAMENTO, CASAN ANDREAS CORRIDO$350k
STANFORD UNIVERSITYREDWOOD CITY, CABYERS EYE INSTITUTE$300k
STANFORD UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CAALLEN MORGAN STANDISH LIBRARY FUND$300k
ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATIONS$210k
STANFORD UNIVERSITYREDWOOD CITY, CAPARKINSON'S RESEARCH$150k
AMERICAN NURSES FOUNDATIONSILVER SPRING, MDGENERAL OPERATIONS$120k
CREATIVITY EXPLOREDSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATIONS$105k
SANTA BARBARA BIRD SANCTUARYSUMMERLAND, CAGENERAL OPERATIONS$100k
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYWEILL CORNELL MEDICINE COVID 19$85k
WOMEN IN NEED INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATIONS$80k
THREE JEWELS OUTREACH CENTER INCNEW YORK, NYNANDI YOGA PROJECT$50k
KQED INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATIONS$50k
CULTURAL ACTIVISM INTERNATIONAL PROJECT INCDELHI, NYREG EARTHE PROJECT$50k
DAY ONE NEW YORK INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATIONS$30k
HIGH PLATEAU HUMANE SOCIETYALTURAS, CAGENERAL OPERATIONS$30k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$13.9M
$4M
2021
$1.1M
$3.8M
2023
$4.9M
$3.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Illinois

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What are JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION reported $4.9M in total revenue and $3.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.