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Filing year 2024

THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION

Manhattan Beach, California·EIN 95-4399946·NTEE B11 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$43.8M
Total assets
$261.1M
Total expenses
$9.4M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$1.4M

Itemized grants

28

Median grant

$14k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS HOUSING ALLIANCENEWPORT BEACH, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$459k
USOPFCOLORADO SPRINGS, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$167k
CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$155k
AMERICAN MARTYRS CHURCHMANHATTAN BEACH, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$102k
THE MISSION TOGETHER CHURCHCASTRO VALLEY, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$100k
LINCOLN COUNTY FOUNDATIONNEWPORT, OREDUCATION$75k
JEFFERSON SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONCHARLOTTESVILLE, VAEDUCATION$59k
PUEBLO NUEVO EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENTLOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$51k
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVELOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$50k
TEACH FOR AMERICALOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$50k
FROM THE HEART PRODUCTIONSOXNARD, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$25k
SAINT SEBASTIAN SPORTS PROJECTMANHATTAN BEACH, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$25k
VISTAMAR SCHOOLEL SEGUNDO, CAEDUCATION$23k
ST PIUS X - ST MATTHIAS ACADEMYDOWNEY, CAEDUCATION$18k
ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$10k
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF LATINO LEADERS INCLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$10k
FUNDACION SCHOLAS OCCURENTES USALOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$10k
HERMOSA BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATIONHERMOSA BEACH, CAEDUCATION$10k
REACH ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MENBEVERLY HILLS, CAEDUCATION$10k
STUDENTS RUN AMERICA DBA STUDENTS RUN LATARZANA, CAEDUCATION$10k
LEARNING RIGHTS LAW CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$6k
THE UCLA FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$5k
LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$3k
FRIENDS OF ST LAWRENCELOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL PURPOSE$3k
MANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATIONMANHATTAN BEACH, CAEDUCATION$3k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$14.2M
$7.3M
2023
$43.8M
$9.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Education executives earn in California

THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable education organization in California earns a median of $121,894.

25th percentile
$52k
Median
$121,894
75th percentile
$210k
90th percentile
$335k

These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 3,048 organizations across 3,048 filings (2019 – 2024).

See full Education pay data for California
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What are THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION reported $43.8M in total revenue and $9.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.