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Private foundation (trust)EIN 812297831Est. 2016-07

THE SMART FAMILY FUND

LISLE, IL 605324306

Total Assets

$42.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

32

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$47K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.0M

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$2.0M

Min. Investment Return

$2.0M

Undistributed Income

$1.9M

Payout rate 84%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.84%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $25K to maximum $250K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.7M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

175 grants

VOTINGWORKS
$835K
5 grants
RECIDIVIZ INC
$750K
4 grants
HORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC
$725K
5 grants
HORIZONS GREATER WASHINGTON INC
$380K
8 grants
LETS GET READY INC
$300K
3 grants
KICKSTART INTERNATIONAL INC
$270K
5 grants
BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND
$250K
5 grants
ST JOHNS COLLEGE
$225K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

175 grants

<$10K
37
grants
$10–50K
105
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

California
$2.1M
27% of total
District of Columbia
$1.7M
23% of total
Connecticut
$965K
13% of total
New York
$961K
13% of total
Maryland
$670K
9% of total
Pennsylvania
$365K
5% of total
Delaware
$200K
3% of total
Ohio
$190K
3% of total
Wyoming
$145K
2% of total
Virginia
$70K
1% of total

+3 more states

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