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Private foundation (trust)EIN 814631478Est. 2017-04

THE SMIDT FOUNDATION

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210

Total Assets

$269.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$21.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

145

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$146K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$3M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.1M

Total Expenses

$17.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$23.1M

Distributable Amount

$13.3M

Min. Investment Return

$13.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

145 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $35K to maximum $3M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $21.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$12.1M
4 grants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$9.6M
4 grants
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$5.2M
4 grants
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA
$4.1M
3 grants
LA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION
$3.7M
5 grants
BIG PICTURE COMPANY INC
$2.8M
3 grants
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC
$1.7M
1 grant
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES
$1.6M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
116
grants
$10–50K
188
grants
$50–250K
149
grants
$250K–1M
32
grants
$1–5M
15
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

41 states

California
$44.6M
57% of total
Rhode Island
$13.3M
17% of total
New York
$10.4M
13% of total
District of Columbia
$1.7M
2% of total
Oregon
$1.1M
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$985K
1% of total
South Carolina
$755K
1% of total
Missouri
$569K
1% of total
Colorado
$555K
1% of total
Virginia
$477K
1% of total

+31 more states

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