Private Foundation

JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION

JOHN AND GWEN SMART FOUNDATION, of LISLE, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.9M in revenue, $3.8M in expenses, $36.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 131 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $19.0M.

EIN: 811535437 LISLE, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$4.9M

Total Expenses$3.8M

Total Assets$36.7M

Grants Given131

Grant Total$19.0M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

USHER III INITIATIVE INC

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

GENERAL OPERATIONS

$500,000

NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL OPERATIONS

$450,000

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

REDWOOD CITY, CA · 2024

METASTATIC BREAST CANCER RESEARCH

$420,000

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

SACRAMENTO, CA · 2024

SAN ANDREAS CORRIDO

$350,000

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

REDWOOD CITY, CA · 2024

BYERS EYE INSTITUTE

$300,000

Showing up to 5 of 131 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER AND DIRECTOR Ellen Oswald

PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Nancy Smart

SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR William Oswald

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATIONS

$9,821,105 68 grants

METASTATIC BREAST CANCER RESEARCH

$1,895,000 5 grants

GENERAL SUPPORT

$970,000 11 grants

PARKINSON'S RESEARCH

$644,000 3 grants

JALAMA CREEK WATERSHED

$550,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$4.9M	$3.8M	$36.7M
2023	$1.1M	$3.8M	$35.7M
2022	$308K	$4.1M	$38.3M
2021	$13.9M	$4.0M	$42.1M
2020	$4.3M	$3.3M	$32.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.3M to $4.9M (+14%), with total assets most recently reported at $36.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, IL, MD, NY.

CACOILMDNY

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