Private Foundation

THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION

THE JOHN H & CYNTHIA LEE SMET FOUNDATION, of MANHATTAN BEACH, CA, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $43.8M in revenue, $9.4M in expenses, $261.1M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 100 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.1M.

EIN: 954399946 MANHATTAN BEACH, CA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$43.8M

Total Expenses$9.4M

Total Assets$261.1M

Grants Given100

Grant Total$4.1M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS HOUSING ALLIANCE

NEWPORT BEACH, CA · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$459,000

USOPF

COLORADO SPRINGS, CA · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$167,000

CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2024

EDUCATION

$155,390

AMERICAN MARTYRS CHURCH

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$101,533

THE MISSION TOGETHER CHURCH

CASTRO VALLEY, CA · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSE

$100,000

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Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Cynthia Lee Smet

PRESIDENT John H Smet

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION

$2,028,155 61 grants

GENERAL PURPOSE

$1,820,103 34 grants

COVID 19 ADLA GRANTS

$248,277 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$43.8M	$9.4M	$261.1M
2023	$14.2M	$7.3M	$193.1M
2022	$8.9M	$7.9M	$150.5M
2020	$46.6M	$5.8M	$132.3M
2019	$23.2M	$1.1M	$91.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $23.2M to $43.8M (+89%), with total assets most recently reported at $261.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, FL, MD, NC, and 3 other states.

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