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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-4880546

The SMD Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Charles, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $30,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $359,660
  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $340,757
  • Tax year 2022

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $340,323
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $384,204
  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $340,834

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. McNeese State University FoundationLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $10,000
  2. Barbara Bush Houston Literacy FoundationHouston, TX

    General Needs

    $5,000
  3. Our Lady Queen of Heaven SchoolLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $5,000
  4. St Louis Catholic High School FoundationLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $5,000
  5. St Nicholas Center for ChildrenLake Charles, LA

    General Needs

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $10,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00025% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana4 grants $25,000
  2. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Susan H VincentTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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