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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 36-3978852

Smeds Foundation

A private foundation in Naples, FL. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 12 grants and $639,103 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $639,103

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,014

Grants paid in 2018

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Lurie Childrens Hospital FdnChicago, IL

    General support

    $100,000
  2. NCH Healthcare FdnNaples, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  3. Carthage CollegeKenosha, WI

    General support

    $4,000
  4. Vanderbilt LibraryNashville, TN

    General support

    $1,000
  5. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  6. Individual

    General support

    $1,000
  7. North Shore HospitalEvanston, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Founders FundNaples, FL

    General support

    $500
  9. Boys and Girls ClubChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  10. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  11. Bright Futures FdnMurphy, OR

    General support

    $500
  12. Individual

    General support

    $200

1 grant of $523,903 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $4,00089% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $102,000
  2. Florida2 grants $5,500
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $4,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $1,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Edward W SmedsPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alice J SmedsVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brad W SmedsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen R PolitoDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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