Funding search · EIN 270040023 · Houston, TX
The Lester and Sue Smith Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 15
- grants reported
- $20.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2.0M
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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2 grants matching “remembrance” · $2.3M
- $1.8M
Holocaust Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Holocaust remembrance and education
- $500,000
Holocaust Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Holocaust remembrance and education
Grant history
All 15 reported grants, largest first.
- $3.3M
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
Children's hospital
- $2.0M
Harris County Hosp Dist Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
Health services
- $2.0M
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2025
Children's hospital
- $2.0M
Harris County Hosp Dist Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Health services
- $2.0M
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024
Children's hospital
- $2.0M
Harris County Hosp Dist Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Health services
- $2.0M
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023
Children's hospital
- $2.0M
Harris County Hosp Dist Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
Health services
- $1.8M
Holocaust Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Holocaust remembrance and education
- $1.0M
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2022
Breast cancer research & lung center
- $500,000
Holocaust Museum Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Holocaust remembrance and education
- $200,000
Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care · Houston, TX · 2022
Long term care services
- $25,000
Awty International School · Houston, TX · 2024
International educational institute
- $25,000
Awty International School · Houston, TX · 2023
International educational institute
- $25,000
Awty International School · Houston, TX · 2022
International educational institute
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