Funding search · EIN 943109481 · Elmhurst, IL

John F Smiekel Foundation

Name: John F Smiekel Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

45
grants reported: $872,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $16,250
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Direct Relief4 grants · $152,700
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless3 grants · $72,500
Avery County Humane Society4 grants · $70,000
Grandfather Community Foundation4 grants · $67,000
Revolution Workshop3 grants · $58,500
Codeart3 grants · $52,250
Jeremy Elliot Scholarship Fdn4 grants · $51,500
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Sys3 grants · $49,400
Northern Illinois Food Bank1 grant · $32,500
Nourishing Hope2 grants · $31,250

Giving over time

$246,000

2022

$196,000

2023

$210,000

2024

$220,000

2025

Grant history

All 45 reported grants, largest first.

$49,200
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$36,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$35,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$32,500
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless · Michigan City, IN · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$32,500
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$32,500
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Geneva, IL · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$29,200
Anita Borg Inst for Women and Tech · San Mateo, CA · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$29,200
Housing Forward · Maywood, IL · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$25,000
Grandfather Community Foundation · Linville, NC · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$20,000
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless · Michigan City, IN · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$20,000
Codeart · Miami, FL · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$20,000
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$20,000
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless · Michigan City, IN · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$20,000
Avery County Humane Society · Newland, NC · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$20,000
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$20,000
The Caring Place · Valparaiso, IN · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$18,500
Revolution Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$18,400
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Sys · Boone, NC · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$18,000
Avery County Humane Society · Newland, NC · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$17,500
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$17,000
Avery County Humane Society · Newland, NC · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$16,250
Codeart · Miami, FL · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$16,250
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$16,000
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Sys · Boone, NC · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$16,000
Codeart · Miami, FL · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$16,000
Reclaim13 · Lombard, IL · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Avery County Humane Society · Newland, NC · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust · Miami, FL · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Erie Neighborhood Hosue · Chicago, IL · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Grandfather Community Foundation · Linville, NC · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Hephzibah Childrens Association · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Sys · Boone, NC · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Women'S Aux of Piedmont Hospital · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Grandfather Community Foundation · Linville, NC · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Jeremy Elliot Scholarship Fdn · Jefferson, NC · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$15,000
Mitchell County Animal Rescue · Spruce Pine, NC · 2022
Further exempt purpse
$15,000
Women'S Aux of Piedmont Hospital · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Further exempt purpose
$12,500
Jeremy Elliot Scholarship Fdn · Jefferson, NC · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$12,500
Yellowstone Forever · Bozeman, MT · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$12,000
Jeremy Elliot Scholarship Fdn · Jefferson, NC · 2024
Further exempt purpose
$12,000
Grandfather Community Foundation · Linville, NC · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$12,000
Jeremy Elliot Scholarship Fdn · Jefferson, NC · 2023
Further exempt purpose
$10,000
Womens' Auxiliary of Piedmont Hosp · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Further exempt purpose
$10,000
Agape Community Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Further exempt purpose

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