Frank J Smith Endowment Foundation

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $300 a year.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: 990-PF Part VIII

Before you give

FY2026 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2026, this tax year.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $65K a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending.
990-PF Part VIII
12.3 mo
of spending, in cash
12.3 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$321K
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$159K
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$321K
FY2026▲ +53%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$36K
FY2022$361K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$209K
FY2026$321K
Expenses
$159K
FY2026▼ -35%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$261K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$245K
FY2026$159K
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2026▲ +5%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.5M
FY2026$3.7M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending January 2026) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 68% · $107K Operating & administrative 32% · $52K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990-PF; $46K paid to officers and key staff (990-PF Part VIII).

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
$45,874990-PF Pt VIII

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · 990-PF Part VIII

NameFY2026FY2025
PNC Bank N A$45,874$43,638

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Frank J Smith Endowment Foundation executive salaries →

Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Questions for Frank J Smith Endowment Foundation

Tap to ask. Frank J Smith Endowment Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Frank J Smith Endowment Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 25 grants · $107K · 2025–2025
Coral Ridge Presbyterian ChurchFY2025$18,443
Billy Graham Evangelistic AssnFY2025$18,443
St Therese Catholic ChurchFY2025$18,443
Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchFY2025$18,443
Individual RecipientFY2025$6,148
Faith Lutheran ChurchFY2025$6,148
Fort Wayne Public Television INCFY2025$4,303
St Mary's Catholic ChurchFY2025$3,074
Recovery Health ServicesFY2025$2,459
American Red Cross of Ne IndianaFY2025$1,230
The Gideons InternationalFY2025$1,230
Community Fdn of Grtr Ft WayneFY2025$1,230
Individual RecipientFY2025$615
Father Flanagans Boys HomeFY2025$615
The Salvation Army in Div HdqFY2025$615
Southside High School FdnFY2025$615
Goodwill Industries of Ne inFY2025$615
Fort Wayne Rescue MissionFY2025$615
See all 25 grants →

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$4K
Median grantPart XV$615
Largest grantPart XV$18K

By the numbers

The FY2026 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$321K
Investment income$321K
Money out
$159K
Grants paid$107K
Running costs$52K
Owns and owes
$3.7M
net assets
Cash and savings$163K
Total assets$3.7M
Liabilities$0
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$321K
Total revenue$321K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$163K
Total assets$3.7M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$3.7M
Operations
Fiscal year endsJanuary

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 11, 2026 $321K$159K$162K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2025 $209K$245K−$36K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 5, 2024 $113K$219K−$106K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 17, 2023 $3K$284K−$280K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 23, 2022 $361K$269K$92K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $36K$261K−$224K$3.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2026 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

The names, titles, and financial information shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records. More

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown. A filing can only be corrected by the organization filing an amended return with the IRS; the corrected information appears here at our next update.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing, and less than the filing contains. Our pages do not display home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, contact the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures come from public IRS Form 990 filings. Comparisons are computed from the filing against similar orgs. They are not a rating.