The Harold C. Smith Foundation to
EIN 471491651 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$38.0M
175 grants · $4.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$161K
typical big bets · $50K–$300K
grant size
19%
balanced · 26/135 multi-year
repeat
$82.7M
Assets (2024)
135
Distinct Recipients
About
RETURN FILING EXTENDED TO JANUARY 3, 2022THE HAROLD C. SMITH FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE CHRISTIANITY HAS MADE A DECLARATION WITH THE IRS TO POSTPONE THE FILING OF ITS TAX RETURN TO ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 3, 2022 DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IDA. THE IRS'S HURRICANE IDA TAX RELIEF POSTPONES VARIOUS TAX FILINGS AND PAYMENTS NORMALLY DUE AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2022. AS SUCH, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR TAX RETURN AS BEING TIMELY FILED.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(646) 526-5111
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $136K | $622K | $714K | 1 |
| 2017 | $256K | $257K | $12K | 3 |
| 2018 | $5.5M | $1.8M | $7.4M | 12 |
| 2020 | $7.3M | $95.7M | $5.1M | 21 |
| 2021 | $7.0M | $100.8M | $8.0M | 28 |
| 2022 | $8.1M | $74.9M | $5.2M | 38 |
| 2023 | $5.0M | $79.0M | $2.2M | 33 |
| 2024 | $4.8M | $82.7M | $3.2M | 39 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 175 grants on record
Minimum
$4K
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$161K
Average
$217K
75th Pctl
$300K
Maximum
$1.6M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
4.0% of US grants
· Rank #8 of 29 states
$1.9M across
7 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Tarrant
- 3 Collin
Officers & Directors
JW
Jeffrey Whittle
3 yrs
Director, Chairperson
Leadership
VJ
Vanessa Jerome
5 yrs
President and CEO
Leadership
ML
Margaret Lemaire
2 yrs
Director, Treasurer
Leadership
PA
Pierre ARTY
6 yrs
Director, Secretary
Leadership
HA
Hans Anderson
5 yrs
Director
DM
Denny Matthews
4 yrs
Director
DG
Donald Gehlbach
4 yrs
Director
HA
Hans Anderson
5 yrs
Director, Chairperson & Treasurer
Leadership
VJ
Vanessa Jerome
5 yrs
Chief Executive Officer
JW
Jeffrey Whittle
3 yrs
Director, Secretary
Leadership
JT
Jamie TONG
2 yrs
Director
KK
KURT Kaboth
3 yrs
Director
DM
Denny Matthews
4 yrs
Director
DG
Donald Gehlbach
4 yrs
Director
PA
Pierre ARTY
6 yrs
Director
JW
JEFF Whittle
3 yrs
Director, President
Leadership
VJ
Vanessa Jerome
5 yrs
Chief Executive Officer
JT
Jamie TONG
2 yrs
Director, Treasurer
Leadership
HA
Hans Anderson
5 yrs
Director, Secretary
Leadership
PA
Pierre ARTY
6 yrs
Director
DG
Donald Gehlbach
4 yrs
Director
KK
KURT Kaboth
3 yrs
Director
DM
Denny Matthews
4 yrs
Director
JW
JEFF Whittle
3 yrs
Director, President
Leadership
VJ
Vanessa Jerome
5 yrs
Chief Executive Officer
DM
Denny Matthews
4 yrs
Director, Treasurer
Leadership
HA
Hans Anderson
5 yrs
Director, Secretary
Leadership
BV
Burchell Valldehuli
Director
NO
Nancy W. Opalack
2 yrs
Director
KK
KURT Kaboth
3 yrs
Director
DG
Donald Gehlbach
4 yrs
Director
PA
Pierre ARTY
6 yrs
Director
BV
Burchell Valldejuli
Director& President
Leadership
NO
Nancy W. Opalack
2 yrs
Member, Director & CEO
Leadership
DM
Denny Mathews
Director& Treasurer
Leadership
KE
KURT Kaboth ESQ
3 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
HA
Hans Anderson
5 yrs
Director& Secretary
Leadership
DG
Donald G. Gehlbach
Member & Director
PA
Pierre ARTY
6 yrs
Director
JW
JEFF Whittle
3 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (175 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Compassion Fellowship Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,570,000 | INTERNATIONAL COVID-19 RELIEF: SUPPORTING UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WITH FOOD AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES. | 2020 |
| Aid to the Church in Need | Brooklyn, NY | $1,332,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Redeemer City to City | New York, NY | $1,100,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Voice of the Martyrs | Bartlesville, OK | $900,000 | PERSECUTED CHURCH: SUPPORTING WIDOWS, CHILDREN, AND DISPLACED CHRISTIANS IN AFRICA | 2022 |
| Middle East Bible Outreach | Atlanta, GA | $780,000 | ARAB BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (ABTS): MIDDLE EAST - KINGDOM GROWTH IN THE ARAB WORLD | 2021 |
| World Evangelical Alliance | Deerfield, IL | $770,000 | INTERNATIONAL: LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY LEADERS. | 2020 |
| Voice of the Martyrs Inc | Bartlesville, OK | $700,000 | PERSECUTED CHURCH - CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR FOUR OF THE MOST SEVERLY PERSECUTED COUNTRIES | 2021 |
| World Compassion Fellowship Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $600,000 | MIDDLE EAST - EMPOWERING ANF EXPANDING MIDDLE EAST MINISTRY PARTNERS | 2021 |
| World Compassion Fellowship Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $600,000 | MIDDLE EAST: SUPPORT AND EXPAND LIFE CENTERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 2022 |
| Vision Communications International | Fort Worth, TX | $600,000 | MIDDLE EAST: SUPPORT WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN/INITIATIVE IN EGYPT | 2023 |
| American Friends of Episcopalian Diocese of Jerusalem | Darien, CT | $540,268 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Springfield College | Springfield, MA | $536,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | $500,000 | US YOUTH INITIATIVE: PROGRAMS FOR UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH AND TEEN MOMS. | 2020 |
| Open Doors With Brother Andrew Inc | Santa ANA, CA | $500,000 | PERSECUTED CHURCH: SERVING, EMPOWERING, AND RESTORING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SEVERAL HIGHLY PERSECUTED COUNTRIES | 2021 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL | $500,000 | SUPPORT HISTORY DEPARTMENT'S SERIES AND PAPER COMPETITION AIMED AT BUILDING FAITH AND COMMUNITY AMONGST STUDENTS | 2023 |
| International Generosity Foundation Trust | Clearwater, FL | $500,000 | MIDDLE EAST: 100K GRANT TO JEO, 50K GRANT TO BRIDGES OF HOPE, 250K TO HIYA INITIATIVE, 100K TO HIYA INITIATIVE... | 2024 |
| Middle East Bible Outreach | Atlanta, GA | $498,550 | MIDDLE EAST REVIVE AND THRIVE (MERATH) - INTERNATIONAL COVID-19 RELIEF: SUPPORTING UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WITH... | 2020 |
| Redeemer City to City | New York, NY | $450,000 | US COVID-19 RELIEF: SUPPORTING UNDER-RESOURCED CHURCHES. | 2020 |
| Reaching Unreached Nations Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $432,000 | PERSECUTED CHURCH - RESCUING 1,000 AFGHAN ORPHANS OF WAR | 2021 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary | Pasadena, CA | $400,000 | US YOUTH INITIATIVE - EMPOWERING DIVERSE LEADERS AND CARING CHRISTIAN ADULTS TO FOCUS ON TEENAGERS IDENTITY,... | 2021 |
| World Compassion Fellowship Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $400,000 | MIDDLE EAST - AFGANISTAN REFUGEE RELIEF | 2021 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom International | Scottsdale, AZ | $400,000 | PERSECUTED CHURCH: SUPPORTED LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS IN INDIA, PAKISTAN, AND NIGERIA | 2022 |
| Open Doors USA | Santa ANA, CA | $400,000 | PERSECUTED CHURCH: EMPOWER THE MOST VULNERABLE (WOMEN/CHILDREN) IN NIGERIA, COLOMBIA, AND THE GULF | 2022 |
| Urban Youth Workers Institute - UYWI | Santa ANA, CA | $400,000 | US YOUTH INITIATIVE: IMPLEMENT AN 18-MONTH, COHORT-BASED ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDING... | 2022 |
| Ursinis College | Collegeville, PA | $381,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
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