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Smeenk Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Fairport, New York · EIN 463627427

Smeenk Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Fairport, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $81,706 in 38 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $12,898. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $118,612 the year before.

52% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$111,16233$1.3 million
2024$118,61232$1.8 million
2025$81,70638$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactSmeenk Family Foundation Inc
3 Nightingale Woods, Fairport, NY 14450
Phone or email(585) 409-8139, smeenkfamily@gmail.com
What to submitWritten request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Smeenk Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to New York. It also paid $1,500 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York20$48,244
Maryland1$12,100
Pennsylvania1$7,200
Colorado2$4,549
Washington1$3,366
Florida2$1,500
California2$1,000
Indiana1$1,000
Tennessee3$464
Arizona1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 38 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pittsford Community Church
Pittsford, NY
Ministry grant$12,898
Rochester Christian School
Rochester, NY
Ministry grant - music room$12,525
Covenant Life Christian School
Gaithersburg, MD
Ministry grant$12,100
St Bonaventure University
St Bonaventure, NY
Ministry grant$7,798
Delaware County Christian School
Newtown Square, PA
Ministry grant$7,200
The Charles Finney School
Penfield, NY
Ministry grant$4,300
Individual
WA
Ministry grant$3,366
Youth for Christ
Rochester, NY
Ministry grant$2,550
Focus on the Family
Colorado Springs, CO
Ministry grant$2,500
Compassion International
Colorado Springs, CO
Ministry grant$2,049
Camp Hickory Hill
Varysburg, NY
Ministry grant$1,500
Hockey Ministries InternationalMinistry grant$1,500
Rochester Family Mission
Rochester, NY
Ministry grant$1,169
Cru
Orlando, FL
Ministry grant$1,000
New Yorkers for Constitutional
Spencerport, NY
Ministry grant$1,000
Individual
IN
Ministry grant$1,000
Individual
NY
Medical and funeral expenses$1,000
Individual
NY
Ministry grant$750
Care Net
Newark, NY
Ministry grant$500
Compass Care
Rochester, NY
Ministry grant$500
441 Ministries Inc
Altadena, CA
Ministry grant$500
Individual
CA
Ministry grant$500
Feminists Choosing Life of New York
Rochester, NY
Ministry grant$500
The Jesus Film Project
Orlando, FL
Ministry grant$500
Open Door Mission
Rochester, NY
Ministry grant$450
The Gideons
Nashville, TN
Ministry grant$310
Insight for Living
Plano, TX
Ministry grant$250
Alliance Defending Freedom
Scottsdale, AZ
Ministry grant$250
Individual
NY
Ministry grant$250
American Bible Society
Washington, DC
Ministry grant$200
Town of Perinton
Fairport, NY
Classes for rcs students$150
Seneca Park Zoo
Rochester, NY
Ministry grant$125
PRC of the Valley Inc
Bath, NY
Ministry grant$100
Nys Right to Life Committee Inc
Albany, NY
Ministry grant$100
Pan-African Academy of Christian Su
Bristol, TN
Ministry grant$100
Angel Studios Inc
Provo, UT
Ministry grant$83
Individual
NY
Ministry grant$79
Girls Like You Ministry
Franklin, TN
Ministry grant$54

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Smeenk Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Smeenk Family Foundation Inc give?

$81,706 in tax year 2025, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Smeenk Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Arnold Smeenk (President), Anne Smeenk (Vice President) and Elisabeth Walker (Secretary).

What does Smeenk Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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