Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 72-1546393

Foundation Overview

Based in Malibu, CA, Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith Foundation has awarded 160 grants totaling $2,518,872 to organizations in New York, California and 14 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $150 to $103,000, with a median award of $10,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$2,518,872
Total Assets
$3,920,699
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
20
Median Grant
$11,250
% Median Grant Growth
+13% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 35%

7 of 20 recipients (35%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
California

43% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 16 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Los Angeles (29%), Malibu (29%), Lawndale (14%).

Funding Trajectory
+36%

Moderate 36% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects

Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Deported Asylum Seekers Assistance Project $15,000 Leeds, AL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Homeboy Industries $12,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2023
Hope Walks $20,000 York Springs, PA, US Support Charitable Activities 2023
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship $10,000 Madison, WI, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $25,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2023
Malibu Community Labor Exchange $5,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Prison Fellowship International $10,000 Washington, DC, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Salvation Army $48,000 City Of Industry, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2023
St Aidans Episcopal Church $92,275 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2023
The Seed Company $15,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Wycliffe Bible Translators $21,000 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
The Dallas Opera $15,000 Dallas, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2023
The Metropolitan Opera $6,386 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Christian Legal Aid Of Los Angeles $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
European Cultural Centre $17,200 Brooklyn, NY, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Oms International $10,000 Greenwood, IN, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Santa Monica College Foundation $500 Santa Monica, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
House Of Speakeasy $1,000 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Spoken Worldwide $1,000 Dallas, TX, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
University Of Virginia $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2023
Deported Asyluym Seekers Assistance Projecte $15,000 Leeds, AL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Homeboy Industries $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
Hope Walks $20,000 Monument, CO, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
International Orthodox Christian Charities $5,000 Baltimore, MD, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Intervarsity $10,000 Madison, WI, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $18,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $500 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Malibu Community Labor Exchange $10,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Prison Fellowship International $10,000 Washington, DC, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Project Angel Food $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Salvation Army $5,000 Carson, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Salvation Army $29,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
St Aidans Episcopal Church $36,600 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
The Seed Company $20,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
World Vision $2,000 Tacoma, WA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Wycliffe Bible Translators $26,000 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Deported Asyluym Seekers Assistance Projecte $15,000 Leeds, AL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Homeboy Industries $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
Hope Walks $20,000 Monument, CO, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
International Orthodox Christian Charities $5,000 Baltimore, MD, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Intervarsity $10,000 Madison, WI, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $18,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $500 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Malibu Community Labor Exchange $10,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Prison Fellowship International $10,000 Washington, DC, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Project Angel Food $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Salvation Army $5,000 Carson, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Salvation Army $29,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
St Aidans Episcopal Church $36,600 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
The Seed Company $20,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
World Vision $2,000 Tacoma, WA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Wycliffe Bible Translators $26,000 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Deported Asyluym Seekers Assistance Projecte $15,000 Leeds, AL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Homeboy Industries $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
Hope Walks $20,000 Monument, CO, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
International Orthodox Christian Charities $5,000 Baltimore, MD, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Intervarsity $10,000 Madison, WI, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $18,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $500 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Malibu Community Labor Exchange $10,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Prison Fellowship International $10,000 Washington, DC, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Project Angel Food $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Salvation Army $5,000 Carson, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Salvation Army $29,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
St Aidans Episcopal Church $36,600 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2022
The Seed Company $20,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
World Vision $2,000 Tacoma, WA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Wycliffe Bible Translators $26,000 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2022
Americans For Oxford $103,000 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Homeboy Industries $12,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Hope Walks $20,000 Monument, CO, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $12,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Salvation Army $25,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
St Aidans Episcopal Church $61,851 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Uva Law School Foundation $11,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Wycliffe Bible Translators $17,000 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2021
The American University Of Paris $10,000 N/a, PARIS, FR Support Charitable Activities 2021
Prison Fellowship International $10,000 Washington, DC, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Spoken Worldwide $2,000 Dallas, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2021
Americans For Oxford $44,890 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Homeboy Industries $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $12,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Malibu Community Labor Exchange Board $5,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Project Angel Food $12,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2020
Salvation Army $24,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
St Aidans Episcopal Church $5,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
The Seed Company $14,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Uva Law School Foundation $5,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Wycliffe Bible Translators $17,000 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2020
Alabama Symphony Orchestra $6,500 Birmingham, AL, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Cathedral Church Of The Advent $7,500 Birmingham, AL, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Chesapeake Bay Foundation $2,500 Annapolis, MD, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Christian Legal Aid Of La $12,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Hope Walks $40,000 Monument, CO, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Kirkwood By The River $500 Birmingham, AL, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Opera Birmingham $6,500 Birmingham, AL, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Santa Monica College Foundation $1,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
The American Cathedral In Paris Foundation $5,000 Chapel Hill, NC, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
The Dallas Opera $12,500 Dallas, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
World Vision $2,000 Tacoma, WA, US Support Charitable Activities 2020
Americans For Oxford $67,350 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Defenders Of Wildlife $150 Washington, DC, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Harvard University $900 Cambridge, MA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2019
Homeboy Industries $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $14,500 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Malibu Community Labor Exchange Board $10,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
One Mission Society $10,000 Greenwood, IN, US Support Charitable Activities. 2019
Project Angel Food $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2019
Salvation Army $32,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Serra Retreat $10,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities. 2019
Spoken Worldwide $6,000 Dallas, TX, US Support Charitable Activities. 2019
St Aidans Episcopal Church $48,852 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Tabernacle Baptist Church $1,000 Birmingham, AL, US Support Charitable Activitiessupport Charitable Activities 2019
The Seed Company $14,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Trinity Episcopal School $500 Marshall, TX, US Support Charitable Activities. 2019
Uva Law School Foundation $5,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Support Charitable Activities 2019
Wycliffe Bible Translators $17,000 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities. 2019
Americans For Oxford $78,300 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Christian Legal Aid Of Los Angeles $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Common Sense $500 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Cure International $20,000 Lemoyne, PA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Homeboy Industries $6,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $12,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Malibu Community Labor Exchange Board $10,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Salvation Army $12,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
St Aidans Episcopal Church $74,540 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Tabernacle Baptist Church $1,000 Birmingham, AL, US Support Charitable Activitiessupport Charitable Activities 2018
The Seed Company $14,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Uva Law School Foundation $2,500 Charlottesville, VA, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
World Vision $2,000 Tacoma, WA, US Support Charitable Activitiessupport Charitable Activities 2018
Wycliffe Bible Translators $24,500 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities 2018
Americans For Oxford $13,199 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Christian Legal Aid Of Los Angeles $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Cure International $20,000 Lemoyne, PA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $28,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Saint Aidan's Malibu $61,613 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Salvation Army $12,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
The Seed Company $14,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Wycliffe Bible Translators $24,500 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Defenders Of Wild Life $150 Sacramento, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Malibu Community Labor Exchange Board $10,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Tabernacle Baptist Church $500 Birmingham, AL, US Support Charitable Activitiessupport Charitable Activities 2017
Doctors Without Borders $1,000 Santa Monica, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
March Of Dimes $1,000 Glendale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Foothill Christian School $1,000 Glendale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2017
Americans For Oxford $19,858 New York, NY, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Cantinas Foundation $1,000 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Christian Legal Aid Of Los Angeles $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Cure International $20,000 Lemoyne, PA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
International Medical Corps $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Lawndale Wesleyan Church $15,000 Lawndale, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
One Mission Society $16,000 Greenwood, IN, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Saint James School $10,000 Hagerstown, MD, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Saint Aidan's Malibu $57,058 Malibu, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Salvation Army $12,000 Long Beach, CA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
The Montpelier Foundation $10,000 Montpelier Station, VA, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
The Seed Company $21,000 Arlington, TX, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Wycliffe Bible Translators $31,500 Orlando, FL, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Usski And Snowboard Foundation $500 Park City, UT, US Support Charitable Activities 2016
Uva Law School Foundation $1,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Support Charitable Activitiessupport Charitable Activities 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 72-1546393
Website N/A
Address 30745 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY 2046 Malibu, CA 90265-3647

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Suzelle M Smith
Secretary Don Howarth

Forms 990-PF

IRS Form 990-PF filings provide comprehensive financial information, grant details, and operational data. These documents are essential resources for understanding foundation capacity, giving patterns, and strategic priorities.

Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.