THE SMELEK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

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Plain text THE SMELEK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2015–2024. https://furp.org/org/the-smelek-family-foundation-inc-820524659. Retrieved 2026-11-12.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). THE SMELEK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2015–2024]. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/the-smelek-family-foundation-inc-820524659

MLA “THE SMELEK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC.” furp.org, tax years 2015–2024, https://furp.org/org/the-smelek-family-foundation-inc-820524659. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2015–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $37K · expenses $442K · assets $0

EIN
82-0524659
Address
877 W MAIN ST SUITE 800, BOISE, ID 83702
NTEE code
T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.50; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michael J Smelek PRESIDENT2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kathy Farmer-Minton VICE PRESIDENT2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael R Lindstrom SECRETARY2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Susan K Kaiser TREASURER2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Smelek GRANT COORDINATOR2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Candace P Smelek (former) DIRECTOR2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY FARMER-MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATHY MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATHY MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATHY MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATHY MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATHY MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CANDACE P SMELEK DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATHY MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CANDACE P SMELEK DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATHY MINTON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CANDACE P SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CANDACE P SMELEK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL R LINDSTROM SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J SMELEK VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN K KAISER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SMELEK GRANT COORDINATOR2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $431K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $17K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $19K
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $16K
2020 · 2 grants to organizations · $14K
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $15K
2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $14K
2017 · 1 grant to organizations · $12K
2016 · 2 grants to organizations · $13K
2015 · 2 grants to organizations · $15K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,125$442,266 $0$0 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,286$22,917 $267,685$267,685 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,511$27,866 $263,316$263,316 $0- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,032$27,279 $259,671$259,671 $0- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,261$19,917 $228,918$228,918 $0- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,362$20,485 $211,574$211,574 $2,750- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,878$19,419 $202,697$202,697 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,617$17,253 $203,238$203,238 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,446$18,135 $200,874$200,874 -- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$3,933$20,914 $216,237$216,237 $2,580- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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PALMEDO FAMILY FOUNDATION INCIDT20 $38,918$78,210 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATIONIDT20 $36,204$23,003 Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SUSAN T PARKINSON FOUNDATION INCIDT20 $38,600$40,770 PRESIDENT / TREASURER / DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE HUBER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $37,702$2,526,514 PRES/DIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE OBRIEN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $37,241$76,528 PRES/DIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
NIX FAMILY FOUNDATION INCART20 $36,889$55,904 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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THE SENYEI FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $38,306$54,118 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
LOWE FAMILY FOUNDATION INCGAT20 $37,561$29,615 PRESIDENT/TR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
CARR FAMILY FOUNDATION INCMET20 $36,071$11,694 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
MORSE FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT20 $36,429$636,168 PRES/SEC/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
LOCKE FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $35,640$35,617 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
KOTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $36,297$85,000 PRES.& SEC$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE CJB FOUNDATION INCNCT20 $36,721$38,402 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE SOSNOW FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $35,830$361,002 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE MCNEILL FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLT20 $37,323$715,062 TRUSTEE$5,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
WALDORF FAMILY FOUNDATION INCORT20 $36,328$75,369 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
MITRANI FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCOT20 $36,094$64,709 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
LUHRSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $36,000$31,086 VICE-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
J & S FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $36,015$40,784 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
THOMSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $38,705$82,294 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
WIJERAMA FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNJT20 $37,131$229,946 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
RICHARDS FAMILY FOUNDATION INCGAT20 $36,790$1,521,704 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
LOUGHLIN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCPAT20 $37,559$71,018 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
THE C WALDER PARKE FAMILY FOUNDATION $97,0001 1Private foundation2022–2022 OLDENBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $442,266 spent · pay $0 · grants $431,129 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $431,129 97.5%
Fees: accounting $7,171 1.6%
Fees: other professional $3,966 0.9%
Total$442,266100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $22,917 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,689 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $16,689 72.8%
Fees: other professional $3,472 15.2%
Fees: accounting $2,637 11.5%
Taxes $86 0.4%
Other expenses $33 0.1%
Total$22,917100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $27,866 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,900 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $18,900 67.8%
Fees: accounting $3,795 13.6%
Fees: other professional $3,675 13.2%
Taxes $1,395 5.0%
Other expenses $101 0.4%
Total$27,866100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $27,279 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,530 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $15,530 56.9%
Fees: accounting $7,092 26.0%
Fees: other professional $3,939 14.4%
Taxes $692 2.5%
Other expenses $26 0.1%
Total$27,279100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $19,917 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,027 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $14,027 70.4%
Fees: other professional $3,084 15.5%
Fees: accounting $2,750 13.8%
Taxes $43 0.2%
Other expenses $13 0.1%
Total$19,917100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $20,485 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,608 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $14,608 71.3%
Fees: other professional $3,017 14.7%
Fees: accounting $2,750 13.4%
Taxes $104 0.5%
Other expenses $6 0.0%
Total$20,485100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $19,419 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $13,500 69.5%
Fees: other professional $2,962 15.3%
Fees: accounting $2,780 14.3%
Taxes $177 0.9%
Total$19,419100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $17,253 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $11,700 67.8%
Fees: other professional $2,750 15.9%
Fees: accounting $2,700 15.6%
Taxes $101 0.6%
Other expenses $2 0.0%
Total$17,253100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $18,135 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,691 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,691 70.0%
Fees: accounting $2,650 14.6%
Fees: other professional $2,510 13.8%
Other expenses $150 0.8%
Taxes $134 0.7%
Total$18,135100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $20,914 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $15,000 71.7%
Fees: other professional $2,847 13.6%
Fees: accounting $2,580 12.3%
Taxes $322 1.5%
Other expenses $165 0.8%
Total$20,914100%

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