Private foundation · EIN 72-1546393 · Malibu, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Don Howarth and Suzelle Smith Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $176K total, median $7,325. 48% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
23
$176K
Median grant
$7,325
Stays in CA
48%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.4M

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation ArmyCity of Industry, CASupport charitable activities.$22K
Hope WalksYork Springs, PASupport charitable activities.$20K
Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsOrlando, FLSupport charitable activities.$13K
Deported Asylum Seekers Assistance ProjectLeeds, ALSupport charitable activities.$10K
Diablo Valley Veterans FoundationDanville, CASupport charitable activities.$10K
Grace Klein CommunityHoover, ALSupport charitable activities.$10K
Homeboy IndustriesLos Angeles, CASupport charitable activities.$10K
Intervarsity Christian FellowshipMadison, WISupport charitable activities.$10K
Palestine Children's Relief FundLos Angeles, CASupport charitable activities.$10K
Prison Fellowship InternationalWashington, DCSupport charitable activities.$10K
St Aidans Episcopal ChurchMalibu, CASupport charitable activities.$9,873
Americans for Oxford IncNew York, NYSupport charitable activities.$7,325
Hudson LinkOssining, NYSupport charitable activities.$5,000
Malibu Community Labor ExchangeMalibu, CASupport charitable activities.$5,000
Malibu Friends of MusicMalibu, CASupport charitable activities.$5,000
St Francis of Assisi Catholic CommunityLA Quinta, CASupport charitable activities.$5,000
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VASupport charitable activities.$5,000
Christian Legal Aid of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CASupport charitable activities.$3,000
Food Share of Ventura CountyOxnard, CASupport charitable activities.$2,500
Opera BirminghamBirmingham, ALSupport charitable activities.$1,250
Fulcrum ArtsPasadena, CASupport charitable activities.$1,000
World VisionTacoma, WASupport charitable activities.$1,000
United Help UkraineGaithersburg, MDSupport charitable activities.$250

By state: California 11 · Alabama 3 · Pennsylvania 1 · Florida 1 · New York 2 · Wisconsin 1

About this foundation

Don Howarth and Suzelle Smith Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Malibu, California, administered in care of Don Howarth, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Don Howarth and Suzelle Smith Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Don Howarth and Suzelle Smith Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $176K across 23 grants, a median of $7,325.

Where does Don Howarth and Suzelle Smith Foundation give?

California (11 grants), Alabama (3 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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