Keep Veterans Smiling
Keep Veterans Smiling is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Sherman, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $11K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $623.
Keep Veterans Smiling at a glance
In short: Keep Veterans Smiling gave $623 across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $623), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $623
- -4.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $623
- -4.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $623
- Total assets
- $11,025
- -5.1% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Keep Veterans Smiling funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Operation Homefront ($623).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Keep Veterans Smiling gives
- Giving grew 41% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $275 (2020) to $649 (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $623.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Homefront San Antonio, TX | To support the mission of providing relief and recurring family support programs and services throughout the year to help military families overcome short-term difficulties so they don't become long-term hardships. | $623 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,025 | $1,019 | $1,608 | $623 | 1 | $623 | $579 |
| 2023 | $11,614 | $276 | $3,157 | $649 | 1 | $649 | $623 |
| 2022 | $14,495 | $3,144 | $758 | $551 | 1 | $551 | $649 |
| 2021 | $12,109 | $2,958 | $1,132 | $442 | 1 | $442 | $551 |
| 2020 | $10,263 | $3,079 | $1,135 | $275 | 1 | — | $446 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Keep Veterans Smiling reported a distributable amount of $579 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Keep Veterans Smiling is led by Samuel Nechamkin, CEO on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Samuel Nechamkin
CEO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Keep Veterans Smiling
How much does Keep Veterans Smiling give each year?
Keep Veterans Smiling gave $623 across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $649 across 1 grant.
How large is Keep Veterans Smiling?
Keep Veterans Smiling reported $11K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $623 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $579 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Keep Veterans Smiling?
Keep Veterans Smiling is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Sherman, TX. It holds $11K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Keep Veterans Smiling operate?
Keep Veterans Smiling has awarded grants in New York, Texas.
What is Keep Veterans Smiling's EIN?
Keep Veterans Smiling's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2707365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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