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The Smile Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Miami, FL EIN: 47-2964710 Website

The Smile Trust has taken on the task to provide resources, education, jobs, and housing to combat poverty and homelessness.

Key facts about The Smile Trust

In short: The Smile Trust gave $115K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), top state Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
47-2964710
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$114,500
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$38,167
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$1,100,188
Primary geography
Florida (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.1M

+3.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$115K

-3.8% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$38K

-35.9% YoY

How The Smile Trust gives

  • Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About The Smile Trust

Based on IRS filings

The Smile Trust is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $115K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

MiamiOrlandoFort MyersKissimmeeFort LauderdaleApopkaDaytona BeachGreen MountainHialeahImmokaleePlantationWest Palm Beach

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 36 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $115K (2025) to $178K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $115K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Struggle for Miami's Affordable: $52KStruggle for Miami'sAffordable$52KNational Coalition of 100 Black Women: $50KNational Coalition of 100Black Women$50KBlack Monday Project: $13KBlack Monday Project$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Struggle for Miami's Affordable ($52K). Together the top 3 received $115K.

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 41 (90%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Struggle for Miami's Affordable —$52,000
National Coalition of 100 Black Women Orlando, FLFL Resilience Alliance$50,000
Black Monday Project —$12,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,100,188$1,061,186$121,567
Revenue$2,183,738$2,354,057$755,239
Expenses$1,788,227$1,518,874$1,241,718

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 15, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 3, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Smile Trust is led by Valencia Gunder, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Valencia Gunder

    President

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $23K (2022) → $87K (2025)

  • Jemiah Sius

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miya Brown

    Key Employee

    Treasurer → Key Employee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $92K (2025)

  • Dexter Gunder Sr.

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Melvin Armstrong (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Robert Jones (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Brayland Brown (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Germaine Coleman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Khorey Boswell (2020) — Director
  • Former: Shirley Paramor (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Miya Brown — Key Employee: $92KMiya BrownKey Employee$92KValencia Gunder — President: $87KValencia GunderPresident$87K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $92K, to Miya Brown (Key Employee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Smile Trust

How much does The Smile Trust give each year?

The Smile Trust gave $115K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $119K across 2 grants.

What is The Smile Trust's typical grant size?

The Smile Trust's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $38,167, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Smile Trust give grants?

The Smile Trust's top state is Florida, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The Smile Trust?

The Smile Trust reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.

What is The Smile Trust?

The Smile Trust is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Miami, FL. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Smile Trust's EIN?

The Smile Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2964710. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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