William E Schmidt Foundation Inc

EVANSVILLE, IN EIN: 35-1884241

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$34.4M

+0.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$413K

-7.9% YoY

Grant Count

35

-12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

+5.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$34,389,588$34,147,625$34,089,285
Revenue$2,515,926$2,242,063$5,274,784
Expenses$2,268,564$2,190,718$2,183,231
Qualifying Distributions$2,050,351$1,981,978$1,992,926
Net Investment Income$2,288,298$2,028,606$5,079,454
Distributable Amount$2,307,884$2,041,756$2,021,763

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$183K$366K$549K$732K33 grants202038 grants202123 grants202240 grants202335 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SARASOTA OPERA ASSOCIATION$105KTENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION$40KYMCA CAMP CARSON$38KDAN SCISM COLLEGE SCHOLA…$25KMIAMI UNIVERSITY$25KUNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE$25KMANATEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE$20KTRINITY UNITED METHODIST…$20KTRANSFORMATION NASHVILLE$20KDREAM CENTER EVANSVILLE$15K

Grant Size Distribution

169 grants across all recorded years

158<$50K7$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHRISTINE GOERKE HOL…BOARD MEMBER$13KCHESTER SCHMIDTCHAIRMAN$12KDOUGLAS SCHMIDTTREASURER$12KJ MICHAEL SMALLSECRETARY$12KLISA HAMILTONPRESIDENT$12KCHESTER SCHMIDT IVBOARD MEMBER$12KJANET PETERSONBOARD MEMBER$12K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHESTER SCHMIDTCHAIRMAN1$12,000
DOUGLAS SCHMIDTTREASURER1$12,000
J MICHAEL SMALLSECRETARY1$12,000
LISA HAMILTONPRESIDENT1$12,000
CHESTER SCHMIDT IVBOARD MEMBER1$12,000
JANET PETERSONBOARD MEMBER1$12,000
CHRISTINE GOERKE HOLLOWAYBOARD MEMBER1$12,750

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

AtlantaBaltimoreBethesdaBradentonBrentwoodBrooklynCambellsvilleCambridgeCincinnatiCoppellCovingtonEvansvilleFranklinFultonGermantownIndianapolisIrvineKellerLaurelLuthervilletimonium

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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