The foundation concentrates its philanthropic dollars on education-focused scholarships, directing large, repeat grants to elite educational institutions and its own scholarship vehicle. Its giving supports both K–12 private school tuition assistance (notably for an independent girls' school in NYC) and undergraduate scholarship funds at a major university. The foundation appears to operate primarily as a scholarship funder rather than a broad-based community donor.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with a small number of large grants; frequent repeat support to the same organizations and substantial internal transfers to the foundation's own scholarship program.
Friends of the Guiomar Smeets Foundation Inc directs much of its giving through scholarship support for students, with large repeat awards flowing to Yale University, The Nightingale-Bamford School, and its own Guiomar Smeets Foundation vehicle. The pattern points to a funder built around direct educational assistance rather than broad community grantmaking. In the recent grants list, Yale University received $200,500 in 2025 and $109,525 in 2024 for scholarship fund support, while The Nightingale-Bamford School received $120,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for the same purpose. The foundation also made separate scholarship grants to Lewis and Clark College, New York University, and Manhattanville College, showing that its support extends beyond one institution. A recurring feature of the portfolio is backing for the Guiomar Smeets Foundation in Tortola, which received multiple awards labeled scholarships to students. The overall picture is of a donor that uses restricted scholarship funding to help individual students at selected schools and universities, with a visible preference for repeat support over one-time gifts.
A central theme is tuition and scholarship assistance for students at specific schools. The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City received $120,000 in 2024 and another $120,000 in 2025 for scholarship fund support, following a $110,000 grant in 2023. Higher education is another clear focus: Yale University received $200,500 in 2025 and $109,525 in 2024 for scholarship fund support, and New York University received $25,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. The foundation also extended scholarship support to Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, with a $25,954 grant in 2025. In addition, the Guiomar Smeets Foundation in Tortola received grants labeled scholarships to students, indicating that some of the funding is routed through its own scholarship vehicle.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with p25 at $25,000, a median of $89,310, and p75 at $112,500. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Yale University, The Nightingale-Bamford School, and the Guiomar Smeets Foundation. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing scholarship commitments rather than isolated project gifts. The foundation also appears to use restricted support, since the grants are described as scholarship fund support or scholarships to students. Its portfolio includes both direct institutional awards and funding through its own Guiomar Smeets Foundation vehicle.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $113K, with a median of $89K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$89K
75th Percentile
$113K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Friends of the Guiomar Smeets Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 9 | $751K | 60.0% |
| 2 | British Virgin Islands |
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Notable grantees: The Nightingale-Bamford School, Yale University, Guiomar Smeets Foundation
Grantmaking is concentrated in New York: 67% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. New York City appears repeatedly through awards to The Nightingale-Bamford School and New York University, while Purchase, NY also appears in the recent grants list. Outside New York, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon received scholarship support. The recipient-country mix is primarily U.S.-based, with a separate set of grants going to Tortola in the Virgin Islands.
Its giving centers on scholarship support for students. Recent grants include repeated awards for scholarship fund support to Yale University and The Nightingale-Bamford School, plus scholarships to students through the Guiomar Smeets Foundation in Tortola.
Typical grants are fairly substantial: the p25 grant size is $25,000, the median is $89,310, and the p75 is $112,500. Recent awards range from $15,000 to $200,500 in the grant list provided.
Yes. Yale University appears in 2024 and 2025, The Nightingale-Bamford School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Guiomar Smeets Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern shows recurring support.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 67% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. New York City recipients appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, including The Nightingale-Bamford School and New York University.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $200,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| THE NIGHTINGALE-BAMFORD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| GUIOMAR SMEETS FOUNDATION | TORTOLA | $88,934 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS |
| LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE | PORTLAND, OR | $25,954 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| GUIOMAR SMEETS FOUNDATION | TORTOLA | $137,140 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS |
| THE NIGHTINGALE-BAMFORD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $109,525 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| THE NIGHTINGALE-BAMFORD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| GUIOMAR SMEETS FOUNDATION | TORTOLA | $69,096 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
| MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE | PURCHASE, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT |
YALE UNIVERSITY
$200,500SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT
GUIOMAR SMEETS FOUNDATION
$88,934SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS
GUIOMAR SMEETS FOUNDATION
$137,140SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
$109,525SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT
GUIOMAR SMEETS FOUNDATION
$69,096SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS
YALE UNIVERSITY
$25,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
$15,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT