The Florida SMACNA Sheet Metal Industry Fund concentrates its giving on sustaining the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association structure, funding both the state chapter and the national association to support ongoing operations. Grants are explicitly directed toward organizational capacity and membership services rather than project-specific philanthropy, indicating a priority on preserving industry infrastructure and advocacy. The foundation’s support appears industry‑focused and tightly aligned with SMACNA’s institutional needs.
Highly concentrated: six grants totaling ~$843K split almost entirely between two repeat grantees (state and national SMACNA). Grants are large, multi-grant support for operations rather than one-off programmatic awards.
Florida Smacna Sheet Metal Industry Fund directs its giving toward the organizational machinery of the sheet metal contracting trade, with repeated operating support for Florida Smacna Inc and SMACNA National Association. The pattern is clear in the recent grants: in 2025, Florida Smacna Inc received $155,000 for operations support, while SMACNA National Association received $140,127 for the same purpose. Similar awards appear in 2024 and 2023, showing a steady emphasis on institutional continuity rather than project-by-project grantmaking. The fund’s support is aligned with association infrastructure, membership services, and administrative capacity, and its recent recipients sit within the SMACNA network. That makes the foundation especially relevant to researchers tracking trade-association funding, core operating support, and the maintenance of professional sector organizations. Across the grants on file, the foundation’s giving is regional and centered on U.S.-based recipients, with a notable concentration on the Florida chapter and the national association that supports the broader industry structure.
A central theme in the fund’s grantmaking is operating support for Florida Smacna Inc, which received $155,000 in 2024 and again in 2025, plus $145,000 in 2023. Those awards point to sustained support for chapter administration and member services. Another clear area is national association infrastructure: SMACNA National Association received $140,127 in 2025, after $120,712 in 2024 and $127,149 in 2023, all for operations support. The foundation’s giving is not tied to individuals or project-specific awards; it is directed toward organizational capacity within the sheet metal and air conditioning contractors’ trade association network. The recurring purpose text across the grants places emphasis on overhead, staff, and program operations rather than restricted initiatives.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a similar size band: the p25 is $125,540, the median is $136,074, and the p75 is $147,500. The recent record also shows repetition across years, with both Florida Smacna Inc and SMACNA National Association receiving operating support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing, renewal-style support rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation is an operating-support grantmaker focused on association infrastructure, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
$843K
$9K
$285K
$295K
Most grants fall between $126K and $148K, with a median of $136K.
25th Percentile
$126K
Median
$136K
75th Percentile
$148K
About 50% of grants go to recipients in FL.
MARY SINCLAIR
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Notable grantees: Florida SMACNA Inc, SMACNA National Association
The grant record is U.S.-only, with 6 grants and 100% of them in the United States. Florida is the top state by grant count, accounting for half of grants to recipients in the foundation’s home state. In the recent grants list, Viera, Florida appears repeatedly through Florida Smacna Inc, while Chantilly, Virginia appears through SMACNA National Association. The pattern is regional, but concentrated in Florida and in one national association recipient outside the state.
It supports the SMACNA association network, especially Florida Smacna Inc and SMACNA National Association. The recent grants are all labeled operations support, which points to funding for organizational infrastructure, member services, and administrative capacity rather than project-based programs.
Its recent grant sizes are tightly grouped: the 25th percentile is $125,540, the median is $136,074, and the 75th percentile is $147,500. That indicates a relatively narrow band of operating grants.
Yes. Florida Smacna Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and SMACNA National Association also appears in all three years. The repeated operations-support pattern suggests ongoing institutional funding rather than one-off awards.
Florida is the top state by grant count, and 50% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The remaining recent recipient location shown is Chantilly, Virginia, through SMACNA National Association.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA SMACNA INC | VIERA, FL | $155,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| SMACNA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | CHANTILLY, VA | $140,127 | 2025 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA SMACNA INC | VIERA, FL | $155,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| SMACNA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | CHANTILLY, VA | $120,712 | 2024 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA SMACNA INC | VIERA, FL | $145,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| SMACNA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | CHANTILLY, VA | $127,149 | 2023 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
FLORIDA SMACNA INC
$155,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
SMACNA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$140,127OPERATIONS SUPPORT
FLORIDA SMACNA INC
$155,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
SMACNA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$120,712OPERATIONS SUPPORT
FLORIDA SMACNA INC
$145,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
SMACNA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$127,149OPERATIONS SUPPORT