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Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

A grantmaker built to end combustible tobacco, funding cessation, science, and a transition for tobacco farmers while working to outgrow the industry money that first created it.

68named by peers

Financial profile

Foundation for a Smoke-Free World · EIN 82-2800838 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$142,827,333$140,000,000$31,717,881Dec 2023
FY2022$18,378,218$38,262,432$39,703,485Dec 2022
FY2021$40,334,147$40,038,859$59,591,841Dec 2021
FY2020$45,258,214$46,293,850$59,296,553Dec 2020
FY2019$81,160,854$69,247,599$60,332,191Dec 2019

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Peer societies

Five societies Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is read alongside.

VF

Vela Foundation

A grantmaker for equitable healthy living, funding nutritious and affordable food access, supportive…

WCF

World Cocoa Foundation

An international alliance of the cocoa and chocolate sector that aligns companies, governments, and partners…

6 companies named

PSF

Patron Saints Foundation

A health focused grantmaker that funds nonprofits improving the health of residents of the West San Gabriel…

WFPF

World Food Prize Foundation

A Des Moines foundation carrying Norman Borlaug's legacy by awarding the World Food Prize, convening on food…

50 companies named

SWF

Secure World Foundation

A privately funded operating foundation working to keep outer space secure, sustainable, and peaceful…

13 companies named

Who backs FSFW

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs Foundation for a Smoke-Free World's peers, but not Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

Companies named publicly by at least one of Foundation for a Smoke-Free World's five peer societies, and not found in Foundation for a Smoke-Free World's reviewed public records.

CompanyWCFWFPFSWFPeers
CargillReceptionJohn Ruan III Circle Donors2 of 3
31_KayhanFriends of the Summit1 of 3
ADMLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Aerospace-defence-logoMedia Partners1 of 3
Alliant EnergyPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 3
Astroscale-Main-LogoSilver Partners1 of 3
Bankers TrustJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
Barry CallebautSilver1 of 3
BASFJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
BayerLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Bruce W. Gerleman Jethro's BBQHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
Bush's BestLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Casey'sSeeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 3
ChevronLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
ChobaniHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
CoBankBorlaug Legacy Donors1 of 3
COMSPOC-logoSilver Partners1 of 3
Corteva agriscienceJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
CVA Central Valley Ag GroupJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
DentonsPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
Fareway Stores, Inc.Seeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 3
Farm Bureau Financial ServicesLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Farmer MacLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
FarmersEdgeLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Federated Commodities LimitedBronze1 of 3
Grgich HillsLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Grow IndigoPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
HersheyGold1 of 3
Hormel FoodsJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
HyVeeJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
Iowa Savings BankHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.John Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
John DeereBorlaug Legacy Donors1 of 3
KeminJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
KoltivHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
KraneSharesLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Kwik TripPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
LeoLabs_new brand logoFriends of the Summit1 of 3
MarsBronze1 of 3
Mercedes-Benz of Des MoinesHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
MidAmerican EnergyPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
MMIT Business Solutions GroupHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
MosaicJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
NestléSilver1 of 3
Neumann BrothersPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
Niman RanchSeeds of Hope Legacy Donors1 of 3
Novaspace_WordmarkFriends of the Summit1 of 3
OCP North AmericaJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
PerficutHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
Pivot BioJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
Prairie Meadows Casino Racetrack HotelJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
Principal Financial GroupPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
ROOM-LOGO-ARTWORKMedia Partners1 of 3
RUANBorlaug Legacy Donors1 of 3
Satnews_colorMedia Partners1 of 3
Slingshot Aerospace LogoFriends of the Summit1 of 3
Spaceflux's black logoNext Generation Leadership1 of 3
Spacemap_logoFriends of the Summit1 of 3
SpaceNewsMedia Partners1 of 3
StineLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
Studio IowaPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
SukupLaureate Circle Donors1 of 3
SyngentaJohn Ruan III Circle Donors1 of 3
Telemetry Today_LogoMedia Partners1 of 3
The Waldinger CorporationPresident Circle Donors1 of 3
U.S. ErectorsHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3
Willis AutomotiveHunger Fighters Legacy Donors1 of 3

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The outside view

A grantmaker built to end combustible tobacco, funding cessation, science, and a transition for tobacco farmers while working to outgrow the industry money that first created it.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Movement

Gathered around a cause, and built to move.

The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.

Also reads toward The Frontier and The Citadel.

Strengths

→Real influence on the wider field.
→Members are motivated by a clear why.
→Quick to rally around what matters now.

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