Sme Education Foundation

Education
Southfield, Michigan
EIN 38-2746841
Tax-exempt since 1987

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2018–2024: $251K
Fees reported in 2024: $82K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $8.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$82,215 to 2 fundraisers · $82,706 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Sme Education Foundation paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
KOHLI-WINKLEBLEK DEVELOPMENT LLCGrant writingGrant writing	Grant writing	$42,206
Ervin Policy Group LLCConsulting	Consulting	$40,009

All firms paid

Fundraisers Sme Education Foundation reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Ervin Policy Group LLC	2022–2024 · 3 years	$130,009
KOHLI-WINKLEBLEK DEVELOPMENT LLCGrant writing	2023–2024 · 2 years	$74,269
Lakeview Consulting Inc.	2022	$27,500
Nonprofit Development Solutions	2018–2019 · 2 years	$19,500

Form 990 Snapshot

Sme Education Foundation's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$8.0M	$6.1M	$549K	$83K
2023	$13.5M	$11.5M	$325K	$98K
2022	$2.7M	$1.4M	$113K	$57K
2020	$2.8M	$1.1M	$256K	$4K
2019	$6.2M	$3.9M	$298K	$10K
2018	$4.2M	$2.8M	$389K	$15K

Fees are what Sme Education Foundation reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.