Michael S. Smith

Michael S. Smith is a Florida-based U.S. billionaire in the energy industry, born in 1955, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.0B RTB. The data provided does not include details on how he built his wealth, so this profile is limited to his known industry, location, and wealth estimate RTB.

Philanthropy

Three foundations tied to Smith are listed in the 990 data, with combined assets of $7,330,721 and total grants paid of $646,232 in tax year 2023 where reported ProPublica 990. One foundation, the Smith Handy Smith Foundation in Fort Worth, shows $0 in grants paid, $0 assets, $0 revenue, and $0 expenses ProPublica 990. The other two foundations, both named Smith Foundation in Pennsylvania, reported $591,207 and $55,025 in grants paid, respectively ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $4,051.08 FEC. The top listed recipients were FirstEnergy Political Action Committee, Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee, BAE Systems Inc. Political Action Committee, and two National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC entries FEC. The party breakdown is mostly categorized as PAC/Other, with 100 entries marked NNE and no party donations shown in the provided data FEC.

In the News

Recent news results include multiple stories about Starboard Value and Lamb Weston, including a letter urging cost cuts and pressure after building a stake NewsAPI. The provided headlines do not identify Michael S. Smith directly, so they are not clearly attributable to him from the data alone NewsAPI.