The Smart Foundation is located in the Saddleback Business Park, just off the I-5 Freeway exit, which is on La Paz Rd. It is on Cabot Rd., between La Paz Rd. and Paseo de Valencia. This non-profit charitable organization is dedicated to extending cultural, artistic, and educational opportunities through school music programs for children. The Foundation provides leadership for advocacy training for parent groups, including raising funds that provide grants for local school music programs.
This includes the Foundation's advocacy model, Champions for Music Education, and the GIFT (Granting Instruments Fulfilling Talent) program, which provides instrument subsidies to disadvantaged students.
Since its inception in 2000, the Foundation has served over 10,000 students, contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of school music programs.