W W Smith Charitable Trust
Saint Louis, MO · EIN 23-6648841. Reported 255 grants totalling $48.5M to 201 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. W W Smith Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $60,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $10.1M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached Distribution Schedule | West Conshohocken, PA | $36.4M | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $575,000 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund | Abington, PA | $406,035 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $372,931 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, PA | $348,187 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $320,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $241,770 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rowan University Foundation Inc | Glassboro, NJ | $238,832 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Chester University Foundation | West Chester, PA | $225,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $223,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $138,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | Camden, NJ | $136,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Cancer Research | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lankenau Institute for Medical Research | Wynnewood, PA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ursinus College | Collegeville, PA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $118,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside, PA | $113,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Widener University | Chester, PA | $112,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Family University | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Williamson College of the Trades | Media, PA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $106,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia, PA | $106,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $105,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Valley University | Doylestown, PA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neumann University | Aston, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley, PA | $99,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkesburg Point | Parkesburg, PA | $95,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesnut Hill College of the Sisters of St Joseph | Philadelphia, PA | $92,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caring People Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $91,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern University | St Davids, PA | $91,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moore College of Art and Design | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $89,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata, PA | $88,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | Haverford, PA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cairn University | Langhorne, PA | $84,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Unbound | Privdence, RI | $80,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lucy Outreach a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Camden, NJ | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Valley Active Aging | Coatesville, PA | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Education Culture Opportunities Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Youth Ministries Inc | Oxford, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nutritional Development Services | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Resources Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broad Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caring for Friends | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manor College | Jenkintown, PA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus | Rosemont, PA | $61,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bebashi Transition to Hope | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cheyney Foundation | Cheyney, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County | Chalfont, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint James School | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA | $59,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation | Media, PA | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urbanpromise Ministries Inc | Camden, NJ | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University, PA | $56,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peirce College | Philadelphia, PA | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cathedral Soup Kitchen Inc | Camden, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center in the Park Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise Montco Pa | Ambler, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Southern Chester County | Kennett Square, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Relief Agency | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kleinlife | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Norristown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Community College Foundation | Blue Bell, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Giving Alliance | Warminster, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways to Housing Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turning Points for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Against Abuse Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greener Partners | Fairview Village, PA | $49,750 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Greater Philadelphia | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mattie N Dixon Comm Cupboard Inc | Ambler, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Small Things Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Starfinder Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camphill Village Kimberton Hills Inc | Kimberton, PA | $44,986 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bucks County Community College Foundation | Newton, PA | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Center Inc | Camden, NJ | $40,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One House at a Time | Ambler, PA | $40,306 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Womans Place | Doylestown, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Achieveability | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Project | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bucks County Housing Group Inc | Warminster, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bucks County Opportunity Council | Doylestown, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Social Services | Norristown, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ's Home | Warminster, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glen Foerd Conservation Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Neighbors Inc | Kennett Square, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Works Inc | Coatesville, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Social Mission Society Dba Lutheran Settlement House | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maternity Care Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montco Anti Hunger Network | Lansdale, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Childrens Services | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orion Communities Inc | Phoenixville, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Police Athletic League of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Senior Community Services Inc | Folsom, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities | Pottstown, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utility Emergency Services Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virtua Health Foundation | Marlton, NJ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Chester Food Cupboard | West Chester, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Chester Area Senior Center | West Chester, PA | $37,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bringing Hope Home Inc (bhh) | Malvern, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester Housing Initiatives | Chester, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Newtonville, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Face to Face | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Garden of Health | North Wales, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Services | Phoenixville, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main Line Meals on Wheels Inc | Devon, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manna on Main Street | Lansdale, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North 10 Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Pine Community Center | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Breathing Room Foundation | Elkins Park, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tricounty Community Network Inc | Pottstown, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unite for Her | West Chester, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| William Way Lgbt Community Center | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Family Health Organization (afaho) | Philadelphia, PA | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiths Integrated and Targeted Human Services | Philadelphia, PA | $33,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drueding Center | Philadelphia, PA | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Academy and Community Center Inc | Coatesville, PA | $31,419 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Merion Area Community Cupboard | King of Prussia, PA | $31,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Action Wellness | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Family Services Inc | Camden, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Connect Co | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties | East Norriton Township, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Housing Partnership of Chester County Inc | Downingtown, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund | Fort Washington, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Light Community Center | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center Inc | Oxford, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patrician Society of Central Norristown | Norristown, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Corporation for Aging | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prepared to Thrive | Exton, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Joseph's Carpenter Society | Camden, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Senior Adult Activity Center of the Phoenixville Area | Phoenixville, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunday Love Project | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Love Pray Peace Project Veterans Residence | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Tri-County Area | Pottstown, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $28,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Career Wardrobe | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daily Bread Community Food Pantry Inc | Schwenksville, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children | West Chester, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Headstrong Foundation | Woodlyn, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Family Home | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizons at Greene Street Friends School | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John Bartram Association | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ordinarie Heroes | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennypack Farm Education Center for Sustainable Food Systems | Horsham, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Garage Community and Youth Center | Kennett Square, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Open Link Inc | Pennsburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whosoever Gospel Mission and Rescue Home Asso of Germantown | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women in Transition Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center - Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester Eastside Inc | Chester, PA | $20,360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Advocates for Homeless & Those in Need Inc | Fairless Hills, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester County Connect Care | Coatesville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of the Main Line | Norristown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Harleysville and North Penn Senior Services | Harleysville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennett Area Community Service | Kennett Square, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Beyond Breast Cancer | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Chester County Inc | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line | Ardmore, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Net Treatment Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Libertad | Phoenixville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Self Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tredyffrin & Easttown Care | Southeastern, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urbanpromise Ministries Community Development Inc | Pennsauken, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youngmoms | Kennett Square, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Depaul USA Inc | Chicago, IL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels | Flourtown, PA | $15,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Community Center Established By the Surgent Family for Society (access Ch | Devon, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coatesville Center for Community Health | Coatesville, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennett Area Senior Center | Kennett Square, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Central Bucks County | Doylestown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norristown Hospitality Center | Norristown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pinn Memorial Baptist Church | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Puentes De Salud | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Episcopal Church | Ardmore, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Albert Einstein Healthcare Network | Philadelphia, PA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanctuary Farm Phila | Glenside, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bean Bag Food Program | Souderton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Service of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leveling the Playing Field - Atlanta | East Point, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twilight Wish Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zia Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity | Philadelphia, PA | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baby Bureau | Warminster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County | West Chester, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
1 of 201 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Drexel University
HEART DISEASE MEDICAL RESEARCH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 200 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $8,372,516 | $8,372,516 |
| 2021 | 1 | $9,721,619 | $9,721,619 |
| 2022 | 1 | $10.1M | $10.1M |
| 2023 | 1 | $8,202,059 | $8,202,059 |
| 2024 | 251 | $12.1M | $35,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $35,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from W W Smith Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 505 Mac H0006-092, Saint Louis, MO, 63166. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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