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Annette L Smith Foundation at a glance

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Annette L Smith Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$548k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$190k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$303kPhilanthropy$144kFood & Nutrition$85kEducation$85kHuman Services$24kReligion$16kSocial Science$10kArts & Culture$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $100k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $413k
$9,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$211k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JAFCO$190,000
KIDS CANCER FOUNDATION$120,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY$53,000
BOCA HELPING HANDS$50,000
THE EHLERS DANLOS SOCIETY$45,000
OVATIONS FOR THE CURE$20,000
HADASSAH$15,030
RSDSA$10,000
JIMMY FUND CO DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE$10,000
COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA$9,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$8,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$5,000
THE WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT$5,000
THE PAP CORPS$2,090
FEROCIOUS FIGHTERS$2,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JEFFS PLACE: $2k → 8%JEFFS PLACE: $1k → 8%THE WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT: $5k → 14%THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $700 → 14%COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA: $9k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
CT
CA
VA
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$732k · 17 repeat orgs$116k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
8

Total granted

$732k
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+7%

Still filing today

71%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationCrime & LegalAnimalsFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • KC
    Kids Cancer Foundation Inc
    4× · 2022–2025 · $182k · revenue +69%
  • BH
    BOCA HELPING HANDS INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $85k · revenue +44%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $6k · revenue +78%

Funded once

  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $80k · revenue -6%
  • IE
    Israel Experience Tide Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +7%
  • AF
    ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $500 · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
2
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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3
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
4
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
5
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
6
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
7
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
8
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
9
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
10
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
11
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

As a leading academic healthcare organization, our mission is to elevate the health status of the communities we serve.(see schedule o for continuation)(continued)-we deliver exceptional healthcare enhanced by research and education-we…

Health
12
New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the

The mission of hospital for special surgery is to provide the highest quality patient care, improve mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc; the most unlike its peers is Israel Experience Tide Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 30 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
12/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JAFCO: $322,400 · OtherJAFCOHADASSAH: $16,176 · Other+9 more: $33,790 · Other+9 moreKids Cancer Foundation Inc: $182,000 · HealthKids Cancer Foundation IncEHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY: $52,000 · HealthEHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETYOVATIONS FOR THE CURE INC: $27,000 · HealthOVATIONS FOR THE CURE INCDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $10,000 · Health+7 more: $15,000 · HealthBOCA HELPING HANDS INC: $85,000 · Food & NutritionBOCA HELPI…SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY: $80,000 · EducationSUFFOLK UN…Israel Experience Tide Inc: $4,800 · EducationIsrael Exp…JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $59,025 · PhilanthropyCOVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA INC: $9,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,700 · Human ServicesJeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center Inc: $3,300 · Human ServicesSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $2,100 · Arts & Culture
Other$372,366Health$286,000Food & Nutrition$85,000Education$84,800Philanthropy$59,025Human Services$18,000Arts & Culture$2,100

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKids Cancer Foundation Inc: $182,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetBOCA HELPING HANDS INC: $85,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSUFFOLK UNIVERSITY: $80,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $59,025 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY: $52,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetOVATIONS FOR THE CURE INC: $27,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $6,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Experience Tide Inc: $4,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center Inc: $3,300 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $2,090 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fistula Foundation: $1,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Paypal Charitable Giving FundDC9.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Annette L Smith Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Annette L Smith Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Suffolk University: 1% of income from government
  • Covenant House Florida Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
  • South Florida Pbs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Annette L Smith Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Annette L Smith Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 30 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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