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Arnold and Rachel Smith Family Foundation at a glance

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Arnold and Rachel Smith Family 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.

$100k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$101kHealth$75kPhilanthropy$71kEducation$65kCivil Rights$55kRecreation & Sports$45kHuman Services$35kInternational$35kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $90k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE HEART FOUNDATION$25,000
SMITH CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS$20,000
StandWithUs$15,000
KEEP MEMORY ALIVE$10,000
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$10,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE$10,000
THREE SQUARE$5,000
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA$5,000
02The need
03

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 (FY20–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE: $10k → 13%NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $10k → 13%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA: $5k → 13%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE: $10k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE: $10k → 14%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.
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.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$306k · 9 repeat orgs$206k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
16

Total granted

$306k
$161k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
+16%

Still filing today

56%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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Human ServicesEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureCivil RightsAnimalsOther
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

  • TS
    The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
    4× · 2019–2025 · $60k · revenue +3%
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    4× · 2021–2025 · $40k · revenue +34%
  • IE
    ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE
    2× · 2023–2025 · $25k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
    one grant, 2019 · $15k
  • GG
    GREATER GOOD COUNCIL
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • IO
    INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART-LA
    one grant, 2017 · $11k
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
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La

Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here…

Philanthropy
2
Jewish Federation of San Diego County

Jewish federation of san diego county is dedicated to building a vibrant, caring, connected, and enduring jewish community.

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3
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
4
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

We steward $1.5 billion in charitable assets through donor-advised funds, endowments, and other giving vehicles. partnering with 1,400 individuals, families, and organizations, we build enduring legacies and multigenerational impact. in…

Philanthropy
5
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
6
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
7
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
8
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
9
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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10
University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that raises and manages private funds for the benefit of UNLV. Our mission is to increase philanthropic support for the university, grow its endowment for…

Education
11
Jewish Nursing Home of Western Massachusetts Inc

To care for the frail, elderly and infirmed according to jewish traditions.

Human Services
12
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Inc

The organization's mission is to manage a continuum of senior care business lines that consistently provide high-quality compassionate care while focusing on the development of innovative programs and services that enable individuals to…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles; the most unlike its peers is Merona Leadership Foundation. 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

19 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. 19 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
10/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TEACH FC R AMERICA TFA-LAS VEGAS: $45,000 · OtherTEACH FC R AMERICA TFA-LAS VEGASTEACH FOR AMERICA TFA-LAS VEGAS: $35,000 · OtherTEACH FOR AMERICA TFA-LAS VEGASAZ JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $30,000 · OtherAZ JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETYJEWISH FEDERATION OF LAS VEGAS SIGESMUND CENTER: $20,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF LAS VEGAS SIGESMUND CENTERJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $15,000 · OtherJEWISH FAMILY SERVICESWOMENS INTERNATIONAL ZIONIST ORG: $15,000 · OtherWOMENS INTERNATIONAL ZIONIST ORGGREATER GOOD COUNCIL: $15,000 · OtherGREATER GOOD COUNCILINSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART-LA: $11,000 · OtherLA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION: $10,000 · OtherTHE FULLFILLMENT FUND OF LAS VEGAS: $10,000 · OtherKEEP MEMORY ALIVE: $10,000 · OtherTHE CYSTIC FIBROSIS FUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherISRAAIDUS GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSIS: $10,000 · OtherA LITTLE RESCUE: $10,000 · OtherTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $10,000 · Other+1 more: $5,000 · OtherTHE MOONRIDGE FOUNDATION: $35,500 · PhilanthropyTHE MOONRIDG…THE HEART FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyTHE HEART FO…The Smith Center for the Performing Arts: $60,000 · Arts & CultureThe Smith Ce…JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $20,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMI…Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesNathan Adel…WESTCARE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesWESTCARE FO…Nathan Adelson Hospice Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesNathan Adel…COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITIES…ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $40,000 · Civil RightsFULFILLMENT FUND LAS VEGAS: $10,000 · EducationMERONA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationLEADERS IN TRAINING: $5,000 · EducationWINDWARD SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $25,000 · International
Other$261,000Philanthropy$60,500Arts & Culture$60,000Human Services$55,000Civil Rights$40,000Education$30,000International$25,000

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 budgetThe Smith Center for the Performing Arts: $60,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOONRIDGE FOUNDATION: $35,500 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetTHE HEART FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF LAS VEGAS SIGESMUND CENTER: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNathan Adelson Hospice Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA LITTLE RESCUE: $10,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetLA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFULFILLMENT FUND LAS VEGAS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMERONA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWESTCARE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNathan Adelson Hospice Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NEVADA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHREE SQUARE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEADERS IN TRAINING: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWINDWARD SCHOOL: $5,000 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.

Windsong TrustNevada Community Foun…Mgm Resorts FoundationNV Energy Charitable …Susan G Fine Family F…Elaine P Wynn and Fam…Wynn Resorts Foundati…United Way of Souther…Steinberg Family Foun…Canarelli Family Foun…Engelstad Family Foun…Bny Mellon Charitable…
Windsong TrustCA17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Windsong Trust · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · Mgm Resorts Foundation · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Susan G Fine Family Foundation · Elaine P Wynn and Family Foundation Bt · Wynn Resorts Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · Steinberg Family Foundation · Canarelli Family Foundation · Engelstad Family Foundation · Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund

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 Arnold and Rachel Smith Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Arnold and Rachel Smith Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.

    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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