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Donald and Amy Smith Jr Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Donald and Amy Smith Jr Family Foundation Inc

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.

$345k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$400kHuman Services$290kEducation$285kFood & Nutrition$200kRecreation & Sports$155kArts & Culture$150kHousing & Shelter$65kEmployment$60kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $185k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $150k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS$50,000
ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA SCHOOL$50,000
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK$50,000
WIDENER UNIVERSITY$25,000
THE ADAMS RESCUE MISSION$20,000
FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER$10,000
MOTHER SETON SCHOOL$10,000
UPPER ADAMS FOOD PANTRY$10,000
THRIVE MINISTRY$10,000
GETTYSBURG COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN$10,000
TOYS FOR TOTS$10,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA$10,000
THE STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$10,000
THE HART CENTER$10,000
MIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $190k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH: $10k → 8%OLIVIA'S HOUSE A GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 9%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH: $10k → 8%OLIVIA'S HOUSE A GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 9%OLIVIA'S HOUSE: $5k → 9%NEW HOPE MINISTRIES: $50k → 9%SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS: $15k → 9%NEW HOPE MINISTRIES: $20k → 9%NEW HOPE MINISTRIES: $10k → 9%SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS: $10k → 9%SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS: $10k → 9%SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS: $10k → 9%THRIVE MINISTRY: $10k → 9%SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS: $10k → 9%CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN PA DISTRICT CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: $10k → 9%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

ID
NY
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 27 repeat orgs$430k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
13

Total granted

$1.4M
$405k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
0%

Still filing today

63%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionPhilanthropyEmploymentOther
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

  • CP
    CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK
    5× · 2017–2025 · $120k · revenue +59%
  • NH
    NEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $80k · revenue +97%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2025 · $65k · revenue +392%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    one grant, 2022 · $150k · revenue -20%
  • SS
    SHINING STARS THERAPEUTIC MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2022 · $150k
  • TF
    TOYS FOR TOTS
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
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
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Goodwill of southwestern pennsylvania is a human service agency and network of not-for-profit businesses whose mission is to strengthen communities, advance reuse and sustainability, and empower people to achieve their potential. see…

Employment
2
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Visit philadelphia is our name and our mission. as the region's official tourism marketing agency, we build greater philadelphia's image, drive visitation and boost the economy.

Community Improvement
3
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
4
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey Inc

Goodwill nynj empowers people with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work. goodwill nynj provided services to more than 11,087 adults in fiscal year 2025 through all programs.

Employment
5
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
6
Center for Victims

Center for victims offers a public service in allegheny county by helping individuals, families, and communities heal from the trauma of sexual assault/abuse, intimate partner violence, community violence, and all forms of violence and…

Human Services
7
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Inc

Goodwill industries of the chesapeake, inc. prepares people to secure and retain employment and build successful, independent lives.

—
8
Worthwhile Wear Inc

Worthwhile wear exists to reach and restore women that have been affected by human trafficking, both labor and sex trafficking, by providing them with comprehensive care, which includes housing, employment, counseling, and various other…

International
9
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Michigan Inc

Goodwill provides exceptional opportunities for people facing employment barriers.

—
10
Goodwill Industries of the Valley Works

Goodwill's mission is to empower individuals, strengthen families, and inspire communities through job skills training and work placement opportunities with a multi-generational approach focused on removing barriers.

Human Services
11
Goodwill Industries of Northern Il and Wi Stateline Area Inc

The mission of goodwill is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives. barriers include physical or mental disabilities, lack of education and job preparation, socio-economic disadvantages, and others.…

—
12
Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow

To partner with women facing homelessness to secure housing, achieve long- term stability, and chart new paths for their futures.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Aid Society Southern Pa District - Church of the Brethren; the most unlike its peers is Wright Flight 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

27 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. 27 of the 43 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
17/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS: $300,000 · OtherBASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUSTHE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $150,000 · OtherTHE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYSHINING STARS THERAPEUTIC MINISTRIES: $150,000 · OtherSHINING STARS THERAPEUTIC MINISTRIESST TERESA OF CALCUTTA SCHOOL: $85,000 · OtherST TERESA OF CALCUTTA SCHOOLCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG: $70,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF HARRISBURGHANOVER AREA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: $50,000 · OtherUPPER ADAMS FOOD PANTRY: $50,000 · OtherMOTHER SETON SCHOOL INC: $40,000 · OtherTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · Other+18 more: $232,500 · Other+18 moreNEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $80,000 · Human ServicesNEW HOPE MI…SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS INC: $55,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH CENTR…IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesIDAHO YOUTH…OLIVIA'S HOUSE - A GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $15,000 · Human ServicesOLIVIA'S HO…THRIVE MINISTRY INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN PA DISTRICT - CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: $10,000 · Human ServicesCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $120,000 · Food & NutritionCENTRAL P…GETTYSBURG COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN: $30,000 · Food & NutritionGETTYSBUR…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $65,000 · EducationWIDENER UNIVERSITY: $40,000 · EducationWRIGHT FLIGHT INC: $30,000 · EducationAdams Rescue Mission Inc: $55,000 · Housing & ShelterBUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $30,000 · PhilanthropyMIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyHART CENTER: $40,000 · Employment
Other$1,167,500Human Services$190,000Food & Nutrition$150,000Education$135,000Housing & Shelter$65,000Philanthropy$50,000Employment$40,000

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 ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $150,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK: $120,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $80,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS INC: $55,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAdams Rescue Mission Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetHART CENTER: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWIDENER UNIVERSITY: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGETTYSBURG COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN: $30,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetWRIGHT FLIGHT INC: $30,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROOTS FOR BOOTS: $30,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetMIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetIDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANGEL FLIGHT EAST: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOLIVIA'S HOUSE - A GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $15,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetTRUENORTH WELLNESS SERVICES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVariety the Childrens Charity: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHRIVE MINISTRY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetTRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetBUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF HANOVER PENNSYLVANIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY SOUTHERN PA DISTRICT - CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Rice Family FoundationAdams County Communit…York County Community…The Arlene Utz Hollin…Airie Knipel Harry V …The Gap FoundationRobert C Hoffman Tw C…United Way of York Co…Point of View Foundat…Conewago Enterprises …Memorial Health FundMembers 1st Charitabl…
Rice Family FoundationPA26.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rice Family Foundation · Adams County Community Foundation Inc · York County Community Foundation · The Arlene Utz Hollinger Foundation · Airie Knipel Harry V and J William Warehime Foundation · The Gap Foundation · Robert C Hoffman Tw Charitable · United Way of York County · Point of View Foundation · Conewago Enterprises Charitable Foundation · Memorial Health Fund · Members 1st Charitable 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 Donald and Amy Smith Jr Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Donald and Amy Smith Jr Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%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
    1get no government money at all
    10report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Donald and Amy Smith Jr Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Donald and Amy Smith Jr Family Foundation Inc 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 43 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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