Pennsylvania · Private foundation
Frank J Smith Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $107k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 25
- Grants FY2026
- 25
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $615
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $18,443
- Organizations funded a year
- 25 to 27
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 9
- Total assets, FY2026
- $3.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 0% of the organizations Frank J Smith Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 25 | $107k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 25 | $199k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 25 | $177k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 25 | $235k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 25 | $218k | 8% |
| FY2021 | 25 | $215k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 27 | $187k | 11% |
| FY2019 | 25 | $211k | 8% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church | $332,246 | 10 | n/a |
| St Therese Catholic Church | $332,246 | 10 | n/a |
| Fort Wayne Public Television Inc | $37,644 | 5 | 0% |
| Recovery Health Services Inc | $33,472 | 8 | 0% |
| Gideons International | $22,150 | 10 | n/a |
| Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries Inc | $11,076 | 10 | 0% |
| Lutheran Braille Workers Inc | $11,076 | 10 | 0% |
| Audiences Unlimited Inc | $11,076 | 10 | 0% |
| Allen County Public Library | $11,076 | 10 | n/a |
| South Side High School Foundation | $11,076 | 10 | 4% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church | $332,246 | 10 | n/a |
| St Therese Catholic Church | $332,246 | 10 | n/a |
| Fort Wayne Public Television Inc | $37,644 | 5 | 0% |
| Recovery Health Services Inc | $33,472 | 8 | 0% |
| Gideons International | $22,150 | 10 | n/a |
| Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries Inc | $11,076 | 10 | 0% |
| Lutheran Braille Workers Inc | $11,076 | 10 | 0% |
| Audiences Unlimited Inc | $11,076 | 10 | 0% |
| Allen County Public Library | $11,076 | 10 | n/a |
| South Side High School Foundation | $11,076 | 10 | 4% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $10,757 | 5 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $8,369 | 8 | 0% |
| American Lung Association | $1,762 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Frank J Smith Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Aws Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Frank J Smith Foundation
- How much does Frank J Smith Foundation give?
- Frank J Smith Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $107,359 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 27 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Frank J Smith Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Religion (85%), Arts & Culture (6%), Health (3%).
- Who are Frank J Smith Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church ($332k), St Therese Catholic Church ($332k), Fort Wayne Public Television Inc ($38k).
- Does Frank J Smith Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Frank J Smith Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Frank J Smith Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn, Aws Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc.
- Where is Frank J Smith Foundation based?
- Frank J Smith Foundation is based in PA.
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