South Carolina · Private foundation
J M 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.
- $539k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 102
- Grants FY2026
- 105
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 27%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $28,200
- Organizations funded a year
- 102 to 437
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 12
- Total assets, FY2026
- $908k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 27% of the organizations J M Smith Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $106k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureInternationalAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 99 | $522k | 18% |
| FY2025 | 105 | $521k | 27% |
| FY2024 | 102 | $510k | 24% |
| FY2023 | 108 | $607k | 16% |
| FY2022 | 152 | $1.2M | 15% |
| FY2021 | 163 | $1.3M | 16% |
| FY2020 | 376 | $2.7M | 20% |
| FY2019 | 437 | $2.9M | 32% |
95% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Religion$6.4MEducation$2.9MPhilanthropy$1.3MHealth$865kHousing & Shelter$697kHuman Services$633kYouth Development$593kFood & Nutrition$584kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian College | $393,000 | 7 | 0% |
| United Way of the Piedmont Inc | $388,644 | 10 | 0% |
| Wingate University | $361,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Northside Development Corporation | $355,000 | 6 | 4% |
| Converse University | $336,450 | 7 | 0% |
| Kids Upstate | $272,500 | 10 | 2% |
| Limestone University | $272,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church | $237,650 | 4 | n/a |
| The Corporation of Mercer University | $230,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Wofford College | $220,868 | 10 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian College | $393,000 | 7 | 0% |
| United Way of the Piedmont Inc | $388,644 | 10 | 0% |
| Wingate University | $361,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Northside Development Corporation | $355,000 | 6 | 4% |
| Converse University | $336,450 | 7 | 0% |
| Kids Upstate | $272,500 | 10 | 2% |
| Limestone University | $272,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church | $237,650 | 4 | n/a |
| The Corporation of Mercer University | $230,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Wofford College | $220,868 | 10 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity Spartanburg I | $214,000 | 6 | 3% |
| Chapman Cultural Center Inc | $204,100 | 7 | 4% |
| Spartanburg Humane Society Inc | $158,124 | 10 | 2% |
| Scsdb Foundation | $152,400 | 9 | 8% |
| First Baptist Church of Spartanburg Inc | $151,250 | 10 | n/a |
| Spartanburg Community College Foundation Inc | $134,000 | 6 | 4% |
| Tyger River Chapel Foundation | $127,200 | 5 | 32% |
| Freedom House Church of God | $126,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Coaches 4 Character Inc | $125,000 | 5 | 15% |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | $122,020 | 10 | 0% |
| Partners for Active Living | $121,200 | 6 | 6% |
| Grace Baptist Church | $118,900 | 10 | n/a |
| Morningside Baptist Church | $107,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Chesnee First Baptist Church | $104,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Northgate Baptist Church | $99,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Upstate Family Resource Center | $97,500 | 6 | 1% |
| Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc | $92,400 | 5 | 2% |
| Calvary Hmong Alliance Church | $88,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Mental Fitness Inc | $86,000 | 5 | 21% |
| Lake Bowen Baptist Church | $84,400 | 6 | n/a |
| The Charles Lea Center Foundation Inc | $84,312 | 9 | 7% |
| Beaumont Baptist Church | $84,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Grace Church Inc | $80,560 | 9 | n/a |
| Calvary Academy Inc | $80,400 | 8 | n/a |
| Charleston Southern University | $80,400 | 5 | 0% |
| High Point University | $80,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Walker Foundation Inc | $75,250 | 4 | n/a |
| West End Baptist Church | $74,414 | 8 | n/a |
| Harmony Baptist Church | $68,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Halter (Healing and Learning Through Equine Relationships) | $64,500 | 5 | 5% |
| Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church | $64,000 | 6 | n/a |
| The Pearl Foundation Inc | $62,500 | 10 | 9% |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Foundation | $61,550 | 7 | 3% |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION of Greater Spartanburg | $60,800 | 8 | 0% |
| Summit Church | $60,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Iptay | $59,821 | 2 | 0% |
| Zion Hill Baptist Church | $58,136 | 6 | n/a |
| InterAct Ministries Inc | $56,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Mt Beulah Baptist Church | $56,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Nazareth Presbyterian Church | $56,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Jackson Baptist Church Inc | $56,000 | 4 | n/a |
| State Line Baptist Church | $56,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church | $56,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Ballet Spartanburg Inc | $55,520 | 7 | 2% |
| Greer Christian Learning Center Inc | $53,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Palos Heights Christian Reformed Church | $53,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Hope Center for Children | $51,100 | 4 | 1% |
| Fuller Center for Housing of McCormick Sc Inc | $51,000 | 1 | 36% |
| Middle Tyger Community Center | $51,000 | 4 | 2% |
| West Springs Baptist Church | $49,700 | 9 | n/a |
| Legacy Advancement | $48,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Fairview Baptist Church 2 | $48,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Urban League of the Upstate | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Calvary Hill Baptist Church | $44,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Clifton First Baptist Church | $42,400 | 5 | n/a |
| Spring Creek Bible Church | $42,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Agape to the Nations Inc | $40,000 | 10 | 2% |
| The Water Project Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation | $39,300 | 10 | 0% |
| South Carolina Charities Inc | $39,200 | 4 | 1% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $39,090 | 10 | 0% |
| Greater Spartanburg Ministries Inc | $35,450 | 4 | 5% |
| March of Dimes Inc | $35,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Northwood Baptist Church | $35,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Praise Cathedral Church of God | $34,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Green Point Baptist Church | $33,000 | 4 | n/a |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | $32,700 | 6 | 0% |
| Onespartanburg Inc | $32,400 | 8 | 0% |
| Roebuck Baptist Church | $32,200 | 7 | n/a |
| Long Hollow Baptist Church | $31,570 | 6 | n/a |
| Hub City Animal Project Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 16% |
| Northfield Church | $30,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Deerfield Valley Community Cares | $29,000 | 6 | 11% |
| Spartanburg Little Theatre | $28,900 | 4 | 2% |
| Bethlehem Baptist Church | $28,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Royal Oak Foundation Inc | $28,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Carlisle Wesleyan Church | $27,384 | 4 | n/a |
| Water of Life Christian Church Inc | $26,860 | 3 | n/a |
| Children's Museum of the Upstate Inc | $26,750 | 6 | 0% |
| Impact of Hope | $26,080 | 2 | n/a |
| Fernwood Baptist Church | $25,900 | 2 | n/a |
| Total Ministries of Spartanburg County Inc | $24,500 | 5 | 4% |
| Catherine's House | $24,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Foothills Humane Society Inc | $24,400 | 6 | 2% |
| Spartanburg Community Band Inc | $24,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Bluffton Utd Methodist Church | $24,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Central United Methodist Church | $23,900 | 8 | n/a |
| Miracle Hill Ministries Inc | $23,680 | 4 | 0% |
| Crossroads Baptist Church | $23,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Motlow Creek Baptist Church | $23,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Medcura Health Inc | $23,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $22,250 | 6 | 0% |
| New Beginning Resources Inc | $20,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Providence United Methodist Church | $20,900 | 4 | n/a |
| Palmetto Council Inc Scouting America | $20,750 | 9 | 1% |
| Fuller Center for Housing Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pruittcares Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| James F Byrnes Foundation | $20,000 | 8 | 1% |
| New Spring Church | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Dunean Baptist Church | $19,816 | 4 | n/a |
| ETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc | $19,400 | 10 | 0% |
| Northeast Christian Church Inc | $19,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Catholic Relief Services | $18,700 | 4 | n/a |
| Cedar Shoals Baptist Church | $18,100 | 2 | n/a |
| International Baptist Church | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Carolina Pregnancy Center | $17,900 | 7 | 0% |
| New Prospect Baptist Church | $17,622 | 4 | n/a |
| City of Spartanburg | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Destiny Lives on Foundation | $17,500 | 4 | 36% |
| The Gamecock Club | $15,642 | 2 | n/a |
| Upstate Forever | $15,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Men of Valor | $15,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Vine Church | $15,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Bethlehem Center | $15,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Hub City Hog Fest Inc | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Jesus Our Risen Savior Catholic Church | $15,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Spartanburg Cherokee - Union Inc | $15,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Illuminations Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands Inc | $15,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Green Pond Baptist Church | $14,725 | 3 | n/a |
| Emmanuel Baptist Church | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Second Baptist Church | $13,594 | 4 | n/a |
| Adult Learning Center | $13,500 | 8 | 1% |
| Park Hills Baptist Church | $13,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith for Fathers | $13,200 | 3 | 2% |
| Wings Charitable Foundation Incorporated | $12,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Let Me Play | $12,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Mediatrix Sc Inc | $12,200 | 4 | 2% |
| Legacy Early College | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| His Place Community Church | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NRA Foundation Inc | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The North American Friends of Great Dixter Ltd | $12,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Altrusa International Foundation Inc | $12,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Kingdom Life Church | $11,934 | 3 | n/a |
| Project Rest | $11,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Palmetto Military Alliance | $11,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Cherokee Springs United Methodist Church | $10,800 | 2 | n/a |
| West Hartsville Baptist Church | $10,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Peace Center Foundation | $10,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Spartanburg Day School | $10,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Hartsell Athletic Association | $10,060 | 2 | n/a |
| Summit Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mountaineers | $10,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Glendale Baptist Church | $10,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Trees Greenville | $10,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Jerusalem Baptist Church | $10,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Greater Europe Mission | $9,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc | $9,100 | 5 | n/a |
| Heritage Classic Foundation | $9,000 | 7 | 0% |
| St Joseph's Catholic School Inc | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Poplar Springs Baptist Church | $8,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Pleasant Grove Baptist Church | $8,560 | 2 | n/a |
| New Day Inc of Spartanburg | $8,502 | 1 | 1% |
| Thornwell | $8,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Leavenworth Summer Theater | $8,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Skagit Adventist Academy | $8,000 | 2 | n/a |
| McDowell Trails Association Inc | $8,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cornerstone Presbyterian Church | $7,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Varennes Heights Baptist Church | $7,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Auburn Adventist Academy | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Anchor Church Palos | $7,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cedar Spring Baptist Church | $7,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Switch | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christmas Gala | $7,000 | 3 | 8% |
| The Spartanburg Soup Kitchen Inc | $7,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Cheer Seattle | $7,000 | 4 | n/a |
| David M Carmines Memorial Fund | $7,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Mt Horeb Baptist Church | $7,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Inman First Baptist Church | $7,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Newberry College | $7,000 | 5 | 0% |
| New Hope Academy | $6,900 | 2 | 0% |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church | $6,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Polk County Schools | $6,550 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope Remains Youth Ranch Inc | $6,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $6,300 | 4 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $6,210 | 4 | 0% |
| Oak Grove Baptist Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Skagit County | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Adventure Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christ the King Community Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Piedmont Care Inc | $6,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Tyger River Presbyterian Church | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Foundation for Edmonds School District | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Schnauzer Love Rescue Inc | $6,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Keto Hope Foundation Inc | $5,500 | 2 | 58% |
| Trinity Ame Zion Church Inc | $5,350 | 2 | n/a |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Sc Inc | $5,200 | 6 | 0% |
| Greene County Community Fund | $5,161 | 7 | 1% |
| Buffalo Baptist Church | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Compass of Carolina Inc | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Southeast Missouri University Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upcountry Fiber Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arc of the Ozarks | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upstate Warrior Solution Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youth Dynamics | $4,800 | 2 | 0% |
| New 4rmations Inc | $4,600 | 2 | n/a |
| St Philips Episcopal Church | $4,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Meyer Center for Special Children | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Gospel for Asia Inc | $4,300 | 3 | n/a |
| Ps I Love You Ministries | $4,200 | 2 | 3% |
| Northbrook Baptist Church | $4,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $4,200 | 5 | 0% |
| Lehigh University | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wilmington Works Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Sawneys Creek Baptist Church | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tubman | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Epworth Children's Home | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Vision International | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St James Episcopal Church | $3,700 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Three Angels Broadcasting Network Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mon Aetna Baptist Church | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Adventist Frontier Missions Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Assistance League of Indianapolis Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The Northside Church | $3,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Eyewitness Missions | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| TMP Enterprises Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Conservators Center Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | $3,450 | 5 | 0% |
| Christ the King Church | $3,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $3,400 | 4 | 0% |
| The Grundy Foundation | $3,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $3,300 | 5 | 0% |
| Milton Family Community Center Inc | $3,015 | 3 | 0% |
| Food for the Poor Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The David Hochstein Memorial Music School Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Deerfield Valley Rescue Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| East County Little League | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nami Greenville Sc | $3,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Freedom Farm Rescue Inc | $3,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Morningside Church Inc | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Unity Missionary Baptist Church | $3,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Western Carolina Community Action Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Jessie F Richardson Foundation | $3,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Warrior Creek Baptist Church | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pilgrim Road Ministries Inc | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| West Columbia Gorge Humane Society | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| In Touch Ministries Inc | $2,766 | 2 | 0% |
| The University of Vermont Health Network Home Health & Hospice | $2,600 | 3 | 0% |
| Mission Haiti | $2,582 | 1 | n/a |
| English Crossing | $2,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Good Samaritan Baptist Missions Inc | $2,410 | 3 | n/a |
| Animal Allies Inc | $2,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Renovation Church | $2,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Valdosta United Way Inc | $2,306 | 3 | 0% |
| Montessori Peace Centers | $2,300 | 2 | n/a |
| It Is Written Inc | $2,228 | 1 | n/a |
| Bristol Riverside Theatre Co Inc | $2,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Bristol Borough Raising the Bar Inc | $2,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Because International Corp | $2,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Crescent Project Inc | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Habitat For Humanity of Bucks County Inc | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Philabundance | $2,100 | 3 | 0% |
| K9s for Warriors Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rehema Ministries | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Holy Angels Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Family Effect | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Windwood Farm Home For Children Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Education Partners Greenville County | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Anthony Catholic School | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Amys Angels Dog Rescue | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arrowwood Baptist Church | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oakbrook Preparatory School | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Texas Pharmacy Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Zoe Empowers | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Blue Ridge Broadcasting Corporation | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Shepherd Supply Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Cat Rescue Corp | $2,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fire Pit Ranch | $2,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Ken Turner Ministries | $1,850 | 3 | 0% |
| Mary Black Foundation Inc | $1,840 | 1 | 0% |
| Kellsie's Hope Foundation Inc NFP | $1,800 | 4 | 0% |
| Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park | $1,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Family Lines | $1,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Calvary Baptist Church | $1,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Caring Partners International Inc | $1,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Bowling Green Baptist Church | $1,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Vermonts Camp Ta-Kum-Ta | $1,750 | 4 | 0% |
| Birds on a Wire-Moms Inc | $1,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Rotary Club of Spartanburg Inc | $1,700 | 3 | 1% |
| Monroes Mighty Mission | $1,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Manchester Volunteer Rescue Squad | $1,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Christian Adoption Services Inc | $1,600 | 2 | 0% |
| Holston Creek Baptist Church | $1,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Clifton Second Baptist Church Inc | $1,586 | 1 | n/a |
| Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Skagit County | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Childrens Home Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Central Catholic High School | $1,500 | 3 | n/a |
| North Point Ministries Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American Heart Association Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| American Family Association Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Cat Adoption Team | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sc Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Rainbow Valley Animal Search and Rescue | $1,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Holly Springs Baptist Church | $1,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Brain Injury Services | $1,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Hias Inc | $1,390 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $1,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Monks Grove Baptist Church | $1,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Committee on Temporary Shelter Inc | $1,300 | 5 | 0% |
| Dwain Miller Ministries Inc | $1,226 | 1 | 0% |
| Luke 101 Inc | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Mepkin Abbey Catholic Conference | $1,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Sse Dba Saint Anne's Shrine | $1,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Greer Relief and Resources Agency Inc | $1,100 | 2 | 0% |
| The Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Iup) | $1,100 | 2 | 0% |
| New Life Ministries of Spartanburg | $1,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Vermont Foodbank | $1,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Easley Little League | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lions Camp Horizon Foundation 7506 Gemini St | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Yorkville Cemetery Association | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Upstate Workforce Futures Corporation | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| HowardCenter Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Anderson Free Clinic | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Croft | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake Summit Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Rutherfordton Presbyterian Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington Baptist Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| InFocus Ministries | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cross Catholic Outreach Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spartanburg Shrine Club | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicora Voices | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sonshine Club | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cramerton Historical Society Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvary Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The South Carolina Historical Society | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Caring House Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Izzies Pond Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Proverbs 31 Ministry Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greenville Symphony Association | $1,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Church of the Highlands Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Head for the Cure Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Leandro Boys and Girls Club Inc | $1,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Emmanuel Baptist Church | $1,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Inman Mills Baptist Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Prasad Project Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parris Island Heritage Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Taylors Free Medical Clinic Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ben Avon Baptist Church | $1,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Our Neighbor Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Group of 100 Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvary Bible Church Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sea Pines Forest Preserve Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Christian Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Artists Guild of Spartanburg | $1,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Greenville Textile Heritage Society | $950 | 3 | n/a |
| New Life Family Church | $940 | 1 | n/a |
| Marthas Kitchen | $900 | 2 | 0% |
| Mon Valley Youth & Teen Association Inc | $900 | 1 | n/a |
| First Step Pregnancy Center Inc | $800 | 1 | 1% |
| Covenant House | $800 | 3 | 0% |
| Arsenal Hill Presbyterian Church | $800 | 1 | n/a |
| Conserving Carolina | $800 | 3 | 0% |
| Franklin County Humane Society | $800 | 3 | 0% |
| Antioch Baptist Church | $760 | 1 | n/a |
| Spartanburg Downtown Association | $750 | 1 | n/a |
| Rebel Band Booster Club | $720 | 2 | 0% |
| Anderson University | $700 | 1 | 0% |
| Killington Mountain School Inc | $700 | 1 | 0% |
| Baisden Volunteer Fire Department I | $650 | 1 | n/a |
| National Park Foundation | $600 | 3 | 0% |
| Strong Tower Ministries Inc | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | $600 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosaic Hope | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Vermont Inc | $600 | 3 | 0% |
| Dismas of Vermont Inc | $600 | 2 | 0% |
| American Diabetes Association | $600 | 1 | n/a |
| Anacortes Small Boat Center DBA Anacortes Community Boating | $600 | 1 | 1% |
| Toccoa Falls College Inc | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc | $590 | 2 | n/a |
| Re-evaluation Foundation | $556 | 1 | 0% |
| Clemson University Foundation | $550 | 2 | 0% |
| Delaware Riverkeeper Network | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Plattsburgh College Foundation Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Grow Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Service Association of Bucks County | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Betsy-Tacy Society | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rochester Curling Club Inc | $500 | 1 | 2% |
| Trees Coalition | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Christophers Hope Foundation | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pine Street School Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Matthew Loves Books | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Arcadia University | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Drake Rayden Foundation | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County Kentucky Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Paul Tripp Ministries Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Hands That Serve | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gideons International | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Edenton Street United Methodist Church | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Carolina Miracle League Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Educational Foundation Inc | $450 | 2 | 0% |
| Bucks County Opportunity Council Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Eternal Word Television Network Inc | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Trailside Church | $400 | 1 | n/a |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Winthrop University Foundation | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Anacortes High School PTSA | $400 | 2 | n/a |
| Vermont Journalism Trust Ltd | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Spectrum Youth and Family Services Inc | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Furman University | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Vermont Catholic Charities Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| High Point Academy Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Its All About Her | $400 | 1 | n/a |
| Christ the King School | $400 | 2 | n/a |
| Anacortes Arts Festival | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Kinhaven Music School Inc | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Anacortes Community Theatre Inc | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Piedmont Baptist Church | $400 | 1 | n/a |
| Chesterfield County Humane Society | $400 | 1 | 1% |
| Cancer Patient Support Program | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Refreshing Outlook | $400 | 1 | 1% |
| Shelburne Firefighters Association Inc | $400 | 2 | n/a |
| St Albans Free Library | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Vermont | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Vermont Public Radio | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Messiah Lutheran Church | $350 | 1 | n/a |
| Rector Community Museum | $300 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation | $300 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Chittenden County | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Hospice of Huntington Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Sarges Animal Rescue Foundation Inc | $300 | 1 | n/a |
| Mount St Joseph Academy | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Lifesong for Orphans Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Greenville Technical Charter High School | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Susan B Anthony List Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Inman United Methodist Church | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Thunderbird Aquatic Club | $225 | 1 | n/a |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $216 | 1 | 0% |
| Givedirectly Inc | $216 | 1 | 0% |
| The Against Malaria Foundation | $216 | 1 | n/a |
| Lancaster General Hospital | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Save | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Haven Ministries | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Greenville Hurricanes Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Chanticleer Athletic Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Addison County Home Health Hospice Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Garden City Chapel | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Autism Society of America Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Focus on the Family | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Kings Grant Presbyterian Church | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Precept | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Christ in Youth Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| St Albans Historical Society Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Share of Lancaster Inc | $200 | 1 | 2% |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy | $200 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 445 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
J M Smith Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.
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.
Spartanburg County FoundationSC122.7× affinity77 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Spartanburg County Foundation · Arkwright Foundation · South Carolina Christian Foundation · Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation · United Way of the Piedmont Inc · Gibbs Charitable Foundation · Harry H Gibson Family Foundation · Mary Black Foundation Inc · Black & Phillips Foundation Inc · Anna M Black Charitable Foundation · Balmer Foundation · Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System 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.
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About J M Smith Foundation
- How much does J M Smith Foundation give?
- J M Smith Foundation reported 102 grants totaling $539,160 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 102 and 437 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does J M Smith Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Religion (38%), Education (18%), Philanthropy (8%).
- Who are J M Smith Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Presbyterian College ($393k), United Way of the Piedmont Inc ($389k), Wingate University ($361k).
- Does J M Smith Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does J M 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 J M Smith Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Spartanburg County Foundation, Arkwright Foundation, South Carolina Christian Foundation.
- Where is J M Smith Foundation based?
- J M Smith Foundation is based in SC.
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