· 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k78 grants · $171k
- $10k–50k24 grants · $368k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MOBILE MEALS | $28,200 |
| GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH | $28,000 |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | $26,000 |
| CALVARY HMONG ALLIANCE CHURCH - SPARTANBURG | $17,400 |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SPARTANBURG | $17,000 |
| LAKE BOWEN BAPTIST CHURCH | $14,400 |
| UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT | $14,274 |
| NEW FAITH INTERNATIONAL CHURCH | $14,000 |
| ST FRANCIS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | $14,000 |
| MT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH | $14,000 |
| CHESNEE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | $14,000 |
| FREEDOM HOUSE CHURCH OF GOD | $14,000 |
| NORTHWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH | $14,000 |
| LYMAN METHODIST CHURCH | $14,000 |
| KINGS PLAYERS YOUTH MINISTRY | $14,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $252k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 97% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.
521 repeat relationships: 81 still active in FY2026, 440 since wound down; 18 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $42k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PCPRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE7× · 2017–2023 · $393k · revenue +9%
- WUWINGATE UNIVERSITY6× · 2017–2022 · $361k · revenue +26%
- NDNORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION6× · 2017–2022 · $355k · revenue +98%
Funded once
- FCFULLER CENTER FOR HOUSING OF MCCORMICK SC INCone grant, 2018 · $51k · revenue -14% · 36% of their budget
- FCFULLER CENTER FOR HOUSING INCone grant, 2017 · $20k
- UFUPWARD FOUNDATIONone grant, 2017 · $20k
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.
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.
Greenville college d/b/a greenville university empowers students for lives of character and service through a transforming christ-centered education in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies.
Southern wesleyan university is a christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant-leaders who impact the world for christ.
North greenville university exists to glorify god by cultivating graduates who are equipped to serve as transformational leaders for church and society.
Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.
Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.
Columbia college provides educational opportunities that develop students' capacity for critical thought and expression, life-long learning, acceptance of personal responsibilty, and commitment to service and social justice.
Conway hospital community services provides outpatient health care services to horry county and the surrounding community in conjunction with conway hospital, inc., a non-profit acute care hospital system.
George fox university, a christ centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion.
Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.
To strengthen families, organizations, and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Erskine College exists to glorify God as a Christian academic community where students are equipped to flourish as whole persons for lives of service through the pursuit of undergraduate liberal arts and graduate theological education.
A Baptist ministry for children and families of South Carolina that provides residential care for children in need along with counseling, educational, and referral services while developing and strengthening positive relationships in a…
How this is measured
323 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 323 of the 931 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT INC ↗
- Who funds Spartanburg County Foundation ↗
- Who funds WINGATE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds NORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds CONVERSE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds KIDS UPSTATE ↗
- Who funds LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds WOFFORD COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SPARTANBURG I ↗
- Who funds CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds SPARTANBURG HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds SCSDB FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SPARTANBURG COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds TYGER RIVER CHAPEL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WACCAMAW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds COACHES 4 CHARACTER INC ↗
- Who funds SPARTANBURG METHODIST COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds PARTNERS FOR ACTIVE LIVING ↗
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: 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
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization J M Smith Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from J M Smith Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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