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Larry & Elaine Smith Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Larry & Elaine Smith 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.

$271k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$84k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$745kPhilanthropy$223kCrime & Legal$147kReligion$88kRecreation & Sports$82kHealth$44kYouth Development$40kCivil Rights$38kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $98k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $139k
$7,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LYNN UNIVERSITY$83,600
FIDF$55,500
PINE CREST SCHOOL$25,000
SMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL FOUNDATION$22,500
ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA$10,750
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$10,000
TURNING POINT USA$10,000
QUINIPPIAC UNIVERSITY$10,000
OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK$10,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$7,000
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTH AMERICA$5,000
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE$5,000
NEWTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL$5,000
THINK BIG FOR KIDS$2,500
FAU FOUNDATION$2,500
02The need
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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 (FY17–20, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 63% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BOYS TOWN: $500 → 12%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $1k → 14%THE PRICE CENTER: $500 → 8%THE PRICE CENTER: $500 → 8%FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS: $100 → 11%FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS: $100 → 11%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

NH
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
CA
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
OK
GA
FL
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 17 repeat orgs$234k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +95% since the first grant, against +37% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
32

Total granted

$1.0M
$153k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+95%
+37%

Still filing today

71%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $82k 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
EducationHealthHuman ServicesReligionPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2017–2023 · $362k · revenue +20%
  • LU
    LYNN UNIVERSITY INC
    4× · 2019–2025 · $274k · revenue +33%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    3× · 2022–2025 · $30k · revenue +47%

Funded once

  • TE
    TEMPLE EMANUEL
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • A
    AIPAC
    one grant, 2024 · $38k
  • LU
    LESLEY UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue -34%
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
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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2
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
3
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
4
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
5
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
6
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
7
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
8
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education
9
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…

Education
10
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
11
Drexel University

Drexel university fulfills its founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing its collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an…

Education
12
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Turning Point Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bmaze Elite. 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

43 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. 43 of the 64 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
43/43
Grantees still filing
29/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY: $361,990 · EducationSUFFOLK UNIVERSITYLYNN UNIVERSITY INC: $273,827 · EducationLYNN UNIVERSITY INCPINE CREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC: $25,000 · Education+8 more: $63,050 · Education+8 moreFIDF: $146,500 · OtherFIDFTEMPLE EMANUEL: $50,000 · OtherTEMPLE EMANUELBmaze Elite: $40,000 · OtherBmaze EliteAIPAC: $38,000 · OtherAIPACSMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL: $31,000 · OtherSMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALLTEMPLE EMMANUEL: $22,500 · OtherTEMPLE EMMANUELLESLEY UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · Other+30 more: $70,600 · Other+30 moreTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $195,000 · PhilanthropyTHE JEWISH FEDER…BROOKLINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $2,250 · PhilanthropySMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL FOUNDATION: $45,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $500 · Recreation & SportsDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $30,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $11,000 · Health+4 more: $2,560 · HealthNEW ART CENTER IN NEWTON INC (FKA) NEWTON ARTS CENTER INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $2,000 · Arts & CultureZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA: $10,750 · Religion+1 more: $108 · Religion
Education$723,867Other$413,600Philanthropy$207,250Recreation & Sports$45,500Health$43,560Arts & Culture$17,000Religion$10,858

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 budgetSUFFOLK UNIVERSITY: $361,990 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLYNN UNIVERSITY INC: $273,827 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $195,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetBmaze Elite: $40,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPINE CREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY: $16,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLESLEY UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW ART CENTER IN NEWTON INC (FKA) NEWTON ARTS CENTER INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $14,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetQUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKLINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTULL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetKING'S COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHINK BIG FOR KIDS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELLO IN THERE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBroward Education Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD & WATER WATCH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARRY L PRICE REHABILITATION CENTER INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL TENNIS CENTERS FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA KENTUCKY'S HEARTLAND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAKES REGION FOOD PANTRY INC: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $108 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.

Vanguard Charitable E…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…Charities Aid Foundat…Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA11.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments 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 Larry & Elaine Smith Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Larry & Elaine Smith Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Suffolk University: 1% of income from government
  • Lesley University: 1% of income from government
  • Quinnipiac University: 0% of income from government
  • Lynn University Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
  • Pine Crest Preparatory School Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get 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 · 0–30%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Larry & Elaine Smith 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 64 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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