Maryland · Private foundation
Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $82k
- Granted FY2022
- 22
- Grants FY2022
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 12 organizations, $82k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $27,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 38% of the organizations Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 21 | $82k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $80k | 38% |
| FY2020 | 18 | $77k | 22% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $77k | 22% |
| FY2018 | 18 | $72k | 39% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $69k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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 FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifebridge Health Inc | $116,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $24,360 | 3 | 0% |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | $11,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Hopewell Cancer Support | $6,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $4,877 | 2 | 0% |
| The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Inc | $4,750 | 6 | 0% |
| Lung Cancer Foundation of America | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| GO2 For Lung Cancer | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Anti-Defamation League | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Capital Area Food Bank Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifebridge Health Inc | $116,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $24,360 | 3 | 0% |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | $11,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Hopewell Cancer Support | $6,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $4,877 | 2 | 0% |
| The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Inc | $4,750 | 6 | 0% |
| Lung Cancer Foundation of America | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| GO2 For Lung Cancer | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Anti-Defamation League | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Capital Area Food Bank Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Childhood Cancer Organizat | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lungevity Foundation Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Zero Prostate Cancer | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Childrens Cancer Foundation Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Chance for Life | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Love Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bright Beginnings Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($257k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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.
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How this is measured
Compare Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc with peer funders
About Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc
- How much does Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc give?
- Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc reported 22 grants totaling $82,377 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (82%), Health (14%), Education (1%).
- Who are Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Lifebridge Health Inc ($116k), Johns Hopkins University ($24k), Lung Cancer Research Foundation ($12k).
- Does Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc 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 Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Paypal Charitable Giving Fund, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc based?
- Louis and Dora Smith Foundation Inc is based in MD.
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