California · Public charity
Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation
To enhance the quality of life for the residents of ventura county, with a preference for serving the oxnard plains.
- $4.1M
- Granted FY2021
- 13
- Grants FY2021
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Ventura County Community Foundation, 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 FY2021, the last year Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 12 organizations, $4M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $3,532,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 17% of the organizations Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 12 | $4.0M | 17% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $444k | 9% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $451k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $430k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Channel Islands Foundation | $7,680,576 | 4 | 17% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme | $325,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Museum of Ventura County | $225,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Food Share Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Dragg Inc | $175,000 | 4 | 36% |
| Turning Point Foundation | $130,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $120,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Terra Marine Research and Education | $105,000 | 3 | 82% |
| Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association | $105,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Channel Islands Foundation | $7,680,576 | 4 | 17% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme | $325,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Museum of Ventura County | $225,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Food Share Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Dragg Inc | $175,000 | 4 | 36% |
| Turning Point Foundation | $130,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $120,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Terra Marine Research and Education | $105,000 | 3 | 82% |
| Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association | $105,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Caregivers Volunteers Assisting the Elderly | $90,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Gold Coast Veterans Foundation | $80,000 | 2 | 26% |
| Westminster Free Clinic | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County Incorporated | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Reins of Hope | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Ventura County Community Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Sherwood Country Club Charitable Foundation · The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag · California Community Foundation · Told Foundation · The Amgen Foundation Inc · Weingart Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Compare Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation with peer funders
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About Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation
- How much does Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation give?
- Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $4,052,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (87%), Youth Development (3%), Health (2%).
- Who are Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: California State University Channel Islands Foundation ($7.7M), Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme ($325k), Museum of Ventura County ($225k).
- Does Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ventura County Community Foundation, Conrad N Hilton Foundation, Sherwood Country Club Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation based?
- Martin V and Martha K Smith Foundation is based in CA.
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