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Phyllis and Irving Smith Foundation at a glance

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Phyllis and Irving Smith Foundation

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.

$214k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$52k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$321kEducation$224kHuman Services$69kFood & Nutrition$66kArts & Culture$42kPhilanthropy$16kReligion$12kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $85k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $102k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION$51,500
BASSER CENTER FOR BRCA$50,000
Individual grant recipient$45,000
MANNA$10,000
SHARSHERET$10,000
CONGREGATION BNAI ISREAL$10,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES SAN DIEGO$10,000
FEEDING SAN DIEGO$8,500
THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL$5,000
FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL$5,000
THE DALTON SCHOOL$5,000
JEWISH FEDERATION IN THE HEART OF NJ$3,200
THE PAD PROJECT$1,000
02The need
03

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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 35% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MANNA: $10k → 22%FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL: $5k → 11%THE PAD PROJECT: $1k → 14%THE DALTON SCHOOL: $5k → 17%CONGREGATION BNAI ISREAL: $10k → 11%THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL: $5k → 9%SHARSHERET: $10k → 7%JEWISH FEDERATION IN THE HEART OF NJ: $3k → 8%BASSER CENTER FOR BRCA: $50k → 22%SCHEDULE ATTACHED: $206k → 11%PENN MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT: $45k → 22%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.
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.

49%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$303k · 13 repeat orgs$310k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
30

Total granted

$303k
$182k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+31%

Still filing today

77%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $129k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’23’24’25
HealthFood & NutritionEducationInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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

  • SH
    SCRIPPS HEALTH
    3× · 2023–2025 · $152k · revenue +24%
  • SI
    Sharsheret Inc
    5× · 2020–2025 · $35k · revenue +123%
  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $17k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • SM
    Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • TO
    Truestees of the University of Pennsylvania
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • JF
    Jewish Family Service of San Diego Joan & Irwin Jacobs Campus Turk Family Center
    one grant, 2020 · $13k
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
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
2
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
3
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
4
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
5
Food Allergy Science Initiative Inc

To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.

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6
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
7
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
8
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
10
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
11
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank; the most unlike its peers is The Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation. 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

33 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. 33 of the 52 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
22/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center: $50,000 · OtherScripps MD Anderson Cancer CenterBASSER CENTER FOR BRCA: $50,000 · OtherBASSER CENTER FOR BRCAIndividual grant recipient: $45,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTruestees of the University of Pennsylvania: $25,000 · OtherTruestees of the University of Pennsyl…Frances Parker School: $13,000 · OtherJewish Family Service of San Diego Joan & Irwin Jacobs Campus Turk Family Center: $12,500 · OtherCONGREGATION BNAI ISREAL: $10,000 · OtherJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES SAN DIEGO: $10,000 · OtherThe Foundation Morris Hall/SLRC: $10,000 · Other+15 more: $52,271 · Other+15 moreTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $196,400 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF …THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationDALTON SCHOOLS INC: $7,500 · Education+2 more: $7,500 · EducationSCRIPPS HEALTH: $151,500 · HealthSCRIPPS HEALTHSharsheret Inc: $35,000 · HealthSharsheret Inc+6 more: $15,500 · Health+6 moreMETROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE: $32,000 · Food & NutritionEastWest Food Rescue: $10,000 · Food & NutritionFEEDING SAN DIEGO: $8,500 · Food & NutritionJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $5,000 · Food & NutritionPhilabundance: $3,500 · Food & NutritionWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $17,250 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $12,612 · Human ServicesBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF MIDDLESEX & MONMOUTH COUNTIES A NJ NONPROFIT CORP: $14,400 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyThe Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation: $1,000 · PhilanthropyINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,000 · InternationalThe Pad Project: $2,000 · InternationalMAYANZA INC: $1,000 · International
Other$277,771Education$221,400Health$202,000Food & Nutrition$59,000Human Services$34,862Philanthropy$17,400International$13,000

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 budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $196,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSCRIPPS HEALTH: $151,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE: $32,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $17,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF MIDDLESEX & MONMOUTH COUNTIES A NJ NONPROFIT CORP: $14,400 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $12,612 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEastWest Food Rescue: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING SAN DIEGO: $8,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDALTON SCHOOLS INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARTIES OF NORTHEASTERN PENSYLVANIA INC: $2,931 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWASHINGTON MONTESSORI ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING BEYOND BREAST CANCER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pad Project: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KEY CLUBHOUSE OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Martha Olson-Fernandez Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust: $250 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.

The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC8.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Phyllis and Irving Smith Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Phyllis and Irving Smith Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Sharsheret Inc: 5% of income from government
  • The Hotchkiss School: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.

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 52 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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