Virginia · Private foundation
Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $109k
- Granted FY2021
- 1
- Grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $108,758
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $108,758
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 37
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 1 | $109k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 32 | $4.4M | 38% |
| FY2019 | 37 | $5.1M | 62% |
| FY2018 | 30 | $4.0M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.
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, FY2018 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $1,221,097 | 3 | 0% |
| Global Good Fund | $1,202,499 | 2 | 48% |
| College Football Playoff Foundation Inc | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| An Achievable Dream Inc | $528,758 | 3 | 17% |
| Benedictine Schools Educational Foundation | $450,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Nextup Rva | $375,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Northwestern University | $350,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Iowa State University Foundation | $350,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc | $350,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Biodiversity Works | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 42 grantees
Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.0M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 36 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: The Community Foundation Inc · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Robins Foundation · Truist Foundation Inc · Tesco Foundation · Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia Inc · Langley for Families - the Foundation of Lfcu · The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation · Townebank Foundation · Sentara Health · Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · The Winston-Salem Foundation
How this is measured
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About Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc
- How much does Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc give?
- Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc reported 1 grants totaling $108,758 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 37 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (57%), Youth Development (14%), Recreation & Sports (10%).
- Who are Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: University of Nebraska Foundation ($1.2M), Global Good Fund ($1.2M), College Football Playoff Foundation Inc ($1.0M).
- Does Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Smithfield Foods 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 Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation Inc, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, Robins Foundation.
- Where is Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc based?
- Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc is based in VA.
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