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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
States reached
$109k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.

Education$8.0MYouth Development$1.9MRecreation & Sports$1.4MFood & Nutrition$831kEnvironment$525kPhilanthropy$400kHuman Services$365kPublic Safety & Disaster$250kOther$0
02FY2021 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$108,758
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM$108,758
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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Its human-services grants (FY18–21, $925k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM: $109k → 15%Next Up: $250k → 9%INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE: $16k → 8%HOPE STREET GROUP: $5k → 14%Next Up: $50k → 9%AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM: $210k → 17%Next Up: $75k → 22%AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM: $210k → 17%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

MN
IL
SD
IA
OH
NE
MO
VA
MD
KS
NC
DC
TX
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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.7M · 26 repeat orgs$3.9M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +57% since the first grant, against +31% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2021, 25 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
39

Total granted

$9.7M
$3.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+31%

Still filing today

50%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21
EducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionHealthOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
    3× · 2018–2020 · $1.2M · revenue +57%
  • GG
    Global Good Fund
    2× · 2018–2020 · $1.2M · revenue +86% · 48% of their budget
  • AA
    AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $529k · revenue +117%

Funded once

  • NB
    NC BUSINESS COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION
    one grant, 2020 · $1.0M
  • Northwestern Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $350k · revenue +33%
  • BW
    BIODIVERSITY WORKS
    one grant, 2018 · $300k · revenue -57%
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
University of Virginia Investment Management Company

The university of virginia investment management company (uvimco) is organized to invest funds on behalf of the rector and visitors of the university of virginia (the university or uva) and university-associated organizations (uaos).

Education
2
University of Virginia Foundation

To provide administrative services to university of virginia (university) entities, university associated organizations, or other entities involved in activities which support the university. to engage in matters pertaining to real…

Education
3
Jefferson Scholars Foundation

The jefferson scholars foundation (foundation) provides academic merit-based scholarship, fellowship and professorship support to students and faculty at the university of virginia (uva).

Philanthropy
4
Virginia Tech Foundation Inc

Virginia tech foundation, inc. (vtf) is a virginia nonstock corporation established in 1948 for the sole purpose of managing virginia tech's endowment to advance virginia tech's mission and its strategic priorities.

Education
5
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
6
Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation

The foundation determines the patentability and obtains patents on virginia commonwealth university (vcu) inventions and markets and licenses such inventions to commerical entities. the foundation's activities promote research efforts at…

Health
7
Medical College of Va Foundation

To support and foster vcu health and vcu health sciences through philanthropy, stewardship, innovation, communication, and collaboration.

Education
8
North Dakota State University Foundation

Building enduring relationships that maximize advocacy and philanthropy to support North Dakota State University.

Education
9
William & Mary Foundation

The William & Mary Foundation advances the university's highest aspirations by securing private support, guiding a multi-asset investment portfolio, and offering strategic leadership. In this work, we propel the university toward national…

Education
10
Vcu Investment Management Company

To provide investment and investment management and related services to the rector and the board of visitors of virginia commonwealth university (vcu), and/or to the private and independent foundations and other entities affiliated with…

Education
11
University of Virginia Law School Foundation

The university of virginia law school foundation's primary purpose is to receive, manage and expend funds for the benefit of the university of virginia school of law.

Education
12
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department. 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

39 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 39 of the 66 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/39
Grantees still filing
32/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Isle of Wight County Schools: $2,000,000 · OtherIsle of Wight County SchoolsNC BUSINESS COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION: $1,000,000 · OtherNC BUSINESS COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATIONCOLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 · OtherCOLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION INCIowa State University: $325,841 · OtherNorthwestern University: $350,000 · Other+37 more: $3,263,088 · Other+37 moreUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $1,221,097 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASK…BENEDICTINE SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $450,000 · EducationBENEDICTINE SCHOOLS E…IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $350,000 · EducationIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY…VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $269,360 · EducationVIRGINIA UNION UNIVER…SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Education+8 more: $248,719 · Education+8 moreGlobal Good Fund: $1,202,499 · Public BenefitGlobal Go…AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM INC: $528,758 · Human ServicesNEXTUP RVA: $375,000 · Human Services+2 more: $21,000 · Human ServicesBIODIVERSITY WORKS: $300,000 · EnvironmentVIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT: $200,000 · EnvironmentCHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentSIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $400,000 · PhilanthropyTHE NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION INC: $350,000 · Health+1 more: $10,000 · Health
Other$7,938,929Education$2,639,176Public Benefit$1,202,499Human Services$924,758Environment$525,000Philanthropy$400,000Health$360,000

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $1,221,097 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Good Fund: $1,202,499 over 2y, 48% of budgetAN ACHIEVABLE DREAM INC: $528,758 over 3y, 17% of budgetBENEDICTINE SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $450,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetSIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $400,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNEXTUP RVA: $375,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $350,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $350,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION INC: $350,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetVIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $269,360 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBOYS GROW CORP: $210,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetVIRGINIA ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT: $200,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSmithfield Volunteer Fire Department: $100,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetVIRGINIA PENINSULA FOODBANK: $100,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NC INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetUNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FAISON CENTER INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $64,635 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetVIRGINIA EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGLOBAL COLD CHAIN FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetJAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetUSO OF HAMPTON ROADS AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetMEAT FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGREAT ASPIRATIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC: $30,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetRURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHAMPTON ROADS ACADEMY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCongressional Award Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetRADFORD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $19,969 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMPBELL UNIVERSITY: $18,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE: $16,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER VIRGINIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetOptim-All Services: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHope Street Group: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 Community Foundat…Dominion Energy Chari…Robins FoundationTruist Foundation IncTesco FoundationPeninsula Community F…Langley for Families …The Mary Morton Parso…Townebank FoundationSentara HealthCharlottesville Area …The Winston-Salem Fou…
The Community Foundation IncVA20.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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
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 Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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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How do I get to Smithfield Foods Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Smithfield Foods 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 66 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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