California · Private foundation
The Roland R Smith Family Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $280k
- Granted FY2019
- 33
- Grants FY2019
- 33
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $4,895
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $48,950
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 33
- FY2018 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 7
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 88% of the organizations The Roland R Smith Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 33 | $280k | 88% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $22k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc | $36,975 | 2 | 0% |
| Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum | $26,975 | 2 | 1% |
| Friends of Santa Ana Zoo | $24,475 | 1 | 1% |
| Emilio Nares Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The University of Puget Sound | $6,495 | 1 | 0% |
| The 4th Dimension Recovery Center | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Logan City School District Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Save Mount Diablo | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crystal Cove Conservancy | $4,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Laura's House | $4,895 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc | $36,975 | 2 | 0% |
| Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum | $26,975 | 2 | 1% |
| Friends of Santa Ana Zoo | $24,475 | 1 | 1% |
| Emilio Nares Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The University of Puget Sound | $6,495 | 1 | 0% |
| The 4th Dimension Recovery Center | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Logan City School District Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Save Mount Diablo | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crystal Cove Conservancy | $4,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Laura's House | $4,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Challenged Athletes Inc | $4,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Cancer Research Institute Inc | $4,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Laguna Hills Little League | $4,895 | 1 | 7% |
| Friends of the Newport Beach Animal Shelter | $4,895 | 1 | 14% |
| Friends of the Sea Lions Inc Dba Pacific Marine Mammal Center | $4,895 | 1 | 0% |
| Mammoth Lakes Foundation | $4,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | $4,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Densho | $3,550 | 1 | 0% |
| Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals | $3,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Laguna Hills High School Athletic Booster Club | $2,500 | 1 | 32% |
| Livingston Depot Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($129k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Roland R Smith Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 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.
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About The Roland R Smith Family Foundation
- How much does The Roland R Smith Family Foundation give?
- The Roland R Smith Family Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $279,550 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2019.
- What does The Roland R Smith Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2019, its largest causes are Education (23%), Food & Nutrition (18%), Health (15%).
- Who are The Roland R Smith Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2019: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc ($37k), Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum ($27k), Friends of Santa Ana Zoo ($24k).
- Does The Roland R Smith Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Roland R Smith Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Roland R Smith Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is The Roland R Smith Family Foundation based?
- The Roland R Smith Family Foundation is based in CA.
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