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W W Smith Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$12M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
251
Grants FY2025
128
Organizations funded FY2023
32%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2025
$35,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$223,000
Organizations funded a year
128 to 146
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$243M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 32% of the organizations W W Smith Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.4M went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
Human ServicesFood & NutritionHealthHousing & ShelterEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving198$12M28%
FY2023128$8.5M32%
FY2022131$8.9M35%
FY2021146$7.4Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$20MHuman Services$5.6MHealth$4.5MHousing & Shelter$2.6MFood & Nutrition$2.3MYouth Development$874kArts & Culture$775kCommunity Improvement$293kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Drexel University$2,309,94540%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$1,410,90040%
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology$1,250,00040%
Thomas Jefferson University$1,174,93140%
Johns Hopkins University$865,88440%
Rowan University Foundation Inc$863,85841%
Saint Joseph's University$788,96440%
Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund$759,0354n/a
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$620,30030%
Villanova University$511,00040%
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All grantees of W W Smith Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Drexel University$2,309,94540%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$1,410,90040%
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology$1,250,00040%
Thomas Jefferson University$1,174,93140%
Johns Hopkins University$865,88440%
Rowan University Foundation Inc$863,85841%
Saint Joseph's University$788,96440%
Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund$759,0354n/a
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$620,30030%
Villanova University$511,00040%
Widener University$506,37540%
West Chester University Foundation$502,00032%
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research$457,55632%
Ursinus College$445,00040%
Rutgers University Foundation$441,00040%
La Salle University$409,00040%
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia$398,21320%
Arcadia University$390,00040%
The Institute For Cancer Research$374,55730%
Holy Family University$371,00040%
Gwynedd Mercy University$366,00040%
Delaware Valley University$363,00040%
Neumann University$354,00040%
Bryn Mawr College$353,00040%
Chestnut Hill College$336,00040%
Moore College of Art and Design$334,00040%
Eastern University$327,00040%
Williamson College of the Trades$319,00040%
Immaculata University$305,00040%
Harcum College$300,00040%
Community College of Philadelphia Foundation$297,00043%
Cairn University$290,00040%
The University of the Arts$276,00030%
Peirce College$264,20040%
Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus$258,61040%
Cabrini Legacy Corporation$254,00030%
Independence Seaport Museum$250,00033%
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts$249,40040%
Broad Street Ministry$215,00035%
Manor College$212,00041%
Urbanpromise Ministries$210,00041%
Catholic Social Services$202,50040%
Montgomery County Community College Foundation$202,00043%
The Cheyney Foundation$181,000314%
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation$175,00031%
Delaware County Community College Educational Foundation$167,00043%
West Chester University Foundation$162,0001n/a
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia Inc$160,00021%
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance$160,00031%
Mitzvah Circle Foundation$159,00031%
Saint James School$155,00031%
Women Against Abuse Inc$155,00040%
Bucks County Community College Foundation Inc$154,00043%
Orion Communities Inc$150,00034%
Family Promise Montco Pa$150,00033%
Turning Points for Children$145,00030%
Caring for Friends$144,73121%
Phoenixville Area Community Services$139,50231%
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia$135,00030%
The Breathing Room Foundation Inc$130,00043%
West Chester Food Cupboard$130,00032%
Utility Emergency Services Fund$130,00031%
Operation Warm Inc$130,00030%
The Parkesburg Point$128,000213%
Small Things Inc$126,00031%
Lucy Outreach a Nj Nonprofit Corporation$125,00025%
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research$124,9961n/a
William Way Lgbt Community Center$123,80032%
Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communiti$123,00030%
One House at a Time Inc$121,36838%
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center$120,26610%
Bucks County Opportunity Council Inc$120,00030%
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School$120,00030%
Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia Inc$120,00030%
Virtua Health Foundation Inc$120,00030%
Hopephl$120,00031%
Christs Home$117,82930%
Brandywine Valley Active Aging$117,00033%
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund$115,00037%
Lutheran Social Mission Society$115,00031%
Project Home$113,61020%
Saint Josephs Carpenter Society$110,00031%
Good Neighbors Inc$110,00034%
Good Works Inc$110,00032%
Lincoln University$107,00020%
West Chester Area Senior Center$107,00034%
Chester County Food Bank$105,00011%
Penn Asian Senior Services Inc$105,00020%
Senior Adult Activity Center of the Phoenixville Area$103,80035%
Lighthouse Youth Ministries Inc$100,000214%
Family Promise of Philadelphia$100,00026%
Food Bank of South Jersey Inc$100,00010%
Surrey Services for Seniors Inc$100,00031%
Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry$100,000220%
Share Food Program$100,00010%
Montco Anti-Hunger Network$99,90825%
Mattie N Dixon Community Cupboard Inc$95,00023%
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging$95,00030%
Camden County College Foundation$95,00026%
Caring People Alliance$91,00011%
Urban Resources Development Corporation$90,000218%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region$90,00030%
Patrician Society of Central Norristown$90,00033%
The Food Trust$90,00021%
The Cathedral Soup Kitchen Inc$90,00021%
Bebashi-Transition to Hope$90,00021%
The Garage Community & Youth Center$90,00032%
Maternity Care Coalition$90,00020%
Kennett Area Community Service$90,00031%
Center for Family Services$90,00030%
Episcopal Community Services of The Diocese of Pennsylvania$90,00021%
College Unbound$87,50021%
Raymond and Miriam Klein Jcc (D/B/A Kleinlife)$85,00021%
Main Line Meals on Wheels Inc$85,00039%
Headstrong Foundation$83,00031%
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology$82,10020%
Neighborhood Center Inc$80,80024%
Senior Community Services Inc$80,00021%
Achieveability$80,00021%
Sharing Excess$80,00010%
Philabundance$80,00020%
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills Inc$79,98621%
Federation of Neighborhood Centers$75,00020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc$75,00021%
Whosoever Gospel Mission and Res Cue Home Asso of Germantown$75,00031%
Bringing Hope Home$70,00022%
Nutritional Development Services$70,00010%
Education Culture Opportunities Foundation$70,0001n/a
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Foundation$70,00023%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$70,00020%
Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow$70,00032%
Manna on Main Street$68,00021%
A Woman's Place$67,00031%
Pottstown Area Seniors' Center$65,00033%
Good Samaritan Services$65,00021%
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia$65,00011%
Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly$65,00031%
Xiente$65,00020%
Center in the Park$65,00023%
Bethesda Project$65,00021%
Starfinder Foundation$64,50027%
Esperanza Health Center Inc$63,47520%
Upper Merion Area Community Cupboard$63,00032%
Center-Philadelphia$61,00025%
Daily Bread Community Food Pantry$60,00022%
Love Pray Peace Project$60,00022%
Habitat For Humanity of Bucks County Inc$60,00011%
Laurel House$60,00011%
Spark Senior Centers of Montco$60,00033%
The Philadelphia Project Garcia$60,00035%
North Light Boys' Club Inc$60,00023%
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation$59,90031%
Drueding Center$57,50021%
Family Promise of the Main Line$56,68026%
Federation Housing Inc$55,00021%
Jevs Human Services$55,00020%
Little Sisters of the Poor of the City and County of Philadelphia$55,00020%
The Open Link Inc$55,00022%
Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia$55,00020%
The Common Place Inc$54,06315%
St Ignatius Nursing & Rehab Center$53,00010%
Family Service of Montgomery County Pa$52,33820%
Bridge Academy and Community Center$51,41924%
Friends Association for the Care and Pro$50,00021%
Lincoln University Foundation of Pa$50,00016%
Family Promise of Southern Chester County$50,0001n/a
Meals on Wheels of Chester County$50,00032%
Community Warehouse Project of Chester County$50,00036%
Lutheran Children and Family Service of Eastern Pennsylvania$50,00013%
Pathways to Housing - Pa$50,00010%
Tredyffrin & Easttown Care$50,00033%
Jewish Relief Agency$50,0001n/a
Chester County Food Bank$50,0001n/a
Net Treatment Services Inc$50,00030%
Pennypack Farm & Education Center$50,00024%
Greener Partners$49,7501n/a
Kiths Integrated and Targeted Human Services Inc$48,000213%
Nueva Esperanza Inc$45,06010%
Depaul USA Inc$43,00020%
Family Service Association of Bucks County$40,00010%
The Hickman Friends Senior Community of West Chester$40,00010%
Garces Family Foundation$40,00025%
Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation$40,0001n/a
Women's Community Revitalization Project$40,00011%
Bucks County Housing Group Inc$40,00011%
Living Beyond Breast Cancer$40,00020%
Chester County Connect Care$40,00022%
Northern Children's Services$40,00010%
Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels$39,14534%
United States Catholic Conference$38,8752n/a
Rolling Harvest Food Rescue$36,60017%
Cradle of Hope Inc$36,43533%
Face to Face Inc$35,00011%
North10 Philadelphia$35,00011%
Catholic Health Care Services Supportive Independent Living$35,00011%
Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21$35,00020%
Safe Harbor of Chester County Inc$35,00014%
Chester Housing Initiatives Incorporated$35,000111%
Old Pine Community Center$35,0001n/a
Garden of Health Inc$35,0001n/a
Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia$35,00010%
Advocates for Homeless and Those in Need$35,00026%
Unite for HER$35,00011%
Tricounty Community Network Inc$35,000110%
African Family Health Organization$34,7001n/a
Gemma Services$34,41010%
Northwest Mutual Aid Collective Inc$33,310114%
Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgo$31,53212%
Main Line Hospitals Inc$30,00010%
Community Action Agency of Delaware County Inc$30,00030%
The Sunday Love Project Inc$30,0001n/a
Housing Partnership of Chester County, Inc.$30,0001n/a
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger$30,00014%
Prepared to Thrive$30,0001n/a
Housing Partnership of Chester County Inc$30,0001n/a
ActionAids Inc$30,00010%
The Devereux Foundation$30,00010%
Family Service of Chester County$30,00030%
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and D$30,00011%
Youngmoms$30,00034%
Metropolitan Camden Habitat for Humanity$30,00011%
Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center Inc$30,00014%
YWCA Tri-County Area$30,0001n/a
Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center$30,00011%
Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line Inc$30,00022%
Food Connect Co$30,0001n/a
Willow Grove Community Development$30,00014%
Kennett Area Senior Center Inc$27,07423%
Abington Health Foundation$25,00010%
Women in Transition$25,00012%
The John Bartram Association$25,00010%
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network$25,0001n/a
The Career Wardrobe$25,00011%
Meals on Wheels of Central Bucks Co$25,00028%
Pathways to Housing PA$25,0001n/a
Greensgrow Inc$25,00014%
Ordinarie Heroes$25,00015%
National Giving Alliance$25,00017%
Resources for Human Development Inc$24,90010%
Bridge of Hope Inc$22,50012%
Lilys Hope Foundation$21,500124%
Chester Eastside Inc$20,3601n/a
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation$20,00010%
Project Libertad$20,0001n/a
Twilight Wish Foundation$20,00022%
Urban Promise Ministries Community Development Inc$20,000111%
Keystone Opportunity Center Inc$20,00011%
Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc$20,00010%
Joseph's House of Camden LLC$20,00011%
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County$20,00011%
The Committee to Benefit the Children$20,000110%
Self Inc$20,0001n/a
Project Outreach$20,000113%
Bridge Academy And Community Center Inc$18,0001n/a
Jefferson Health - Northeast$17,00010%
Melmark Inc$17,00010%
Why Not Prosper Inc$16,90021%
Puentes de Salud$15,0001n/a
Valley Youth House Committee Inc$15,00010%
Eldernet of Lower Merion and Narberth$15,00011%
The Robert James Leonard Foundation Inc$15,00017%
Bethany Christian Services$15,0001n/a
The Convent of the Sisters of St Joseph Chestnut Hill$15,0001n/a
Pinn Memorial Baptist Church$15,0001n/a
Norristown Hospitality Center$15,00012%
A Community Center Established by the Surgent Family for Society$15,0001n/a
St Marys Episcopal Church$15,0001n/a
Bethany Christian Services of Greater Delaware Valley$15,0001n/a
Coatesville Center for Community Health$15,0001n/a
Sanctuary Farm Phila$12,0001n/a
Operation Homefront Inc$12,00010%
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Inc$10,00010%
Mission First Housing Group Inc$10,00011%
Neighbor to Neighbor Community Development Corporation$10,000115%
The Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation$10,00010%
Society of St Vincent Depaul of Philade of Philadelphia$10,00011%
Bean Bag Food Program$10,00016%
Friends Boarding Home of Western Quarterly Meeting$10,00010%
Zia Incorporated$7,5001n/a
Children's Crisis Treatment Center$5,00010%
Baby Bureau$5,00012%
Neighborhood Meals on Wheels Inc$5,000110%
Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County Inc$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($111k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget W W Smith Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDrexel University: $2,309,945 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $1,410,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology: $1,250,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $1,174,931 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $865,884 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRowan University Foundation Inc: $863,858 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSaint Joseph's University: $788,964 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $620,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVillanova University: $511,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWidener University: $506,375 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWest Chester University Foundation: $502,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetLankenau Institute for Medical Research: $457,556 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetUrsinus College: $445,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRutgers University Foundation: $441,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLa Salle University: $409,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of the Sciences in Philadelphia: $398,213 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetArcadia University: $390,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Institute For Cancer Research: $374,557 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHoly Family University: $371,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGwynedd Mercy University: $366,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDelaware Valley University: $363,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNeumann University: $354,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBryn Mawr College: $353,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChestnut Hill College: $336,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMoore College of Art and Design: $334,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetEastern University: $327,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWilliamson College of the Trades: $319,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetImmaculata University: $305,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHarcum College: $300,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity College of Philadelphia Foundation: $297,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetCairn University: $290,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe University of the Arts: $276,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPeirce College: $264,200 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetRosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus: $258,610 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCabrini Legacy Corporation: $254,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIndependence Seaport Museum: $250,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: $249,400 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBroad Street Ministry: $215,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetManor College: $212,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetUrbanpromise Ministries: $210,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetCatholic Social Services: $202,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMontgomery County Community College Foundation: $202,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetThe Cheyney Foundation: $181,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetMagee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation: $175,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetDelaware County Community College Educational Foundation: $167,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Philadelphia Inc: $160,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMetropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance: $160,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetMitzvah Circle Foundation: $159,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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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 Philadelphia FoundationPA186.2× affinity158 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Inc · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Connelly Foundation · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Wsfs Cares Foundation · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · Genuardi Family Foundation · Philabundance · The William Penn Foundation · Beatty Helen D Groome Uw

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.

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How do I get to W W Smith Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to W W Smith Charitable Trust 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.

About W W Smith Charitable Trust

How much does W W Smith Charitable Trust give?
W W Smith Charitable Trust reported 251 grants totaling $12,070,376 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 128 and 146 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does W W Smith Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (42%), Human Services (12%), Health (9%).
Who are W W Smith Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Drexel University ($2.3M), Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education ($1.4M), The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology ($1.3M).
Does W W Smith Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does W W Smith Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as W W Smith Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Inc, The Gordon Charter Foundation.
Where is W W Smith Charitable Trust based?
W W Smith Charitable Trust is based in MO.

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 291 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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