Open Foundations · South Carolina

John I Smith Charities Inc

Greer, South Carolina · EIN 570806327. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.3M across 44 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each.

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$1.3M
paid in 2024
44
grants paid
$25K
median grant
28%
to first-time recipients
$23.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
JEFFERSON V SMITH JR
Address
PO BOX 1687, GREER, SC, 29652
Phone
8642592574
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO PARTICULAR FORM REQUIRED
Submission deadline
NO DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
NO RESTRICTIONS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523499349100407. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

scholarshipscenter

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 44 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Columbia SeminaryGA$100,000UNRESTRICTED
2Pendleton Place IncSC$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
3American Red Cross UpstateSC$50,000FUNDING FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND MILITARY MEMBER SUPPORT
4Davidson CollegeNC$50,000SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
5Furman UniversitySC$50,000FUNDING RILEY INSTITUTE
6Greenville Tech FoundationSC$50,000FUNDING FOR STAR CENTER AND CARING CORNER FOOD PANTRY
7Heritage InstituteSC$50,000HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT
8Meyer Center for Special ChildrenSC$50,000FUNDING FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
9Presbyterian CollegeSC$50,000FUNDS FOR UNRESTRICTED USE
10United MinistriesSC$50,000FUNDING FOR "THE JOURNEY FROM SCARCITY TO SUFFICIENCY" PROJECT
11Sc Governors School for the Arts & Humanities Foundation IncSC$40,000SUPPORT FOR MEAL PLAN NEEDS
12ThornwellSC$40,000FUNDING FOR ATTATCHMENT-BASED RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAM
13Lead CollectiveSC$30,000FUNDING FOR REACH 60-DAY DIVERSION PROGRAM
14Ymca of GreenvilleSC$30,000FUNDING FOR TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
15A Child's HavenSC$25,000MATCHING GRANT FOR HOLIDAY BRUNCH

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202041$1.6M
202137$1.5M
202241$1.3M
202340$1.4M
202444$1.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
South Carolina93%
Georgia5%
North Carolina2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Elizabeth ClaytonDIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Jefferson V Smith JrDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT · 2024
Travis V OlmertDIRECTOR, TREASURER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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