Funding search · EIN 566577908 · Roanoke, VA

James R Smith Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

56
grants reported
$659,950
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$6,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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educationalmedicalreligioussocialservicesanimalecologicalhistorical

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Top recipients

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  • Clear Water Foundation1 grant · $210,000
  • Ashley Hall2 grants · $50,200
  • First (Scots) Presbyterian Church2 grants · $36,000
  • Vtc Shcool of Medicine2 grants · $30,000
  • Baptists On Mission1 grant · $25,000
  • Presbyterian Church USA1 grant · $25,000
  • United Way of Asheville Buncombe Co1 grant · $25,000
  • Americares2 grants · $20,000
  • Vtc School of Medicine1 grant · $20,000
  • Ashley Hall1 grant · $15,500

Giving over time

$113,850
2022
$123,900
2023
$422,200
2024

Grant history

All 56 reported grants, largest first.

  • $210,000

    Clear Water Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $40,100

    Ashley Hall · Charleston, SC · 2023

    Educational

  • $25,000

    Baptists On Mission · Cary, NC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $25,000

    Presbyterian Church USA · Louisville, KY · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $25,000

    United Way of Asheville Buncombe Co · Asheville, NC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $24,000

    First (Scots) Presbyterian Church · Charleston, SC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $20,000

    Vtc School of Medicine · Roanoke, VA · 2024

    General unrestricted support

  • $20,000

    Vtc Shcool of Medicine · Roanoke, VA · 2023

    Educational

  • $15,500

    Ashley Hall · Charleston, SC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $15,000

    Cfwnc · Ashville, NC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $12,000

    First Scots Presbyterian Church · Charleston, SC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $12,000

    First (Scots) Presbyterian Church · Charleston, SC · 2023

    Religious

  • $11,000

    Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity · Asheville, NC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $11,000

    The Preservation Society of Charles · Charleston, SC · 2024

    General unrestricted support

  • $11,000

    The Preservation Society of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2023

    Historical preservation

  • $10,100

    Ashley Hall · Charleston, SC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Carillon Clinic Foundation · Roanoke, VA · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $10,000

    Trident Technical College Foundatio · Charleston, SC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $10,000

    Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023

    Medical

  • $10,000

    Feeding America Southwest Va · Abingdon, VA · 2023

    Social service

  • $10,000

    Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Roper Xavier Society · Charleston, SC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    The Preservation Society · Charleston, SC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Trident Tech College · Charleston, SC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Vtc Shcool of Medicine · Roanoke, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $8,000

    Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024

    General unrestricted support

  • $8,000

    Woodberry Forest School · Woodberrty Forest, VA · 2023

    Educational

  • $6,500

    Woodberry Forest School · Woodberrty Forest, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $6,000

    Lowcountry Food Bank · Charleston, SC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · McClean, VA · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $5,000

    Bethany Christian Church · Roanoke, VA · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $5,000

    Feeding America Southwest Va · Abingdon, VA · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · McClean, VA · 2023

    Medical

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · McClean, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Feeding America Southwest Va · Abingdon, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Virginia Tech Foundation · Blacksburg, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,250

    Greenbrier County Board of Education · Lewisburg, WV · 2023

    Educational

  • $3,000

    Greenbrier County Board of Educatio · Lewisburg, WV · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $2,500

    Msi United States · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $1,200

    Riverdale Baptist Church · Roanoke, VA · 2024

    General unrestricted support

  • $1,000

    White Sulphur Springs Ems · White Sulphur Spring, WV · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $1,000

    Charleston Animal Society · North Charleston, SC · 2023

    Animal protection

  • $1,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023

    Social services

  • $1,000

    White Sulphur Springs Ems · White Sulphur Springs, WV · 2023

    Medical

  • $1,000

    Junior Achievement · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $500

    Ascpa · New York, NY · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $500

    Shriner'S Children'S Hospital · Ranson, WV · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $500

    Virginia Public Access Project · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $500

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    General Unrestricted Support

  • $500

    Freedom House International · Summerville, SC · 2023

    Religious

  • $500

    Virginia Public Access Fund · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Social services

  • $500

    Charleston Animal Society · North Charleston, SC · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $500

    Virginia Public Access Fund · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $300

    Riverdale Baptist Church · Roanoke, VA · 2023

    Religious

  • $250

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Ecological

  • $250

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.