Funding search · EIN 831462984 · Wilmington, DE
David Wallace Smith and Joan Stowell Smith
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 162
- grants reported
- $543,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,750
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Center for Furniture Craftsmanship5 grants · $69,000
- Johns Hopkins University3 grants · $50,000
- Roper St Francis Foundation4 grants · $40,000
- Holderness School4 grants · $35,000
- Smoky Mountain Community Theatre4 grants · $31,000
- The Medical University of South Carolina Foundatio4 grants · $20,100
- Taft School Corporation4 grants · $20,000
- Benedictine Congregation Regina Laudis of the Stri3 grants · $15,000
- American Heart Association3 grants · $13,750
- Historic Charleston Foundation4 grants · $13,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 162 grants.
- $35,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (LDS) Research fund led by Dr. Elena MacFarlane
- $20,000
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre · Bryson City, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship · Rockport, ME · 2024
Intensives and Comprehensives Program Fund
- $15,000
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship · Rockport, ME · 2025
9 month Comprehensive Program
- $15,000
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship · Rockport, ME · 2023
9 month comprehensive program scholarship fund
- $15,000
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship · Rockport, ME · 2022
9 month Comprehensive Program Scholarship Fund
- $10,000
Holderness School · Plymouth, NH · 2025
Financial Aid Scholarship Fund
- $10,000
Roper St Francis Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (LDS) Research led by Dr. Elena MacFarlane
- $10,000
Roper St Francis Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Holderness School · Plymouth, NH · 2023
Financial aid Scholarship Fund
- $10,000
Roper St Francis Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Holderness School · Plymouth, NH · 2022
Outward Bound/Out Back program Scholarship Fund
- $10,000
Roper St Francis Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
The Medical University of South Carolina Foundatio · Charleston, SC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Community Rowing · Brighton, MA · 2025
The Head of the Charles fundraising program and the Let's Row Program
- $7,500
American Heart Association · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Harvard Magazine Incorporated · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers & Stud · Oakland, CA · 2025
Griffin Fund
- $5,000
Taft School Corporation · Watertown, CT · 2025
Marina C. Petersen '06 Scholarship Fund
- $5,000
The Medical University of South Carolina Foundatio · Charleston, SC · 2025
the Children's Hospital
- $5,000
Benedictine Congregation Regina Laudis of the Stri · Bethlehem, CT · 2024
Sheepfold Renovation Fund
- $5,000
Holderness School · Plymouth, NH · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2024
To support the Hotchkiss Varsity Sailing Team
- $5,000
Pattisons D R E a M Academy · Charleston, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers & Stud · Oakland, CA · 2024
Griffin Fund
- $5,000
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre · Bryson City, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Taft School Corporation · Watertown, CT · 2024
Marina C. Petersen '06 Scholarship Fund
- $5,000
Trident Head Injury Support Group · Charleston, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Benedictine Congregation Regina Laudis of the Stri · Bethlehem, CT · 2023
Sheepfold Renovation Fund
- $5,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Lyme Disease Research Center
- $5,000
Litchfield Montessori School · Northfield, CT · 2023
Art Fund
- $5,000
North Carolina Outward Bound School · Asheville, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre · Bryson City, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Spoleto Festival U S a · Charleston, SC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Taft School Corporation · Watertown, CT · 2023
Marina C. Peterson '06 Scholarship Fund
- $5,000
The Medical University of South Carolina Foundatio · Charleston, SC · 2023
MUSC Health Institute of Psychiatry
- $5,000
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Austin Explore · Austin, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Benedictine Congregation Regina Laudis of the Stri · Bethlehem, CT · 2022
Sheep Fold Renovation
- $5,000
Charleston Symphony Orchestra · Charleston, SC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Crossing the Waters Institute for Cultural Exchang · Amherst, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Historic Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Joyous Heart Network Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation · Torrington, CT · 2022
Greenwoods Counseling and Referrals for the Jane L Havemayer Fund for Financial Aid Support
- $5,000
Project Sage · Laveville, CT · 2022
For Clients and shelter
- $5,000
Taft School Corporation · Watertown, CT · 2022
Marina C. Peterson '06 Scholarship
- $5,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,500
The Church of St James the Less · Scarsdale, NY · 2023
Graveyard Fund
- $4,000
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship · Rockport, ME · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,750
American Heart Association · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Charleston Symphony Orchestra · Charleston, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Pattisons D R E a M Academy · Charleston, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Trident Head Injury Support Group · Charleston, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Historic Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Pattisons Academy for Comprehensive Education · Charleston, SC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Historic Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Litchfield Montessori School · Northfield, CT · 2025
Art Program
- $2,500
Middleton Place Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
American Heart Association · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Bryson City Food Pantry · Bryson City, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Dana Hall Schools · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Dana Fund
- $2,500
Litchfield Montessori School · Northfield, CT · 2024
Art Fund
- $2,500
Need More Outdoors · Bryson City, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
The I On Trust · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2024
Funds to install high end lighting systems on the live oak trees at the southern end of West Lake
- $2,500
Bryson City Food Pantry · Bryson City, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals · Litchfield, CT · 2023
The Jane L. Havemeyer Fund for Financial Assistance
- $2,500
Historic Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Swain County Rescue Squad · Bryson City, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Financial support for an undergraduate who studies abroad for 1 year in France
- $2,500
Middleton Place Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
National Network of Abortion Funds - Fund Texas Ch · Austin, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
The I On Trust · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2022
2 benches on the South End of West Lake
- $2,000
The I On Trust · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2025
Lighting for West Lake
- $2,000
15-10 Foundation · Niantic, CT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Charleston Library Society · Charleston, SC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Trident Head Injury Support Group · Charleston, SC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Preservation Society of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
The I On Trust · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2023
Funds to maintain, repair, upgrade broken slats and repaint the benches around east lake
- $1,300
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,250
League of Women Voters Austin Area · Austin, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,250
Multicultural Refugee Coalition · Austin, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,200
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Fontana Regional Library · Bryson City, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Need More Outdoors · Bryson City, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
North Carolina Outward Bound School · Asheville, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
South Carolina Wildlife Federation · Columbia, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
The I On Trust · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Western Carolina Pregnancy Care · Bryson City, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Bantam Cinema & Arts Center · Litchfield, CT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Fontana Regional Library · Bryson City, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
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