Funding search · EIN 521440846 · Potomac, MD

Gordon V and Helen C Smith Foundation

Name: Gordon V and Helen C Smith Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

61
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,000
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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ohio Wesleyan University4 grants · $580,300
Opportunity International4 grants · $242,000
American Friends Sch of St Jude4 grants · $194,915
Bethesda United Methodist Church4 grants · $95,398
Wesley Theological Seminary3 grants · $49,600
Cornerstone Schools of Washington4 grants · $35,000
The Falls Church Anglican3 grants · $20,000
Rivendell School2 grants · $10,000
Pittsburgh Kids Foundation3 grants · $9,000
Boys and Girls Club of Dc2 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$259,571

2022

$159,927

2023

$213,785

2024

$641,821

2025

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$500,000
Ohio Wesleyan University · Dublin, OH · 2025
General support
$97,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$67,530
American Friends Sch of St Jude · Rapid City, SD · 2025
General support
$60,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$54,635
American Friends Sch of St Jude · Rapid City, SD · 2024
General support
$48,023
Bethesda United Methodist Church · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General support
$45,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$40,100
Ohio Wesleyan University · Dublin, OH · 2022
General support
$40,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$39,602
American Friends Sch of St Jude · Rapid City, SD · 2023
General support
$33,148
American Friends Sch of St Jude · Rapid City, SD · 2022
General support
$30,000
Ohio Wesleyan University · Dublin, OH · 2023
General support
$24,800
Bethesda United Methodist Church · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
$22,700
Wesley Theological Seminary · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$20,400
Wesley Theological Seminary · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$16,125
Bethesda United Methodist Church · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
$15,000
Cornerstone Schools of Washington · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$15,000
The Falls Church Anglican · Falls Church, VA · 2024
General support
$10,200
Ohio Wesleyan University · Dublin, OH · 2024
General support
$10,000
Cornerstone Schools of Washington · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$6,500
Wesley Theological Seminary · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$6,450
Bethesda United Methodist Church · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General support
$6,000
Cornerstone Schools of Washington · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General support
$5,000
Friends of Barnabas · Chesterfield, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Pittsburgh Kids Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Rivendell School · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Rivendell School · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$4,400
The Falls Church Anglican · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General support
$4,000
Cornerstone Schools of Washington · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$3,000
Friends of Barbanas · Midlothian, VA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Tukutana · Studio City, CA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Boys and Girls Club of Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$2,000
Pittsburgh Kids Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General support
$2,000
A Purposeful Day · Falls Church, VA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Tukutana · Studio City, CA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General support
$2,000
Pittsburgh Kids Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Tukutana · Irvine, CA · 2022
General support
$1,500
Aetas Mirabilis Foundation · Clifton, VA · 2025
General support
$1,000
A Purposeful Day · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Hope in Northern Va · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Oakcrest School · Vienna, VA · 2022
General support
$600
The Falls Church Anglican · Falls Church, VA · 2025
General support
$500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$400
Braws · Vienna, VA · 2025
General
$400
Ride Allegheny · Gaithersburg, MD · 2025
General support
$200
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2025
General support
$200
Ride Allegheny · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
General support
$200
Ride Allegheny · Gaithersburg, MD · 2023
General support
$200
Camp Manidoka · Knoxville, MD · 2022
General support
$200
First United Methodist Church · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
$200
Grace Episcopal Church · The Plains, VA · 2022
General support
$200
Ride Allegheny · Gaithersburg, MD · 2022
General support
$150
Rock Creek Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General support
$150
Cabin John Volunteer Fire Departmen · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
$100
The Yellow Ribbon · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$100
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
$100
Levine School of Music · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$91
Mulberry School · Normal, IL · 2025
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.