Dorothy D Smith Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 26-3818221

Foundation Overview

Based in Columbia, SC, Dorothy D Smith Charitable Foundation has awarded 218 grants totaling $4,078,600 to organizations in South Carolina, North Carolina and 11 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $80,000, with a median award of $16,500.

Latest Tax Year
2021
Total Giving (all years)
$4,078,600
Total Assets
$11,950,695
Median Grant (all grants)
$16,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
51
Median Grant
$20,000
% No Significant Change
0% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: January 2022

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 6%

3 of 51 recipients (6%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
South Carolina

69% of grants are awarded in South Carolina, with additional funding distributed across 12 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within South Carolina, funding concentrates in Columbia (67%), Charleston (7%), Lexington (5%).

Funding Trajectory
+9%

Stable funding levels with 9% change over 5 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Dorothy D Smith Charitable Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Alzheimer's Association $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
American Cancer Society $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
American Lung Association $10,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2021
American Red Cross $50,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Big Red Barn $25,000 Blythewood, SC, US General Fund 2021
Billy Graham Evangelistic Associati $15,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2021
Boys Farm Inc $20,000 Newberry, SC, US General Fund 2021
Boys Town $15,000 Boys Town, NE, US General Fund 2021
Camp Happy Days $30,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2021
Central Carolina Community Foundati $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Central South Carolina Habitat For $35,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
City Year $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Columbia Museum Of Art $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Courage Center Museum Foundation $21,600 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2021
Dickerson Children's Advocacy Cente $15,000 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2021
Dream Riders $7,500 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2021
Epworth Children's Home $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Etv Endowment Of Sc $10,000 Spartanburg, SC, US General Fund 2021
Fisher House Foudnation $30,000 Rockville, MD, US General Fund 2021
Freedom Alliance $15,000 Sterling, VA, US General Fund 2021
Healthy Learners - Allendale $35,000 Allendale, SC, US General Fund 2021
Independence Fund Inc $25,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2021
Intrepid Fallen Hero's Fund $35,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2021
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Lions Charitable Services $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Make-a-wish Foundation $37,500 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2021
National Ms Society Sc Ga $25,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2021
National Osteoporosis Foundation $20,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2021
Navy-marine Corps Relief Society $20,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2021
Old Dominion University $10,000 Norfold, VA, US General Fund 2021
Oliver Gospel Mission $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Operation Blessing International Re $20,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US General Fund 2021
Outward Bound $15,000 Lagrangeville, NY, US General Fund 2021
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Servi $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Palmetto Project $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Pawmetto Lifeline $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Prisma Health Foundation $50,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Richland Cty Public Library Foundat $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Semper Fi America's Fund $20,000 Oceanside, CA, US General Fund 2021
Sistercare Inc $30,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
South Carolina State Museum $50,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Special Olympics South Carolina $30,000 Irmo, SC, US General Fund 2021
The Bishop Gravatt Center Inc $10,000 Aiken, SC, US General Fund 2021
The Nature Conservancy - South Caro $20,000 Mt Pleasant, SC, US General Fund 2021
The Salvation Army Of The Midlands $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Trident Literacy Association Inc $20,000 North Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2021
United Way Of The Midlands $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
University Of South Carolina $80,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Welvista Inc $40,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2021
Wings For Kids Inc $25,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2021
Wounded Warrior Project $25,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2021
Alzheimer's Association $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
American Cancer Society $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
American Heart Association $15,000 Cayce, SC, US General Fund 2020
American Red Cross $50,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Arthritis Foundation $12,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2020
Big Red Barn $25,000 Blythewood, SC, US General Fund 2020
Billy Graham Evangelistic Associati $10,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2020
Boys Farm Inc $15,000 Newberry, SC, US General Fund 2020
Camp Happy Days $25,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2020
Central Carolina Community Foundati $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Central South Carolina Habitat For $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
City Year $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Columbia International University $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Columbia Museum Of Art $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Courage Center Museum Foundation $20,000 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2020
Dickerson Children's Advocacy Cente $15,000 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2020
Dream Riders $7,500 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2020
Epworth Children's Home $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Etv Endowment Of Sc $10,000 Spartanburg, SC, US General Fund 2020
Fisher House Foudnation $30,000 Rockville, MD, US General Fund 2020
Freedom Alliance $15,000 Sterling, VA, US General Fund 2020
Healthy Learners - Allendale $35,000 Allendale, SC, US General Fund 2020
Independence Fund Inc $25,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2020
Intrepid Fallen Hero's Fund $35,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2020
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Kanuga $25,000 Hendersonville, NC, US General Fund 2020
Lions Charitable Services $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Make-a-wish Foundation $35,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2020
National Ms Society Sc & Ga $20,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2020
National Osteoporosis Foundation $15,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2020
Old Dominion University $10,000 Norfold, VA, US General Fund 2020
Operation Blessing International Re $20,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US General Fund 2020
Outward Bound $10,000 Lagrangeville, NY, US General Fund 2020
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Servi $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Palmetto Project $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Pawmetto Lifeline $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Prisma Health Foundation $50,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Richland Cty Public Library Foundat $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Sistercare Inc $30,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
South Carolina Episcopal Home At St $20,000 West Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
South Carolina Special Olympics $20,000 Irmo, SC, US General Fund 2020
South Carolina State Museum $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
The Bishop Gravatt Center Inc $10,000 Aiken, SC, US General Fund 2020
The Leukemia Lymphoma Society $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
The Salvation Army Of The Midlands $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Tidewater Community College $20,000 Norfolk, VA, US General Fund 2020
Trident Literacy Association Inc $20,000 North Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2020
United Way Of The Midlands $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
University Of South Carolina $65,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Welvista Inc $30,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2020
Wings For Kids Inc $25,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2020
Wounded Warrior Project $20,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2020
American Red Cross $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Big Red Barn $15,000 Blythewood, SC, US General Fund 2017
Billy Graham Evangelistic Associati $10,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2017
Boys Farm Inc $20,000 Newberry, SC, US General Fund 2017
Boys Town $25,000 Boys Town, NE, US General Fund 2017
Camp Happy Days $20,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2017
Central Carolina Community Foundati $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Childrend's Trust Fund $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
City Year $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Columbia Museum Of Art $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Dream Riders $7,500 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2017
Etv Endowment Of Sc $5,000 Spartanburg, SC, US General Fund 2017
Foundation For Professional Develop $6,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Healthy Learners - Allendale $30,000 Allendale, SC, US General Fund 2017
Historic Columbia Foundation $35,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Kanuga $8,000 Hendersonville, NC, US General Fund 2017
Leukemia Lymphoma Society $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Lexington School District $12,000 Swansea, SC, US General Fund 2017
Lions Charitable Services $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Make-a-wish Foundation $30,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2017
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $20,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2017
Navy-marine Corps Relief Society $15,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2017
Oliver Gospel Mission $35,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Servi $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Palmetto Health Foundation $60,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Palmetto Project $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Pawmetto Lifeline $5,000 Columbia, SC, US Spaying 2017
Richland Cty Public Library Foundat $4,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Salvation Army $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Sexual Trauma Services Of The Midla $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Sistercare Inc $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Special Olympics South Carolina $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital $25,000 Memphis, TN, US General Fund 2017
Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Co $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
The Bishop Gravatt Center Inc $3,500 Aiken, SC, US General Fund 2017
The Fisher House Foundation $30,000 Rockville, MD, US General Fund 2017
Tidewater Community College Educ Fu $5,000 Norfolk, VA, US General Fund 2017
United Way Of The Midlands $18,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
University Of South Carolina $60,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2017
Wings For Kids Inc $20,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2017
Alzheimer's Association $25,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
American Cancer Society $25,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2016
American Heart Association $25,000 Phoenix, AZ, US General Fund 2016
American Lung Association $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
American Red Cross $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Arthritis Foundation Inc $30,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2016
Big Red Barn $15,000 Blythewood, SC, US General Fund 2016
Billy Graham Evangelistic Associati $10,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2016
Boys Farm Inc $25,000 Newberry, SC, US General Fund 2016
Boys Town $25,000 Boys Town, NE, US General Fund 2016
Camp Happy Days $20,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2016
Central Carolina Community Foundati $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Central South Carolina Habitat For $20,000 West Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Children's Law Center $30,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Childrend's Trust Fund $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
City Year $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Columbia International University $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Columbia Museum Of Art $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Congaree Land Trust $1,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Dream Riders $7,500 Lexington, SC, US General Fund 2016
Easter Seals Inc $15,000 Chicago, IL, US General Fund 2016
Episcopal Diocese Of Upper Sc $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Epworth Children's Home $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Etv Endowment Of Sc $5,000 Spartanburg, SC, US General Fund 2016
Families Helping Families $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Finlay Scholars $1,500 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Foundation For Professional Develop $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Healthy Learners - Allendale $30,000 Allendale, SC, US General Fund 2016
Historic Columbia Foundation $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Intrepid Fallen Hero $35,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2016
Jobs For America's Graduates Inc $20,000 Alexandria, VA, US General Fund 2016
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati $20,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2016
Kanuga $7,000 Hendersonville, NC, US General Fund 2016
Leukemia Lymphoma Society $12,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Lions Charitable Services $12,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Make-a-wish Foundation $30,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2016
March Of Dimes $25,000 Topeka, KS, US General Fund 2016
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $20,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2016
National Osteoporosis Foundation $25,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2016
National Parks Conservation Associa $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2016
National Wildlife Federation $1,000 Reston, VA, US General Fund 2016
Nature Conservancy $1,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2016
Navy-marine Corps Relief Society $15,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2016
Old Dominion University Educ Fnd $3,000 Norfolk, VA, US General Fund 2016
Oliver Gospel Mission $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Outward Bound $10,000 Awendaw, SC, US General Fund 2016
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Servi $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Palmetto Health Foundation $6,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Palmetto Project $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Pawmetto Lifeline $5,000 Columbia, SC, US Spaying 2016
Richland Cty Public Library Foundat $2,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Richland Library Friends $2,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Salvation Army $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Sc Coastal Conservation League $1,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2016
Sc Episcopal Home At Still Hopes $20,000 West Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Semper Fi Fund $15,000 Oceanside, CA, US 708 - 11/14/17 02:42pm Worksheet Private Foundation 2016
Sexual Trauma Services Of The Midla $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Sistercare Inc $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Special Olympics South Carolina $15,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
St John's Episcopal Church $5,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital $25,000 Memphis, TN, US General Fund 2016
The Bishop Gravatt Center Inc $7,500 Aiken, SC, US General Fund 2016
The Christian Broadcasting Network $7,000 Virginia Beach, VA, US General Fund 2016
The Fisher House Foundation $30,000 Rockville, MD, US General Fund 2016
The Independence Fund $4,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Fund 2016
The Thompson Charitable Foundation $20,000 Knoxville, TN, US General Fund 2016
The Woodyard Fund $25,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
The Wounded Warrior Project $20,000 Fayetteville, NC, US General Fund 2016
Tidewater Community College Educ Fu $1,000 Norfolk, VA, US General Fund 2016
United Way Of The Midlands $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
University Of Sc Educational Fnd $6,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
University Of South Carolina $20,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Welvista $10,000 Columbia, SC, US General Fund 2016
Wings For Kids Inc $15,000 Charleston, SC, US General Fund 2016
Wonder Works $10,000 New York, NY, US General Fund 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 26-3818221
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 2365 Columbia, SC 29202-2365

Key People (4)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Dorothy D Smith Charitable Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Martin F Smith
Trustee William Smith
Trustee Richard Smith
Trustee Rita Caughman

Forms 990-PF

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  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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Data Currency: Last updated January 2022 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.