The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust awards grants to nonprofits that provide direct assistance to those in community who need food, clothing or shelter.
Donor Name: W. W. Smith Charitable Trust
State: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
County: Selected Counties
City: Camden
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $40,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust help organizations and individuals achieve their goals, hopes, and dreams. Through their Basic Needs program, they fund efforts to provide direct assistance to those in their community who are in need of food, clothing, or shelter.
The Trust prioritizes requests that benefit disadvantaged and vulnerable children (school-aged) and older adults (ages 60 and older) who reside within the five-county Greater Philadelphia region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties) or the City of Camden, NJ. The Trust recognizes the variety of Basic Needs “safety net” efforts in the region.
While they make ongoing investments in a number of longstanding partners and projects, the Trust maintains a continual learning posture and monitors trends to help us assess and adjust their grantmaking as needs and efforts evolve. As a result, we may temporarily or permanently shift resources to new partners and programs, and may reduce or cease funding prior ones.
Funding Information
- Grants are awarded for a one (1) year term.
- Organizations that receive three (3) consecutive years of funding must then wait two (2) years before being eligible to reapply. They make this determination based on the calendar year of your notice of award.
- The minimum award is $5,000.
- There is no maximum award limit. Grants typically range from $10,000 to $40,000. Higher-dollar awards are possible for certain projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations in existence for more than one (1) year and tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code are eligible to apply. They do not make grants to private foundations, Type III supporting organizations, YMCAs/YWCAs, child day care programs, or individuals.
- The organization must have an established service location within the five-county Greater Philadelphia region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties) or the City of Camden, NJ.
- Applicants are limited to one (1) proposal at a time and one (1) grant per calendar year.
- Funds must be used to address food, clothing, and/or shelter needs of residents living within the Trust’s targeted geographic region. The majority of grant-supported services should benefit low-income and/or otherwise disadvantaged children (school-aged) and older adults (ages 60 and older). Grants that primarily target late teens and younger adults are also considered on a case-by-base basis.
- The further away any request is from direct provision of literal food, clothing or shelter benefiting children or seniors, the less likely funding will be granted.
Use of Funds
- Allowable uses of funds include:
- Food – perishable and non-perishable food, produce, baby food and formula, prepackaged or prepared meals, related supplies or equipment deemed essential for food distribution program, grocery gift cards and vouchers;
- Clothing – direct purchase of clothing for children or adults, clothing gift cards or vouchers;
- Shelter – home furniture for clients (e.g. beds, cribs , housing payments or utility bills paid directly to vendor, materials for home repair programs, supplies or items (e.g. furniture, equipment, appliances) deemed essential for the provision of housing services (e.g. emergency shelter, transitional housing, residential programs for children or seniors); and
- Facilities Improvements – facilities renovations or repairs costs related that directly impact clients’ ability to access and benefit from a food distribution program (e.g. pantry) or housing services (e.g. emergency shelter, transitional housing, residential program).
- Unallowed uses of funds include: capital campaigns, general operating expenses, salaries/benefits, pre-development expenses for housing projects, purchasing or enhancing computer systems, purchasing vehicles, requests for new building construction, retroactive funding of non-emergencies
For more information, visit W. W. Smith Charitable Trust.
