Robert E & Marie Orr Smith Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an unprompted application is not something it will consider.
- Its stated themes are education and children and youth services, and its grants also cover fire and rescue, health, food, homelessness, faith-based and community work, so those are the areas where an organisation's work is most clearly in line with its giving.
- No geographic focus is stated, although the filing shows grants mainly in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia and the United States.
- Most grants fall between $10,000 and $38,000 and the median is $15,000, so a request near that level matches its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $50,000.
- Around 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so building a relationship with the foundation's trustee before asking appears to matter.
Overview
Robert E & Marie Orr Smith Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, The Glenmede Trust Company NA, in Philadelphia, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (historiconancockschool.squarespace.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation specialises in education and children and youth services. Its grants also support a broad range of charitable work, including fire and rescue provision, health and cancer research, food programmes, homelessness services, faith-based organisations, disaster relief and community facilities. Its recipients include educational bodies, volunteer fire companies, churches and ministries, social-service providers and community organisations. The pattern is varied rather than confined to one type of charity: grants support both organisations serving immediate community needs and those providing education, health, cultural, religious and emergency services.
Themes
- Education
- Children and youth services
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 142 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 24%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 10%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations Robert E & Marie Orr Smith Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 47 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- LEAD · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Melfa Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company · Maintenance for engine 105$50,0002024 tax year
- Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies · The founders tuition$40,0002024 tax year
- Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company · New air bag system$38,0002024 tax year
- Friends of Onancock School · Construction of performance$35,0002024 tax year
- Cokesbury Foundation · For needed and unexpected$35,0002024 tax year
- One Spirit · Basic needs food program$35,0002024 tax year
- Patriots Cove · Serve injured, ill, & end$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- The Glenmede Trust Co N A — Trustee
- Scott Smith — Trustee
- Robert D Orr Jr — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,101,223 | $971,642 | $18,833,814 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,119,263 | $982,000 | $20,957,202 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,194,118 | $992,510 | $21,331,932 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Philadelphia, PA (office of its trustee, The Glenmede Trust Company NA)
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- Philadelphia, PA (office of its trustee, The Glenmede Trust Company NA)