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The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation established by William Wikoff Smith. The Trust is specifically focused on areas involving basic needs for food, clothing and shelter; supplementing higher education scholarship programs; and basic medical research primarily in Heart Disease, Cancer and
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January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 was an exciting year for the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust, during which time we provided $2,190,000 in new funding to 51 nonprofit community organizations, 29 universities and colleges, and 5 basic medical research grants. The Trust also paid out $2,101,909 for multi-year Medical Research grants approved in previous years to be paid over the duration of the two-year or three-year grants, bringing the total grant payments made in 2009 to $4,291,909. We are proud of the myriad of good works and outstanding achievements of our grantees. more >>

The Trust acknowledges the kindness of G. Morris Dorrance (advisor) and Charles B. Humpton (advisor). Their support is greatly appreciated.

The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation which makes grants primarily for three specific purposes. With few exceptions, grants are limited to organizations within Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties as well as the City of Camden, New Jersey. more >>