The foundation concentrates its giving on eldercare and residential services—primarily supporting a Jewish-affiliated senior living community in the Washington, DC area—while making occasional, modest gifts to cultural and higher-education causes. Most dollars flow to a small number of repeat grantees, indicating a focused, relationship-driven approach rather than broad charitable diversification.
Highly concentrated giving: a large majority of funds go to a single repeat grantee (three grants totaling ~82% of dollars), with a few modest one-off gifts to national cultural and educational institutions. Grants are relatively few and targeted rather than widely distributed.
A single senior living community accounts for the foundation’s largest recent gifts: Charles E Smith Life Communities received $31,000 in 2024, $25,000 in 2025, and $20,000 in 2023, all unrestricted. That repeat pattern points to a funder with a narrow, relationship-based approach centered on eldercare and residential services, rather than broad thematic spread. The Jonathan S & Patricia G England Foundation also makes smaller unrestricted grants to a mix of education, cultural, and community organizations, including the Library of Congress, University of San Francisco Foundation, and Women in Distress of Broward County Inc. Across the latest grants, its giving stays modest in size and largely supports operating needs. The portfolio includes both national institutions and local service providers, with most awards concentrated among a small set of recurring recipients. In addition to its core support for senior living, the foundation’s recent record shows occasional gifts to higher education and human services, alongside a few grants in health-related and animal welfare categories.
Eldercare and residential services are the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent giving. Charles E Smith Life Communities received $31,000 in 2024, $25,000 in 2025, and $20,000 in 2023, each as unrestricted support. In higher education, the foundation backed the University of San Francisco Foundation with $6,000 in 2024, $6,000 in 2025, and $4,500 in 2025, plus a $2,500 grant in 2023. It also supported University of California Hastings College of Law with $5,000 in 2023, $5,000 in 2024, and $1,000 in 2025, again unrestricted. Human services appear as well: Women in Distress of Broward County Inc received $4,250 in 2023, $4,000 in 2024, and $4,000 in 2025. The portfolio extends to cultural and public-interest institutions, including the Library of Congress.
Typical grants are small: the p25 is $3,750, the median is $4,250, and the p75 is $7,250. The grant list shows repeated support across multiple years for several recipients, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Grants are unrestricted, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the annual grants total is $156,000, which aligns with a modest, selective pattern of giving.
$48K
$798K
$59K
$58K
Most grants fall between $4K and $7K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Charles E. Smith Life Communities, Library of Congress, Sacramento State – R. MacIntosh Scholarship
The foundation gives nationally, with all recent grants going to US recipients. Florida is the top state by grant count, including awards in Lighthouse Point and Fort Lauderdale. Maryland also appears through Rockville grants, while California recipients cluster in San Francisco and Sacramento. Washington, DC is represented by a Library of Congress grant, and Boston appears through Boston University. The recipient mix shows a concentration in a few states rather than broad national dispersion.
The clearest pattern is support for eldercare and residential services, led by repeated unrestricted grants to Charles E Smith Life Communities in Rockville, Maryland. The recent record also includes higher-education institutions, cultural organizations, and human services groups.
The recent grants are listed as unrestricted. That applies across the major recipients in the data, including eldercare, higher education, cultural, and human services organizations.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is modest: p25 is $3,750, median grant size is $4,250, and p75 is $7,250. Recent awards include both smaller grants around $1,000 and larger grants above $20,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Charles E Smith Life Communities received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; University of San Francisco Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Women in Distress of Broward County Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Florida is the top state by grant count, followed by other US locations including Maryland, California, Washington, DC, and Massachusetts. All grants in the recent list went to US recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES E SMITH LIFE COMMUNITIES | ROCKVILLE, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WOMEN IN DISTRESS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC | LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL | $4,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $4,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY FL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $3,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHARLES E SMITH LIFE COMMUNITIES | ROCKVILLE, MD | $31,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WOMEN IN DISTRESS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC | LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL | $4,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $4,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY FL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $3,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHARLES E SMITH LIFE COMMUNITIES | ROCKVILLE, MD | $20,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SACRAMENTO STATE- R MACINTOSH SCHOLARSHIP | SACRAMENTO, CA | $8,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | WASHINGTON, DC | $8,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $4,250 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WOMEN IN DISTRESS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC | LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL | $4,250 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
CHARLES E SMITH LIFE COMMUNITIES
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$4,500UNRESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
CHARLES E SMITH LIFE COMMUNITIES
$31,000UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$6,000UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$500UNRESTRICTED
CHARLES E SMITH LIFE COMMUNITIES
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
SACRAMENTO STATE- R MACINTOSH SCHOLARSHIP
$8,500UNRESTRICTED
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
$8,500UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED