The Jack & Judy Smith Foundation concentrates its giving in southwest Virginia, prioritizing local, faith-informed education and basic-needs support. Grants are directed to a small set of regional organizations that deliver K–12 residential schooling, community services via United Way, and hunger relief. Their funding appears mission-driven toward sustaining neighborhood institutions that serve vulnerable families in rural Appalachia.
Concentrated, local-focused giving: a small number of moderate-sized grants, recurring support to repeat grantees (notably Mountain Mission School), and funding targeted to established regional service providers rather than many one-off national charities.
Mountain Mission School, United Way of Southwest Virginia, Food City Charitable Foundation
A recurring pattern in Jack & Judy Smith Foundation Inc’s recent giving is unrestricted support for a small set of southwest Virginia institutions that serve families, students, and basic-needs programs. The largest recent grant on file is $40,000 to United Way of Southwest Virginia for general support, followed by $32,000 to Mountain Mission School for general support. That combination points to a funder that backs established local organizations rather than a broad, dispersed portfolio. The foundation’s grants also include support for Food City Charitable Foundation, again marked as general support, reinforcing the emphasis on community-level service delivery. Across the recent grants listed, the foundation’s giving is concentrated in Virginia recipients and centers on operating support. The funded organizations reflect three consistent threads: regional social services, residential K-12 education, and hunger relief. In practice, the foundation appears to prioritize institutions that are already embedded in southwest Virginia and that can direct flexible funding toward ongoing work rather than narrowly restricted projects.
In community services, Jack & Judy Smith Foundation Inc gave $40,000 to United Way of Southwest Virginia in 2023 for general support, and followed with a $10,000 grant in 2025 for the same purpose. That pattern suggests sustained backing for an intermediary that channels resources across the region. In education, the foundation supported Mountain Mission School multiple times, including $32,000 in 2025 and $15,000 in 2024, both as general support. The school is one of the clearest recurring recipients in the grant list. For food security, the foundation made a $27,000 general-support grant to Food City Charitable Foundation in 2024, aligning with the foundation’s Appalachian hunger-relief focus. The recent grants show a preference for flexible funding across these cause areas rather than project-specific awards.
Typical grant size sits at $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $21,000 at the median, and $30,750 at the 75th percentile. The grant list shows repeated support to the same recipients over multiple years, including United Way of Southwest Virginia and Mountain Mission School, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. All recent awards are listed as general support, and the foundation does not fund individuals or program-related investments. The pattern is consistent with a small, locally focused grantmaker using operating-style grants to sustain organizations already working in its service area.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $31K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$31K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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All recent grants in the data go to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants are in Virginia. The giving is tightly concentrated in southwest Virginia, with ABINGDON appearing for United Way of Southwest Virginia and Food City Charitable Foundation, and GRUNDY appearing for Mountain Mission School. Those locations show the foundation funding organizations that are rooted in the region rather than spread across multiple states or countries.
The recent grants point to three main areas: regional community services through United Way of Southwest Virginia, faith-informed residential K-12 education through Mountain Mission School, and food-security work through Food City Charitable Foundation. Each of those recipients received general-support funding.
Typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $21,000 at the median, and $30,750 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include $10,000, $15,000, $27,000, $32,000, and $40,000.
No. The grant data shows 6 grants, and 100% of them went to recipients in Virginia.
The recent grants are all labeled general support. That includes awards to United Way of Southwest Virginia, Mountain Mission School, and Food City Charitable Foundation.
Yes. United Way of Southwest Virginia appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Mountain Mission School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That indicates repeated support across multiple years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL | GRUNDY, VA | $32,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA | ABINGDON, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOOD CITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | ABINGDON, VA | $27,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL | GRUNDY, VA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA | ABINGDON, VA | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL | GRUNDY, VA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL
$32,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOOD CITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$27,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT