Willard E Smucker Foundation
Private foundation · Orrville, OH · EIN 34-6610889 · reported 2023–2025
182grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$6,366lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$4.0Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 21 of its 182 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $238K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Strawberry Lane
Orrville, OH 44667-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Club of America | Atlanta, GA | $320,000 |
| Orrville Area United Way | Orrville, OH | $300,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $300,000 |
| Akron Community Foundation | Akron, OH | $75,000 |
| Akron Canton Regional Foodbank | Akron, OH | $60,000 |
| Akron Canton Regional Foodbank | Akron, OH | $60,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking & Perry County | Newark, OH | $50,000 |
| Sacred Heart Foundation | Pensacola, FL | $50,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking and Perry Coun | Newark, OH | $50,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 |
| Sacred Heart Foundation | Watertown, NY | $50,000 |
| Akron Community Foundation | Akron, OH | $50,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking & Perry County | Newark, OH | $50,000 |
| Greater Good Charities | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Sacred Heart Foundation | Pensacola, FL | $50,000 |
| Artis Naples | Naples, FL | $40,000 |
| Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Peninsula, OH | $35,000 |
| Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Penninsula, OH | $35,000 |
| Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Peninsula, OH | $35,000 |
| Artis Naples | Naples, FL | $31,491 |
| Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation | Springfield, OR | $30,000 |
| Saratoga Independent School | Saratoga Springs, NY | $30,000 |
| Wayne Economic Development Council | Wooster, OH | $30,000 |
| Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark, OH | $27,785 |
| Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark, OH | $26,042 |
| Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark, OH | $25,945 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $25,000 |
| Depauw University Rector Scholarship Endowment Rector Scholarship Endowment | Greencastle, IN | $25,000 |
| Drury University | Springfield, MO | $25,000 |
| Giving Voice Initiative | Edina, MN | $25,000 |
| Naples Botanical Garden | Naples, FL | $25,000 |
| Naples Zoo | Naples, FL | $25,000 |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | Akron, OH | $25,000 |
| Chautauqua Institution | Chautauqua, NY | $25,000 |
| Depauw University RECTOR SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT | Greencastle, IN | $25,000 |
| Drury University | Springfield, MO | $25,000 |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | Akron, OH | $25,000 |
| Center for Family Safety & Healing | Columbus, OH | $25,000 |
| Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center | Springfield, OR | $25,000 |
| Chautauqua Institutuion | Chautauqua, NY | $25,000 |
| Depauw University Rector Scholarship Endowment Rector Scolarship Endowment | Greencastle, IN | $25,000 |
| Drury University | Springfield, MO | $25,000 |
| Naples Zoo | Naples, FL | $25,000 |
| Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation | Springfield, OR | $25,000 |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | Akron, OH | $25,000 |
| First Church of Christ Scientist Chagrin Falls Ohio | Chagrin Falls, OH | $23,758 |
| Food for Lane County | Eugene, OR | $22,785 |
| First Church of Christ Scientist Chagrin Falls Ohio | Chagrin Falls, OH | $21,798 |
| Food for Lane County | Eugene, OR | $21,043 |
| Food for Lane County | Eugene, OR | $20,945 |
| Carmel Bach Festival | Carmel, CA | $20,000 |
| Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association | Chestnut Hill, MA | $20,000 |
| Eugene Civic Alliance | Eugene, OR | $20,000 |
| Longyear Museum | Chestnut Hill, MA | $20,000 |
| Montessori School of Wooster | Wooster, OH | $20,000 |
| Old Trail School | Bath, OH | $20,000 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 |
| The Salvation Army - Cascade Divisional Headquarters | Happy Valley, OR | $20,000 |
| Wayne County Community Foundation | Wooster, OH | $20,000 |
| Arden Wood Benevolent Association | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
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