The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation dedicated to supporting basic needs, higher education scholarships, maritime education, and medical research primarily for Heart Disease, Cancer, and AIDS. With few exceptions, grants are limited to organizations within the five-county Greater Philadelphia area (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia counties) and Camden, NJ.
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Medical Research
Grants for basic medical research primarily related to heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. Funding is limited to nonprofit institutions located in the five-county Greater Philadelphia region or the City of Camden, NJ.
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We award Scholarship Program grants to accredited colleges and universities in the Greater Philadelphia region; each institution then awards scholarships to full-time undergraduate student who meet our eligibility requirements.
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The Trust awards grants to nonprofits that provide direct assistance to those in our community who need food, clothing or shelter. We prioritize requests that benefit disadvantaged and vulnerable children and older adults who reside within the five-county Greater Philadelphia region and City of Camden.
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Maritime grants provide funding support to nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia Delaware River area for maritime educational activities designed to increase awareness and appreciation of local waterways or to teach basic maritime skills.
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Grantee News
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Promising New Immunotherapy Target in Neuroblastoma and Other Cancers
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced significant findings in the treatment of neuroblastoma, a cancer of the peripheral nervous system that usually occurs as a solid tumor in a child’s chest or abdomen. The study offers insights that could lead to new, personalized medicine approaches in immunotherapy treatment.
For LUCY Outreach, massive expansion will benefit 1,500 families.
LUCY Outreach, a nonprofit aimed at “Lifting Up Camden’s Youth,” will be able to do a lot more of that now. The organization recently cut the ribbon on a 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in East Camden that will enable it to triple the number of Camden City youth and families it serves annually: from 500 to 1,500 within the first two years.
College of Medicine researchers discover different types of bladder cancer cells share common genetic ancestry.
Why are some bladder cancers resistant to a type of immunotherapy called immune checkpoint inhibitors? Penn State College of Medicine researchers have found that the genetic and pathologic diversity of cells within the tumor may be part of the challenge.
Gwynedd Mercy University named a ‘Hunger-Free Campus’ for work with Catherine’s Cupboard food pantry.
Gwynedd Mercy University has been named to the list of Hunger-Free Campuses by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Northeast Hub comes to Castor and Hellerman
A grand-opening ceremony took place last week for Northeast Services Hub, 6434 Castor Ave.
Department in good health after a year.
Delaware County Health Delivers collects nonperishable food, clothing, and essential needs and delivers them personally to the community through Murphy’s Giving Market.
William Wikoff Smith
Bill Smith (1919-1976) will always be remembered by many as a quiet, generous friend — an able leader with extraordinary foresight. In his will, he created The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust to carry on his work.
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