· Private foundation
Darlene M and Reuben T Swanson Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k11 grants · $56k
- $10k–50k13 grants · $175k
Anchored by a single position: about 100% of reported assets are held in Berkshire Hathaway A&B.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GLOBAL REFUGE | $20,000 |
| MOSIAC | $20,000 |
| LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF | $15,000 |
| FOOD BANK OF LARIMER COUNTY | $15,000 |
| LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES ROCKY MOUN | $15,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $15,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | $15,000 |
| LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT CHIC | $10,000 |
| MOSIAC OF NORTHERN COLORADO | $10,000 |
| NEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRY | $10,000 |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | $10,000 |
| LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NEBRASK | $10,000 |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | $10,000 |
| PHELPS COUNTY COMM FNDTN | $6,000 |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 72% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
21 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MMOSAIC5× · 2020–2025 · $105k · revenue +52%
- LWLUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC4× · 2022–2025 · $75k · revenue +3%
- TFThe Food Bank for Larimer County6× · 2020–2025 · $65k · revenue +21%
Funded once
- TLTHE LUTHERAN CENTERone grant, 2021 · $10k
- OSOUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN CHURCHone grant, 2024 · $6k
- LDLUTHERAN DISASTER RELIEF ELCAone grant, 2020 · $5k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Luther classical college educates lutherans in the classical, lutheran tradition and prepares them for godly vocations within family, church, and society, fostering christian culture through study of the best of our western heritage.
Lutheran social service of minnesota expresses the love of christ for all people through service that inspires hope, changes lives and builds community. lutheran social service of minnesota and affiliates is one of minnesota's largest and…
The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.
To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.
Los angeles pacific university exists to deliver high quality, accessible christ-centered education to learners everywhere.
Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.
Ala is the catalyst for growth by providing: diverse educational experiences, engaged peer communities, strategic solutions, dynamic resources, and trusted networks.
Engages, equips and empowers learners to explore their vocations, fulfill their potential and serve the world.
The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…
Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…
We provide exemplary interdisciplinary programs for a community of scholar-practitioners within a distributed learning model grounded in student-driven inquiry and leading to enhanced knowledge.
Wartburg college is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.
How this is measured
13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 32 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds MOSAIC ↗
- Who funds LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC ↗
- Who funds The Food Bank for Larimer County ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE ↗
- Who funds AUGUSTANA COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds MIDLAND UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds LUTHERAN MUSIC PROGRAM ↗
- Who funds ANIMAL FRIENDS ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds PHELPS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
- Who funds Public Radio for the Front Range ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Darlene M and Reuben T Swanson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Darlene M and Reuben T Swanson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc Dba Global Refuge: 100% of income from government
- Lutheran World Relief Inc: 47% of income from government
How this is measured
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