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Dr Wc Swanson Family Foundation at a glance

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Dr Wc Swanson Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$212k
Granted FY2024still arriving
25
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$34k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$682kHuman Services$425kRecreation & Sports$181kYouth Development$175kHealth$148kPublic Safety & Disaster$78kCommunity Improvement$72kArts & Culture$48kOther$0
02FY2024 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k16 grants · $73k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $139k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Ogden School Foundation$34,000
Weber State University$25,500
Various under 2k$15,645
Individual grant recipient$14,087
Make A Wish Foundation of Utah$10,000
Family Promise of Ogden$10,000
Ogden City Police Department$10,000
National Ability Center$10,000
Boys and Girls Club$10,000
Family Summit Foundation$8,000
Christmas Box House$6,000
HawkWatch International$5,000
UT Jumpstart Coalition Personal Fin$5,000
Wolf Creek Foundation$5,000
National Oregon Trail Center$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $279k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%Hand in Hand Outdoors: $20k → 8%Happy Factory: $5k → 13%Hand in Hand Outdoors: $7k → 8%The Happy Factory: $5k → 13%Hand in Hand Outdoors: $5k → 8%Hand in Hand Outdoors: $5k → 8%Family Promise of Ogden: $10k → 9%Ability Foundation: $5k → 8%Ability Foundation: $5k → 8%Family Promise of Ogden: $5k → 9%Ability Foundation: $5k → 8%Family Promise of Ogden: $5k → 9%People Helping People: $8k → 8%People Helping People: $5k → 8%People Helping People: $5k → 8%People Helping People: $5k → 8%Elizabeth Smart Foundation: $10k → 8%Family Summit Foundation: $8k → 9%Ogden Valley Adaptive Sports: $5k → 9%HAND IN HAND OUTDOORS: $50k → 9%HAND IN HAND OUTDOORS: $40k → 9%HAND IN HAND OUTDOORS: $30k → 9%Do Good Today: $6k → 9%THE HAPPY FACTORY: $5k → 9%THE HAPPY FACTORY: $5k → 9%ABILITY FOUND: $5k → 9%COTTAGES OF HOPE: $5k → 9%THE HAPPY FACTORY: $5k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 43 repeat orgs$252k to everyone else

43 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 30 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

43
34

Total granted

$1.9M
$183k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+44%

Still filing today

47%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureAnimalsEducationPhilanthropyHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • WC
    Weber County School District Foundation
    3× · 2017–2019 · $74k · revenue +471%
  • OS
    OGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2024 · $66k · revenue +40%
  • MF
    MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF UTAH INC
    4× · 2019–2024 · $30k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $18k
  • WH
    WAREHOUSE HUMAN RESOURCES
    one grant, 2017 · $18k
  • IF
    Intermountain Foundation
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Autism Foundation of Utah
Health
2
Utah Geological Foundation
—
3
Utah Public Lands Alliance
Education
4
Dyslexia Center of Utah New Heights Inc

We inspire and transform students with learning differences into confident, independent, and successful readers. We collaborate with colleagues and members of the community for the welfare and value of our diverse learners.

Education
5
Northern Utah Cancer Foundation
—
6
Utah Motorsports Foundation
Philanthropy
7
Dsc Utah Chapter

Wildlife Preservation

Animals
8
Ability 1st Utah

Assisting persons with disabilities to develop independent living and social skills, assisting with housing and transportation needs, rights advocacy, and counseling.

Human Services
9
House of Hope

Treating substance use disorders, rebuilding lives, strengthening families, and empowering women.

—
10
Family Promise - Salt Lake

We help families experiencing homelessness find lasting independence and security.

Housing & Shelter
11
Economic Development Corporation of Utah Foundation

To serve as a catalyst for quality job growth and increased capital investment in the state.

Community Improvement
12
Utah Force Family Inc

Gym space for all kids

Recreation & Sports
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Utah Inc; the most unlike its peers is Drage Second Chance Ranch. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

38 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. 38 of the 89 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
26/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $450,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHWAREHOUSE PROGRAMS: $141,667 · OtherWAREHOUSE PROGRAMSVARIOUS: $120,775 · OtherVARIOUSYOUTH FUTURES SHELTER HOME: $88,472 · OtherYOUTH FUTURES SHELTER HOMEVarious under 2k: $85,986 · OtherVarious under 2kIndividual grant recipient: $60,049 · OtherBOYS GIRLS CLUB OF WEBER-DAVIS: $53,000 · Other+58 more: $582,980 · Other+58 moreHAND IN HAND OUTDOORS: $157,000 · Human ServicesHAND IN HAND O…HAPPY FACTORY INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesHAPPY FACTORY …PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $22,500 · Human ServicesPEOPLE HELPING…FAMILY PROMISE OF OGDEN: $20,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY PROMISE…ABILITY FOUND CORPORATION: $20,000 · Human ServicesABILITY FOUND …Elizabeth Smart Foundation: $10,000 · Human Services+4 more: $24,000 · Human Services+4 moreWeber County School District Foundation: $73,500 · EducationOGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $65,750 · EducationDOCTORS' VOLUNTEER CLINIC: $21,500 · HealthSEAGER MEMORIAL CLINIC: $10,000 · HealthST GEORGE CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $16,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON TRAIL CENTER INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureDISCOVERY GATEWAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $5,000 · Arts & CultureON PITCH PERFORMING ARTS INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureUTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Arts & CultureDrage Second Chance Ranch: $20,000 · AnimalsHAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,000 · AnimalsGREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR: $5,000 · AnimalsRON MCBRIDE FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · PhilanthropyTHE WOLF CREEK FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Philanthropy
Other$1,582,929Human Services$278,500Education$139,250Health$31,500Arts & Culture$31,500Animals$30,000Philanthropy$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHAND IN HAND OUTDOORS: $157,000 over 7y, 49% of budgetWeber County School District Foundation: $73,500 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetOGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $65,750 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF UTAH INC: $30,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHAPPY FACTORY INC: $25,000 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetPEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $22,500 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetDOCTORS' VOLUNTEER CLINIC: $21,500 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF OGDEN: $20,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetABILITY FOUND CORPORATION: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDrage Second Chance Ranch: $20,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetENABLEUTAH INC: $17,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetST GEORGE CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $16,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetRON MCBRIDE FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetUTAH COUNCIL OF THE BLIND: $15,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetDOVE CENTER INC: $12,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetST ANNE'S CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetElizabeth Smart Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE WOLF CREEK FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSEAGER MEMORIAL CLINIC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetNATIONAL ABILITY CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS FOR SIGHT: $9,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTHE FAMILY SUMMIT FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetDO GOOD TODAY INC: $6,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetCACHE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOREGON TRAIL CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER OGDEN COMMUNITY NATURE CTR: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSNOWBASIN ADAPTIVE SPORTS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetDISCOVERY GATEWAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCottages of Hope Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetBest Seat in the House: $3,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetON PITCH PERFORMING ARTS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCROSSROADS OF THE WEST COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 590: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LIVING PLANET INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD DEED REVOLUTION: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 HAND IN HAND OUTDOORS ↗
  • Who funds Weber County School District Foundation ↗
  • Who funds OGDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF UTAH INC ↗
  • Who funds HAPPY FACTORY INC ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE ↗
  • Who funds DOCTORS' VOLUNTEER CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY PROMISE OF OGDEN ↗
  • Who funds ABILITY FOUND CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds Drage Second Chance Ranch ↗
  • Who funds ENABLEUTAH INC ↗
  • Who funds ST GEORGE CHILDRENS MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds RON MCBRIDE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UTAH COUNCIL OF THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds DOVE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ST ANNE'S CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Elizabeth Smart Foundation ↗

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.

Sorenson Legacy Found…George S and Dolores …The Community Foundat…The Miner FoundationDominion Energy Chari…United Way of Norther…Lawrence & Janet Dee …C Scott & Dorothy E W…Thom & Gail Williamse…Larry H Miller and Ga…Pacificorp Foundation…Wadman Foundation
Sorenson Legacy FoundationUT49.8× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sorenson Legacy Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · The Miner Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · United Way of Northern Utah · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins Charitable Foundation · Thom & Gail Williamsen Family Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Wadman Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Dr Wc Swanson Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dr Wc Swanson Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    Find your warmest path to Dr Wc Swanson Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 89 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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