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ROBERT F and SHARON L SWARTZBAUGH FOUNDATION at a glance

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ROBERT F and SHARON L SWARTZBAUGH 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.

$27k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Religion$55kYouth Development$29kCrime & Legal$21kEducation$21kArts & Culture$20kInternational$14kRecreation & Sports$12kPhilanthropy$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,250
Median grant
5
States reached
$722k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Project Harmony$3,000
Highlands Church$3,000
Tunnel to Towers$3,000
Presbyterian Church of the Cross$2,750
Lauritzen Gardens$2,580
Arizona Music Fest$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,250
Release$2,000
Omaha Performing Arts$2,000
Misc Tax Exempt Organizations$1,500
Samaritan's Purse$1,000
Dream Center Foundation$1,000
St James Catholic Church$500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Dream Center Foundation: $1k → 14%Open Door Mission: $108 → 12%Open Door Mission: $25 → 12%Youth Emergency Services: $1k → 12%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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
IA
IN
CA
CO
NE
MD
AZ
NC
DC
OK
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$185k · 18 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +106% since the first grant, against +38% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
30

Total granted

$185k
$18k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+106%
+38%

Still filing today

56%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthYouth DevelopmentEducationHuman ServicesCrime & LegalReligionOther
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

  • PH
    PROJECT HARMONY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $19k · revenue +118%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    4× · 2022–2025 · $17k · revenue +83%
  • CK
    COMPLETELY KIDS
    4× · 2020–2024 · $15k · revenue +135%

Funded once

  • SA
    Salvation Army
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • VF
    VOICES FOR CHILDREN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue +51%
  • DA
    Duchesne Academy
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
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
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
2
Children's Physicians

Children's physicians delivers the highest quality pediatric primary care while supporting education and research.

Health
3
Curesearch for Children's Cancer

Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…

Health
4
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
5
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
6
Partnership to End Addiction

With decades of experience in research, direct service, communications and partnership-building, we provide families with personalized support and resources - while mobilizing policymakers, researchers and health care professionals to…

Health
7
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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8
American Cancer Society Inc

Improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

Health
9
Oncology and Kids Inc

To help kids and families heal the emotional scars of childhood cancer and learn to thrive.

Human Services
10
Patient Access Network Foundation

As a leading charitable foundation and healthcare advocacy organization, the pan foundation is dedicated to accelerating access to treatment for those who need it most and empowering patients on their healthcare journeys. we provide…

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11
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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12
Cook Children's Health Plan

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease, and injury.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Project Harmony; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

22 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. 22 of the 49 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
18/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Presbyterian Church of the Cross: $30,205 · OtherPresbyterian Church of the CrossHighlands Church: $18,750 · OtherHighlands ChurchIndividual grant recipient: $12,850 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLauritzen Gardens: $10,380 · OtherLauritzen GardensOmaha Performing Arts: $9,100 · OtherOmaha Performing ArtsMisc Tax Exempt Organizations: $7,729 · OtherMisc Tax Exempt OrganizationsST JAMES CHURCH OF OMAHA: $4,600 · Other+27 more: $15,250 · Other+27 moreSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $14,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PU…RELEASE INC: $12,000 · ReligionRELEASE INCPROJECT HARMONY: $19,000 · Crime & LegalPROJECT HAR…VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC: $2,000 · Crime & LegalVOICES FOR …COMPLETELY KIDS: $15,150 · Youth DevelopmentCOMPLETELY…OMAHA YOUTH FOR CHRIST: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentOMAHA YOUT…Partnership 4 Kids Inc: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentPartnershi…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $17,000 · EducationSTEPHEN S…+2 more: $275 · EducationARIZONA MUSICFEST INC: $9,300 · Arts & CultureJOSLYN ART MUSEUM: $1,500 · Arts & CultureYOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesDREAM CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Human ServicesOPEN DOOR MISSION D/B/A OPEN DOOR MISSION & LYDIA HOUSE: $133 · Human Services
Other$108,864Religion$26,000Crime & Legal$21,000Youth Development$18,150Education$17,275Arts & Culture$10,800Human Services$2,133

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 budgetPROJECT HARMONY: $19,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPLETELY KIDS: $15,150 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRELEASE INC: $12,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetARIZONA MUSICFEST INC: $9,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOMAHA YOUTH FOR CHRIST: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJOSLYN ART MUSEUM: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKICKS FOR A CURE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership 4 Kids Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDREAM CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTRANDS OF STRENGTH INC: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAUTISM ACTION PARTNERSHIP: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN DOOR MISSION D/B/A OPEN DOOR MISSION & LYDIA HOUSE: $133 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCreighton University: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $25 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 PROJECT HARMONY ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMPLETELY KIDS ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds RELEASE INC ↗
  • Who funds ARIZONA MUSICFEST INC ↗
  • Who funds OMAHA YOUTH FOR CHRIST ↗
  • Who funds VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds JOSLYN ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds KICKS FOR A CURE INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds Partnership 4 Kids Inc ↗
  • Who funds DREAM CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds STRANDS OF STRENGTH INC ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM ACTION PARTNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OPEN DOOR MISSION D/B/A OPEN DOOR MISSION & LYDIA HOUSE ↗

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.

Dixon Family Foundati…Seline Family Foundat…The Hawks FoundationThe Charles and Mary …Richard Brooke Founda…Mutual of Omaha Found…Weitz Family Foundati…The Lozier FoundationNebraska Community Fo…The Sherwood Foundati…The Blackbaud Giving …Donor Advised Charita…
Dixon Family FoundationNE15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Dixon Family Foundation · Seline Family Foundation · The Hawks Foundation · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Richard Brooke Foundation · Mutual of Omaha Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · The Lozier Foundation · Nebraska Community Foundation · The Sherwood Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 ROBERT F and SHARON L SWARTZBAUGH FOUNDATION funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from ROBERT F and SHARON L SWARTZBAUGH FOUNDATION. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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.

    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 49 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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