Maine · Private foundation
Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $105k
- Granted FY2021
- 8
- Grants FY2021
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
99% of Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $105k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 7
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 14% of the organizations Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 7 | $85k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $75k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Maine Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| MaineHealth | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Preble Street | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Portland Ovations | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($30k), not named here.
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: Kestrel Foundation of Maine · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation
- How much does Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation give?
- Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $105,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 7 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (91%), Education (4%), Health (1%).
- Who are Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2022: University of Southern Maine Foundation ($40k), MaineHealth ($20k), Preble Street ($20k).
- Does Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kestrel Foundation of Maine, Sam L Cohen Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation based?
- Susannah M Swihart Charitable Foundation is based in ME.
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