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Swan Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$67k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$72kEducation$66kReligion$60kHealth$37kRecreation & Sports$16kCommunity Improvement$11kHuman Services$3kAnimals$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $53k
$3,750
Median grant
4
States reached
$811k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SHRINERS HOSPITAL$25,000
ST OLAF COLLEGE$17,500
LONGHORN FOUNDATION$10,000
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL$5,000
ST OLAF TOUCHDOWN CLUB$3,750
UCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA$2,000
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$1,500
DELTA DELTA DELTA FOUNDATION$1,000
BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FDN$1,000
02The need
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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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MAYO CLINIC: $2k → 9%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $18k → 11%MACALESTER COLLEGE: $1k → 14%NCL SOUTHLAKE: $6k → 11%DELTA DELTA DELTA FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%ST OLAF TOUCHDOWN CLUB: $4k → 11%ORLANDO CHAMBER SOLOISTS: $5k → 13%SHRINERS HOSPITAL: $25k → 13%ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $2k → 17%LIVING HOPE MINISTRIES IN HAITI INC: $1k → 15%PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%THE SALVATION ARMY: $2k → 9%CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $2k → 9%WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $23k → 14%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $11k → 11%NCL SOUTHLAKE: $5k → 11%OPERATION KINDNESS: $2k → 14%ST OLAF TOUCHDOWN CLUB: $2k → 11%ORLANDO CHAMBER SOLOISTS: $5k → 13%CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $2k → 9%WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $15k → 14%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $10k → 11%CARROLL EMERALD BELLES BOOSTER CLUB: $4k → 11%UCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $2k → 13%CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $2k → 9%WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $12k → 14%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $10k → 11%NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE SOUTHLAKE: $3k → 11%UCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $2k → 13%CRAZY HORSE FOUNDATION: $2k → 9%WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $10k → 14%ST OLAF COLLEGE: $5k → 11%CARROLL EMERALD BELLES BOOSTER CLUB: $2k → 11%UCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $1k → 13%CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $2k → 9%CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $5k → 14%CAROLL MEDICAL ACADEMY: $2k → 11%UCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $1k → 13%CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $5k → 14%CARROLL EMERALD BELLES BOOSTER CLUB: $2k → 11%UCP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $1k → 13%CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $5k → 14%MEALS ON WHEELS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA: $2k → 14%MOUNT RUSHMORE SOCIETY: $20k → 14%MOUNT RUSHMORE SOCIETY: $5k → 14%DAHL ARTS CENTER: $2k → 14%RAPID CITY ARTS COUNCIL: $2k → 14%LONGHORN FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%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

MN
MI
SD
OH
NJ
VA
TN
TX
FL
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$228k · 19 repeat orgs$58k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
13

Total granted

$228k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+29%

Still filing today

68%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsAnimalsInternationalOther
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

  • SO
    ST OLAF COLLEGE
    5× · 2020–2024 · $53k · revenue +57%
  • UC
    UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $7k · revenue +42%
  • The Trustees of Princeton University
    3× · 2020–2022 · $2k · revenue +51%

Funded once

  • TB
    THE BLACK HILLS PLAYHOUSE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +29%
  • NC
    NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE SOUTHLAKE
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
  • DA
    DAHL ARTS CENTER
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
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
Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the reformed christian perspective, dordt university equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary…

Education
2
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
3
Cornell College

Cornell college offers an innovative and rigorous learning community where faculty and staff collaborate with students to develop the intellectual curiosity, creativity and moral courage necessary for a lifetime of learning and engaged…

Education
4
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
5
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
6
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
7
Marietta College

Marietta college (mc) provides a strong foundation for a lifetime of leadership, critical thinking, and problem solving. we achieve this mission by offering undergraduates a contemporary liberal arts education and graduate students an…

Education
8
Mount Saint Mary's University Inc

As a catholic university, mount st. mary's graduates ethical leaders who are inspired by a passion for learning and lead lives of significance in service to god and others.

Education
9
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
10
Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska wesleyan university is an academic community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth within the context of a liberal arts education and in an environment of christian concern.

Education
11
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
12
Hilbert College

Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Black Hills Area Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Carroll Medical Academy Boosters. 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

24 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. 24 of the 38 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
16/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $59,500 · OtherWESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHMOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL SOCIETY: $25,000 · OtherMOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL SOCIETYLONGHORN FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherLONGHORN FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBLACK HILLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $10,000 · OtherBLACK HILLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRABLACK HILLS SYMPHONY LEAUGE: $5,500 · Other+11 more: $17,250 · Other+11 moreST OLAF COLLEGE: $53,000 · EducationST OLAF COLLEGEST OLAF TOUCHDOWN CLUB: $5,250 · EducationST OLAF TOUCHDOWN CLUBHARDROCK CLUB: $3,000 · Education+6 more: $7,000 · Education+6 moreSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $25,000 · HealthSHRINERS HOSP…UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $7,000 · HealthUNITED CEREBR…MAYO CLINIC: $1,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,500 · HealthCHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $15,000 · Arts & CultureCHAMBER M…CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Arts & CultureCRAZY HOR…THE BLACK HILLS PLAYHOUSE INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BLACK…BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $11,000 · PhilanthropyCARROLL EMERALD BELLES BOOSTER CLUB: $8,000 · Recreation & SportsOPERATION KINDNESS: $2,000 · AnimalsLIVING HOPE MINISTRIES IN HAITI INC: $1,500 · International
Other$147,250Education$68,250Health$35,000Arts & Culture$26,000Philanthropy$11,000Recreation & Sports$8,000Animals$2,000International$1,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetST OLAF COLLEGE: $53,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL SOCIETY: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $15,000 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetBLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCARROLL EMERALD BELLES BOOSTER CLUB: $8,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetUNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $7,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST OLAF TOUCHDOWN CLUB: $5,250 over 2y, 20% of budgetTHE BLACK HILLS PLAYHOUSE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHARDROCK CLUB: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION KINDNESS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMACALESTER COLLEGE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING HOPE MINISTRIES IN HAITI INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA SENIOR SERVICES INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTHILLS VILLAGE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCarroll Education Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDELTA DELTA DELTA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARROLL MEDICAL ACADEMY BOOSTERS: $1,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMissions Inc Programs: $250 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.

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.

South Dakota Communit…Black Hills Area Comm…Thrivent Charitable I…The Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Natl Christian Charit…American Online Givin…
South Dakota Community FoundationSD17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: South Dakota Community Foundation · Black Hills Area Community Foundation · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Swan Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Swan Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida Inc: 13% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Swan Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Swan 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 38 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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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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