New York · Private foundation
The 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.
- $632k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $234,600
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 9
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Swanson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $632k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $1.1M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $916k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | $1,620,775 | 3 | 2% |
| Friends of Laguna Seca | $125,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc | $66,400 | 3 | 1% |
| Pebble Beach Company Foundation | $65,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation | $25,300 | 1 | 0% |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Childrens Museum | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Public Library Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado Grand Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | $1,620,775 | 3 | 2% |
| Friends of Laguna Seca | $125,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc | $66,400 | 3 | 1% |
| Pebble Beach Company Foundation | $65,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation | $25,300 | 1 | 0% |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Childrens Museum | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Public Library Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado Grand Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The House Institute Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($667k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Swanson Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Swanson Foundation
- How much does The Swanson Foundation give?
- The Swanson Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $631,600 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 9 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Swanson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (25%), Health (9%), Recreation & Sports (2%).
- Who are The Swanson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: California Polytechnic State University Foundation ($1.6M), Friends of Laguna Seca ($125k), Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc ($66k).
- Does The Swanson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Swanson 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 The Swanson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ayco Charitable Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc.
- Where is The Swanson Foundation based?
- The Swanson Foundation is based in NY.
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