Kansas · Private foundation
The Swearingen Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $527k
- Granted FY2021
- 36
- Grants FY2021
- 35
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 35 to 39
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 12
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 20% of the organizations The Swearingen Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 35 | $477k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 38 | $136k | 5% |
| FY2019 | 39 | $139k | 5% |
| FY2018 | 39 | $140k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian River Area Library | $53,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Heritage Foundation | $45,000 | 4 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $25,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Inland Lakes Educational Foundation | $25,000 | 4 | 2% |
| DePauw University | $21,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Rescue Missions Ministries Inc | $16,840 | 1 | 0% |
| The John Locke Foundation Inc | $15,500 | 4 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | $14,000 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian River Area Library | $53,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Heritage Foundation | $45,000 | 4 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $25,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Inland Lakes Educational Foundation | $25,000 | 4 | 2% |
| DePauw University | $21,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Rescue Missions Ministries Inc | $16,840 | 1 | 0% |
| The John Locke Foundation Inc | $15,500 | 4 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation | $14,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Lake Forest College | $11,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Denison University | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| North Carolina Opera | $7,000 | 4 | 0% |
| North Carolina Symphony Foundation | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chatham Education Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Jesse Helms Center Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | $2,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Chatham Outreach Alliance Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($600k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Swearingen 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: Duke Energy Foundation · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Swearingen Foundation
- How much does The Swearingen Foundation give?
- The Swearingen Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $527,340 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 39 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does The Swearingen Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (31%), Health (21%), Religion (13%).
- Who are The Swearingen Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: Indian River Area Library ($53k), The Heritage Foundation ($45k), American Cancer Society Inc ($25k).
- Does The Swearingen Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Swearingen 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 Swearingen Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Duke Energy Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is The Swearingen Foundation based?
- The Swearingen Foundation is based in KS.
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