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The Swigert Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$877k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
59
Grants FY2025
25
Organizations funded FY2024
64%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$252,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 72
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$12M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 64% of the organizations The Swigert Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $761k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEducationEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving59$877k42%
FY202425$1.1M64%
FY202362$847k58%
FY202264$843k77%
FY202172$928k78%
FY202036$637kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.3MFood & Nutrition$732kHuman Services$605kArts & Culture$589kHealth$430kHousing & Shelter$422kEnvironment$273kAnimals$185kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Catlin Gabel School$752,00021%
Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future$200,00021%
Columbia Land Trust$190,00030%
Clark County Food Bank$134,70040%
The Oregon Zoo Foundation$123,50021%
Bodyvox Inc$100,00017%
Project Ledo$100,0001n/a
Cascade Policy Institute$100,00025%
Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers$100,00013%
Oregon Food Bank$89,70030%
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All grantees of The Swigert Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Catlin Gabel School$752,00021%
Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future$200,00021%
Columbia Land Trust$190,00030%
Clark County Food Bank$134,70040%
The Oregon Zoo Foundation$123,50021%
Bodyvox Inc$100,00017%
Project Ledo$100,0001n/a
Cascade Policy Institute$100,00025%
Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers$100,00013%
Oregon Food Bank$89,70030%
Meals on Wheels People Inc$80,00020%
William Temple House$70,00031%
Chesterton Academy of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati$70,000232%
Faith Bible Christian School$60,00011%
Oregon Ballet Theatre$56,00060%
Fish of Vancouver$54,70022%
Washington Gorge Action Programs$54,70020%
Legacy Health Foundation$50,00016%
Northwest Battle Buddies$50,00011%
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington$50,00032%
Damascus Fiber Arts School$41,400250%
Friends of Hopewell House dba Hopewell House$40,00021%
Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation$40,00021%
Youth Villages Inc$35,00020%
Friendly House Inc$35,00031%
Store to Door$35,00041%
Medical Teams International$35,00010%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$34,70010%
Trillium Family Services$30,00010%
Gleaners of Clackamas County Inc$30,00030%
Urban Gleaners$30,00021%
Urban League of Portland Inc$25,00010%
Willamette Falls Trust$25,00010%
Camp 45 Contemporary Converge 45$25,00013%
Portland Rescue Mission$25,0003n/a
Forge Youth Mentoring$25,00017%
Portland State University Foundation$25,00030%
Salem Free Clinics$20,00021%
The Gilbert House Children's Museum Inc$20,00021%
Call to Safety$20,00021%
Family Building Blocks Inc$20,00010%
Share$20,00010%
Sunshine Division Inc$20,00010%
Heart of Oregon Corps Inc$20,00020%
Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc$20,00020%
Chiloquin Care Program$20,0001n/a
Oregon Symphony Association$20,00050%
Trailkeepers of Oregon$20,00022%
Path Home$20,00020%
Outside In$20,00010%
World Forestry Center$19,00050%
The Alano Club of Portland Oregon$18,00050%
Reading Results$16,00021%
Friends of the Children$15,50020%
Word Is Bond$15,00016%
Hosea Youth Services$15,00022%
Providence Milwaukie Foundation$15,00011%
Metropolitan Youth Symphony$15,00031%
Portland YouthBuilders$15,00020%
Wheel to Walk Foundation$15,00032%
Chamber Music Northwest$15,00021%
The Dougy Center Inc$15,00020%
Returning Veterans Project$15,00031%
Assistance League Columbia Pacific$15,00015%
Clark College District 14 Foundation$14,40010%
Cracked Pots Inc$13,00013%
State of Safety$12,5001n/a
Birch Community Services Inc$12,00020%
Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation$10,6001n/a
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon$10,00010%
Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro East$10,00010%
The Library Foundation$10,00010%
Arc Portland Metro Arc Portland Metro$10,00012%
Qigong Sensory Training Institute$10,000117%
Portland Art Museum$10,00050%
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest$10,00010%
YWCA of Greater Portland$10,00010%
Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club$10,0001n/a
Clackamas Women's Services$10,00010%
Capital Futbol Club$10,00010%
Salem Pastoral Counseling Center$10,00010%
Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine$10,00011%
Oregon Adaptive Sports$10,00011%
Northwest Outward Bound School$10,00010%
Neighborhood Health Center$10,0001n/a
Tualatin School House Food Pantry$10,0001n/a
Oregon Tech Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Willing Hands Enterprises Inc$10,00011%
Klamath Ice Sports Inc$10,00014%
The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon$10,00010%
House Call Providers Inc$10,0001n/a
The Artback$10,0002n/a
Growing Gardens$10,00011%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$10,00010%
Pacific University$10,00010%
Open School Inc$10,00010%
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation$10,00010%
The Willamette Heritage Center$10,00011%
Willamette University$10,00010%
Friends of Zenger Farm$10,00020%
Tillicum Foundation$10,00012%
Sunrise Enterprises of Roseburginc$10,00010%
Oregon Parks Forever$10,00012%
Casa for Children Inc$10,00010%
Lifeboat Services$10,00013%
Present Time Dream Factory$10,0001n/a
Friends of Saturday Academy$10,00011%
YWCA Clark County$10,00010%
Good News Community Health Center Inc$10,00013%
Portland Piano International$10,00012%
Montpelier Foundation$10,00010%
Parrott Creek Child and Family Services$10,00010%
Deschutes Rim Clinic Foundation$10,000181%
Orchestra Nova Northwest$10,00014%
Casa of Polk County Inc$10,00013%
Columbia County Child Abuse Assessm$10,00010%
Raphael House of Portland$10,00010%
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc$10,00010%
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation$10,00020%
LArche Portland$10,00011%
Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon$10,000210%
Borland Free Clinic$9,6001n/a
Oregon Bravo Youth Orchestras$8,00011%
Community Action Organization$8,00010%
Portland Youth Philharmonic Association$8,00011%
The Next Door Inc$8,00010%
Oregon Trio Association$8,00011%
Oregon East Symphony$7,50013%
Beat$7,0001n/a
Eugene Ballet Company$7,00020%
Kindred Partners$7,00011%
Bright Schoolhouse$7,00015%
Metroarts Inc Dba Cognizart$6,00041%
Oregon Historical Society$5,00050%
Lifeworks Nw$5,00010%
Cascade Forest Conservancy$5,00011%
Tualatin Hills Park Foundation$5,00013%
Assist$5,00011%
Portland Opera Association Inc$5,00050%
Community Transitional School$5,00010%
Lincoln City Cultural Center$5,00011%
Black United Fund of Oregon$5,00010%
Merry Heart Children's Camp$5,00014%
Oregon Community Warehouse Inc$5,00010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$5,00010%
Casa of Clackamas County$5,00011%
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program$5,00010%
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette Inc$5,00010%
Family Promise of Metro East$5,0001n/a
Children's Center$5,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$5,00010%
Portland Baroque Orchestra$5,00011%
Safe Haven Maternity Home$1,50010%
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 64 recipients with no EIN on record ($969k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Swigert Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 140 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCatlin Gabel School: $752,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetHuman Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future: $200,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetColumbia Land Trust: $190,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetClark County Food Bank: $134,700 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Oregon Zoo Foundation: $123,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBodyvox Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetCascade Policy Institute: $100,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetHelping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers: $100,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetOregon Food Bank: $89,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels People Inc: $80,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWilliam Temple House: $70,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetChesterton Academy of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: $70,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetFaith Bible Christian School: $60,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetOregon Ballet Theatre: $56,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFish of Vancouver: $54,700 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetWashington Gorge Action Programs: $54,700 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLegacy Health Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetNorthwest Battle Buddies: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFree Clinic of Southwest Washington: $50,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetDamascus Fiber Arts School: $41,400 over 2y, 50% of budgetFriends of Hopewell House dba Hopewell House: $40,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetOregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation: $40,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetYouth Villages Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriendly House Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetStore to Door: $35,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetMedical Teams International: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $34,700 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTrillium Family Services: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGleaners of Clackamas County Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUrban Gleaners: $30,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetUrban League of Portland Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWillamette Falls Trust: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCamp 45 Contemporary Converge 45: $25,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetForge Youth Mentoring: $25,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetPortland State University Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSalem Free Clinics: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetThe Gilbert House Children's Museum Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCall to Safety: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFamily Building Blocks Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetShare: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSunshine Division Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHeart of Oregon Corps Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOregon Coast Aquarium Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Symphony Association: $20,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTrailkeepers of Oregon: $20,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetPath Home: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOutside In: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Forestry Center: $19,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 140.

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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.

Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustOR140.2× affinity84 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Autzen Foundation · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · The Collins Foundation · Juan Young Trust · The Robert D and Marcia H Randall Charitable Trust · The Jackson Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust · Hillman Family Foundations · Braemar Charitable Trust

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.

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How do I get to The Swigert Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Swigert 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.

About The Swigert Foundation

How much does The Swigert Foundation give?
The Swigert Foundation reported 59 grants totaling $877,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 72 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Swigert Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (24%), Food & Nutrition (14%), Human Services (11%).
Who are The Swigert Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Catlin Gabel School ($752k), Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future ($200k), Columbia Land Trust ($190k).
Does The Swigert Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 64% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Swigert Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Swigert Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust, The Autzen Foundation, OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation.
Where is The Swigert Foundation based?
The Swigert Foundation is based in OR.

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 219 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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