New York · Nonprofit
AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION
AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION (New York) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,397,550 to it, the largest being DIANA DAVIS SPENCER FOUNDATION INC ($1,580,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.2M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $2.4M
- Net assets
- $3.1M
What American Swiss Foundation does
Mission
The foundation promotes friendship and mutual good will between the united states of america and the swiss confederation through exchange of knowledge and dissemination of information about these two countries. (see schedule o).including by connecting and engaging leaders to identify solutions to common issues of global concern and to strengthen our shared values.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
In 2024, the asf entered into a merger agreement with friends of switzerland, inc. (fosi). The asf began hosting the stratton prize dinner, previously hosted by fosi, in october 2024. The merger was still ongoing by year-end 2024.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
The foundation's programs focus on the promising young people of both nations who will shape public opinion and policy in the years to come. Our goal is to inspire them to preserve the centuries-long friendship through active engagement with one another and with the senior leaders in our extensive network. The main program of the American Swiss Foundation is the young leaders conference, held annually in switzerland since 1990. The conference provides a unique platform for shared experiences and respectful dialogue among leaders of diverse cultural, political, and professional backgrounds. (see schedule o for continuation). Alumni of the past 34 conferences now number approximately 1,500 leaders who shape the future of the two countries by sharing insights, fostering constructive dialogue, and building bridges.
$853,122 spent$173,318 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $853,122.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.1M to $3.1M (+172%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
102% of AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Vanessa E Beary
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $35k → $148k.
4 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 45% · 2019 77% · 2020 93% · 2021 64% · 2022 81% · 2023 47% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
71% of AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION draws 96% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $260k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,607 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,607 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 3 states
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION?
- AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION (New York) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,397,550 to it, the largest being DIANA DAVIS SPENCER FOUNDATION INC ($1,580,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $2,397,550 in grants to AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION?
- DIANA DAVIS SPENCER FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,580,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN SWISS FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing