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SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION

SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,000 to it, the largest being LINLUNDH FOUNDATION ($13,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2022
$49k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$14k
Net assets
$872k
1/2 repeat funders
01What it does

What Swedenborg Scientific Association does

Mission

To promote the writings of the 17th century Philosopher, Emanuel Swedenborg through the publication of his books. Also, to promote his works by sponsering various seminars and colloquiums.

As stated on its FY2022 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The Journal "THE NEW PHILOSOPHY" was not published during the year.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending
  2. To continue efforts in translation, publication and distribution of the books written by Emanuel Swedenborg. Several volumes were published during the year.

    $4,637 spent$1,355 earned by the program
    100% of program spending
  3. SWEDENBORG PUBLISHERS INTERNATIONAL The newsletter "SWEDENBORG PUBLISHERS INTERNATIONAL" was not published this year. The goal is to promote readership of Emanuel Swedenborg and his Theological works internationally.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending
  4. N o n e

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,637.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($360k) Expenses 100 ($7k) Net assets 100 ($1.1M)2022 Revenue 14 ($49k) Expenses 3508 ($254k) Net assets 81 ($872k)
20212022
Revenue (14)Expenses (3508)Net assets (81)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $1.1M to $872k (−19%).

$1.1M
$872k
20212022
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2021
2022
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

3% of SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 837 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.

$353k
’21
−$204k
’22
1.1
months of
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.

20212022
Listed98
Joined·+0
No longer listed·1
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $5k → $2k.

Funder
'17
'18
'23
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION’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

SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 93% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

93%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“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.

Where its funders are

100% of SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.

PA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’18
’23
Pennsylvania out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION's revenue fell 86% between 2021 and 2022.

Operating margin−413% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve1.1mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−86% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 637 science & tech nonprofits under $100k, FY2022

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

2% of spending goes to programs.

Program 2%Management 98%Fundraising 0%

Governance

7
board members
100%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

7%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION?
SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,000 to it, the largest being LINLUNDH FOUNDATION ($13,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $14,000 in grants to SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION?
LINLUNDH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $13,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like SWEDENBORG SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 FY2022 (financials across 2021–2022), and the filings of 2 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing