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Private foundation (trust)EIN 476024644Est. 1953-02

CARL & CAROLINE SWANSON FOUNDATION

OMAHA, NE 68152

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$40.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$99K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$800K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6.4M

Total Expenses

$1.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$1.8M

Min. Investment Return

$1.9M

Undistributed Income

$1.8M

Payout rate 88%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.88%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $800K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

97 grants

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$4.4M
6 grants
BRECKENRIDGE OUTDOOR EDUCATION
$1.2M
6 grants
CORBETT MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$1.0M
6 grants
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FUND
$450K
2 grants
GRETCHEN SWANSON CENTER FOR NUTRITI
$390K
3 grants
FOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND
$216K
3 grants
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$200K
2 grants
NATIONAL SNAFFLE BIT FOUNDATION
$185K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

97 grants

<$10K
24
grants
$10–50K
45
grants
$50–250K
21
grants
$250K–1M
7
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Colorado
$6.0M
66% of total
Wyoming
$1.0M
11% of total
Nebraska
$846K
9% of total
Texas
$355K
4% of total
Oklahoma
$235K
3% of total
Illinois
$210K
2% of total
Iowa
$190K
2% of total
Florida
$125K
1% of total
California
$70K
1% of total
Ohio
$50K
1% of total

+3 more states

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