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Private foundation (trust)EIN 306538381Est. 2010-09

Harry & Jan Sweere Foundation

Lakeville, MN 55044

Total Assets

$70.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

45

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$93K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$1.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.3M

Total Expenses

$6.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.4M

Distributable Amount

$3.4M

Min. Investment Return

$3.5M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

45 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $50K to maximum $1.2M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $6.3M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

196 grants

Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
$4.8M
4 grants
Northwestern Health Sciences University
$1.5M
2 grants
Project Video
$1.3M
4 grants
Anselm House
$1.1M
2 grants
Together for Good
$970K
2 grants
Show Hope Inc
$925K
4 grants
Franciscan Brothers of Peace
$900K
4 grants
Venture Expeditions Inc
$561K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

196 grants

<$10K
55
grants
$10–50K
76
grants
$50–250K
51
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

23 states

Minnesota
$13.4M
70% of total
Michigan
$2.5M
13% of total
Tennessee
$935K
5% of total
Wisconsin
$600K
3% of total
California
$339K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$330K
2% of total
Florida
$330K
2% of total
Texas
$280K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$142K
1% of total
Virginia
$85K
0% of total

+13 more states

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