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Private foundation (trust)EIN 465523116Est. 2015-05

The Swanson Foundation

Albany, NY 122125201

Total Assets

$4.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$632K

FY 2024

Grants Made

8

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$79K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$200–$235K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.6M

Total Expenses

$635K

Qualifying Distributions

$633K

Distributable Amount

$195K

Min. Investment Return

$202K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $23K to maximum $235K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.1M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

28 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

Cal Poly Foundation
$1.6M
3 grants
Massachusetts General Hospital Nurses Alumnae Asso
$610K
3 grants
Friends of Laguna Seca
$125K
1 grant
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation
$66K
3 grants
Pebble Beach Company Foundation
$65K
3 grants
California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation
$50K
1 grant
Templeton High School Engineering
$31K
2 grants
Petersen Automotive Museum
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

New York
$2.1M
44% of total
California
$2.0M
42% of total
Massachusetts
$655K
14% of total
Colorado
$10K
0% of total

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