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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943211277Est. 1995-03

THE SWANSON FOUNDATION

BURLINGAME, CA 94010

Total Assets

$24.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

8

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$197K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.0M

Total Expenses

$1.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

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

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50K through median $175K to maximum $500K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.6M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

24 grants

KQED
$1.2M
4 grants
MIT-RAS 1969 BIOTECH CENTER OF THE KOCH INST OF INTEG CANCER RESEARCH
$1.1M
2 grants
MIT - RAS (1969) BIOTECH CENTER OF THE KOCH INST OF INTEG CANCER RESEARC
$1M
2 grants
THE TECH
$600K
3 grants
MIT - RAS (1969) BIOTECH CENTER OF THE KOCH INST OF INTEG CANCER RESEARCH
$500K
1 grant
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
$500K
2 grants
PENINSULA FAMILY SERVICE
$450K
3 grants
MILLS PENINSULA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$150K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
6
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

California
$3.0M
53% of total
Massachusetts
$2.6M
46% of total
New York
$72K
1% of total

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