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Private foundation (trust)EIN 116447242Est. 1996-01

The Swartz Foundation

Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743

Total Assets

$3.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

15

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$132K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$35K–$360K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$360K

Funded research in the fields of applied science and engineering conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Diego.

Program 2

$200K

Funded research in the field of computational neuroscience conducted by scientists at University of Notre Dame.

Program 3

$150K

Humanitarian aid.

Program 4

$1.3M

Funded research in the field of computational neuroscience conducted by scientists at 12 other universities and research institutions.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$437K

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$209K

Min. Investment Return

$214K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $35K through median $115K to maximum $360K, 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 2017 to 2023. Peak $2.2M in 2019. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

79 grants

Univ of Calif San Diego
$2.2M
6 grants
Columbia Universtiy
$848K
6 grants
Princeton University
$789K
6 grants
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
$788K
6 grants
Harvard University
$738K
6 grants
California Institute of Tech
$736K
6 grants
New York University
$666K
4 grants
Brandeis University
$659K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

79 grants

<$10K
5
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
65
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

California
$3.3M
32% of total
New York
$2.4M
23% of total
Massachusetts
$1.4M
14% of total
New Jersey
$789K
7% of total
Washington
$648K
6% of total
Connecticut
$618K
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$615K
6% of total
Indiana
$200K
2% of total
Illinois
$200K
2% of total
North Carolina
$200K
2% of total

+1 more states

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