Funding search · EIN 476024644 · Omaha, NE

Carl & Caroline Swanson Foundation

Name: Carl & Caroline Swanson Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

49
grants reported: $5.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

prog department equine fire industry outreach relations therapeutic

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Colorado State Univ Foundation3 grants · $2.6M
Corbett Medical Foundation3 grants · $775,000
Breckenridge Outdoor Education3 grants · $700,000
Food Bank for the Heartland3 grants · $216,000
National Snaffle Bit Foundation3 grants · $117,500
Ranching Heritage Association3 grants · $80,000
Omaha Equistrian Foundation3 grants · $75,000
Reef Environmental Education3 grants · $75,000
Palomino Horse Breeders3 grants · $75,000
Wags & Walks Adoption Center2 grants · $70,000

Giving over time

$1.8M

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.6M

2024

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Colorado State Univ Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Equine outreach & industry relations
$800,000
Colorado State Univ Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Equine outreach & industry relations
$800,000
Colorado State Univ Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Equine outreach & industry relations
$275,000
Corbett Medical Foundation · Saratoga, WY · 2024
General operating fund
$275,000
Corbett Medical Foundation · Saratoga, WY · 2023
General operating fund
$250,000
Breckenridge Outdoor Education · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
General operating - therapeutic
$250,000
Breckenridge Outdoor Education · Breckenridge, CO · 2023
General operating - therapeutic
$225,000
Corbett Medical Foundation · Saratoga, WY · 2022
General operating fund
$200,000
Breckenridge Outdoor Education · Breckenridge, CO · 2022
General operating - therapeutic
$100,000
Food Bank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2022
Unrestricted -general operating prog
$65,000
Food Bank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2023
Unrestricted -general operating prog
$51,000
Food Bank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating prog
$40,000
National Snaffle Bit Foundation · Gurnee, IL · 2024
General fund
$40,000
National Snaffle Bit Foundation · Gurnee, IL · 2023
General fund
$40,000
Wags & Walks Adoption Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating
$37,500
National Snaffle Bit Foundation · Gurnee, IL · 2022
General fund
$30,000
Equine Vet Education Program · Harrogate, TN · 2022
General operating
$30,000
Ranching Heritage Association · Lubbock, TX · 2022
General operating
$30,000
Wags & Walks Adoption Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operating
$25,000
Omaha Equistrian Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$25,000
Palomino Horse Breeders · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$25,000
Ranching Heritage Association · Lubbock, TX · 2024
General operating
$25,000
Reef Environmental Education · Key Largo, FL · 2024
General fund
$25,000
Omaha Equistrian Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$25,000
Palomino Horse Breeders · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$25,000
Ranching Heritage Association · Lubbock, TX · 2023
General operating
$25,000
Reef Environmental Education · Key Largo, FL · 2023
General fund
$25,000
Reining Horse Sports Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$25,000
Omaha Equistrian Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$25,000
Palomino Horse Breeders · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$25,000
Reef Environmental Education · Key Largo, FL · 2022
General fund
$25,000
Reining Horse Sports Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$20,000
American Quarter Hourse Foundation · Amarillo, TX · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating prog
$20,000
American Quarter Hourse Foundation · Amarillo, TX · 2023
Unrestricted -general operating prog
$15,000
Reining Horse Sports Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$15,000
Village of Waterloo · Waterloo, NE · 2024
General fund for fire department
$15,000
Village of Waterloo · Waterloo, NE · 2023
General fund for fire department
$15,000
National Collegiate Equestrian Association · Waco, TX · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$10,000
Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$10,000
Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Unrestricted -general operating fund
$10,000
Village of Waterloo · Waterloo, NE · 2022
General fund for fire department
$5,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Jack Russell Terrier Foundation · Kennesaw, GA · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating prog
$5,000
Tibetan Terrier Health & Welfare Foundation · Sebastian, FL · 2024
Unrestricted -general operating prog
$5,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Nap Educational Foundation · Independence, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general operating fund
$5,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Nap Educational Foundation · Independence, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general operating fund

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