Funding search · EIN 943122667 · Portland, OR

The Swigert Foundation

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

211
grants reported
$3.6M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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1 grant matching “campaigncapital · $10,000

  • $10,000

    Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2022

    Capital campaigncapital campaign cremery /propstra building

Top recipients

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

  • Catlin Gable School1 grant · $500,000
  • Catlin Gabel School1 grant · $252,000
  • Catlin Gabel2 grants · $129,000
  • Columbia Land Trust2 grants · $115,000
  • Bodyvox1 grant · $100,000
  • Our Just Future1 grant · $100,000
  • Oregon Zoo Foundation1 grant · $73,500
  • Chesterton Academy of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati2 grants · $70,000
  • Clark County Food Bank2 grants · $60,000
  • Youth Villages of Oregon1 grant · $60,000

Giving over time

$791,545
2022
$847,000
2023
$1.1M
2024
$877,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 211 grants.

  • $500,000

    Catlin Gable School · Portland, OR · 2024

    Construction of community center / capital campaign

  • $252,000

    Catlin Gabel School · Portland, OR · 2025

    Membership dues/bi-annual gift/grant for community center

  • $127,000

    Catlin Gabel · Portland, OR · 2023

    Construction of community center/membership

  • $100,000

    Our Just Future · Portland, OR · 2024

    Affordable housing community

  • $100,000

    Bodyvox · Portland, OR · 2023

    Education programs

  • $75,000

    Columbia Land Trust · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $73,500

    Oregon Zoo Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Zoo operations and capital campaign

  • $60,000

    Faith Bible Christian School · Beaverton, OR · 2024

    Early college program

  • $60,000

    Youth Villages of Oregon · Lake Oswego, OR · 2022

    Expand services for youth aging out of foster care system

  • $50,000

    Northwest Battle Buddies · Battleground, WA · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $50,000

    Cascade Policy Childrens · Portland, OR · 2024

    Support transition scholarships

  • $50,000

    Cascade Policy Institute · Portland, OR · 2024

    Protect consumer access to affordable reliable electricity

  • $50,000

    Chesterton Academy of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati · Portland, OR · 2024

    Relocation of school campus

  • $50,000

    McDougall Research & Education Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Education programs

  • $50,000

    Cascade Policy Institue · Portland, OR · 2022

    Provide partial tuition scholarship

  • $50,000

    Orgon Zoo · Portland, OR · 2022

    Black bear exhibit

  • $40,000

    Columbia Land Trust · Vancouver, WA · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $40,000

    Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2022

    Fundraising efforts

  • $36,400

    Damascus Fiber Arts School · Damascus, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $35,000

    Medical Teams International · Portland, OR · 2022

    Clinic vehicle

  • $30,000

    Friends of Hopewell House · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $30,000

    Clark County Food Bank · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Completion of $60k grant to food bank

  • $30,000

    Clark County Food Bank · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    Construction of food facility

  • $30,000

    Building Pathway Homes Blanchet · Portland, OR · 2022

    Capital campaign at the farm

  • $30,000

    Trillium Family Services · Portland, OR · 2022

    Chrysalis, a scool based support group for girls who have suffered abuse

  • $30,000

    Urban Gleaners of Portland · Portland, OR · 2022

    General operating support

  • $27,000

    Oregon Ballet Theatre · Portland, OR · 2022

    Membership

  • $25,000

    Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $25,000

    Oregon Ballet Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024

    Community engagement programs

  • $25,000

    William Temple House · Portland, OR · 2024

    2024 essential program services

  • $25,000

    Youth Villages · Portland, OR · 2024

    2024 operating expense for travel

  • $25,000

    Camp 45 Contemporary · Portland, OR · 2023

    Citiwide exhibition

  • $25,000

    Forge Youth Mentoring · Richland, WA · 2022

    Toward youth mentoring

  • $25,000

    William Temple House · Portland, OR · 2022

    Food, mental health etc.

  • $20,000

    Chesterton Academy of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $20,000

    Sunshine Division · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $20,000

    Free Clinic of Sw Washington · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    Access program support

  • $20,000

    Chiloquin Care Program · Chiloquin, OR · 2022

    To cement the driveway near the food loading dock and or food bank

  • $20,000

    Family Building Blocks · Salem, OR · 2022

    Operating expense for the relief nursery

  • $15,000

    Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific · Warrenton, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $15,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Sw Washington · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    Mentoring program

  • $15,000

    Friendly House · Portland, OR · 2023

    Support for senior programs

  • $15,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2023

    Hunger prevention program

  • $15,000

    Oregon Wildlife Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Staff support

  • $15,000

    Assistance League of the Columbia · Beaverton, OR · 2022

    General operating support to help children's and teens

  • $15,000

    College Possible Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022

    Support intensive college access programing for underserved students

  • $15,000

    Providence Milwaukie Foundation · Milwaukie, OR · 2022

    Improve parenting

  • $14,400

    Clark College Foundation · Vancouver, WA · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $13,000

    Cracked Pots · Portland, OR · 2022

    Hoiday shop & staff position

  • $12,000

    Alano Club of Portland · Portland, OR · 2025

    Membership dues/general operating expenses

  • $12,000

    Oregon Health & Sciences Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    Membership dues/general operating expenses

  • $12,000

    Oregon Symphony Association · Portland, OR · 2025

    Membership dues/general operating expenses

  • $12,000

    World Forestry Center · Portland, OR · 2025

    Membership dues/ general operating expenses

  • $11,000

    Girls Inc of Pacific Northwest · Portland, OR · 2023

    Education program

  • $10,600

    Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Acres of Hope Foundation · Independence, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Amani Center · St Helens, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Assistance League of Portland · Beaverton, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Call To Safety · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Camp45 Contemporary Dba Converge 45 · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Chamber Music Northwest · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Family Ymca of Marion & Polk County · Salem, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Free Clinic of Southwest Washington · Vancouver, WA · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Friendly House · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Gilbert House Children'S Museum · Salem, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Gleaners of Clackamas County · Oregon City, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Habitat for Humanity Portland Region · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Hosea Youth Services · Eugene, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Neighborhood Health Center · Tigard, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Path Home · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Store To Door · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    The Heart of Oregon Corps · Bend, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    The Urban Gleaners · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Trailkeepers of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Tualatin School House Pantry · Tualatin, OR · 2025

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Lift Up · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support & admin expense

  • $10,000

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2024

    Admin expense

  • $10,000

    Path Home · Portland, OR · 2024

    Family village support

  • $10,000

    Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR · 2024

    Support for replacement of dinnng room floors

  • $10,000

    Programassistorg · Portland, OR · 2024

    Multi county expansion of helping people with ssi / ssd benefits

  • $10,000

    Store To Door · Portland, OR · 2024

    Support senior communities

  • $10,000

    Willamette Heritage Center · Salem, OR · 2024

    General operating expenses

  • $10,000

    Willamette University Pnca · Portland, OR · 2024

    Expand creative entrepreneurship program

  • $10,000

    Arc Foundation Oregon · Lake Oswego, OR · 2023

    Support of schorars' program

  • $10,000

    Baker City Lions Club · Baker City, OR · 2023

    Supplies purchase

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Aid · Portland, OR · 2023

    Homeless prevention program

  • $10,000

    Call To Safety · Portland, OR · 2023

    Domestc violence prevention programs

  • $10,000

    Capital Futbol Club · Salem, OR · 2023

    Scholarship programs

  • $10,000

    Fido Pet Food Bank · Oregon City, OR · 2023

    Pet food purchase/supplies

  • $10,000

    Friends of Hopewell House · Portland, OR · 2023

    Financial aid for residents

  • $10,000

    Greaners of Clackamas County · Oregon City, OR · 2023

    Fridge repairs

  • $10,000

    Heart of Oregon Corps · Bend, OR · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Housecall Providers · Portland, OR · 2023

    Massage therapy

  • $10,000

    Hoyt Arboretum Friends · Portland, OR · 2023

    Education programs

  • $10,000

    Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest · Wilwaukie, OR · 2023

    Staff housing repairs

  • $10,000

    L'Arche Portland · Portland, OR · 2023

    Residential program support

  • $10,000

    Open School · Portland, OR · 2023

    Graduates summer programs

  • $10,000

    Oregon Coast Aquarium · Newport, OR · 2023

    Purchase of new touch tank

  • $10,000

    Parrott Creek Child & Fam Services · Oregon City, OR · 2023

    Support of family programs

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.