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The Sidney a Swensrud Foundation

Name: The Sidney a Swensrud 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.

80
grants reported: $6.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
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

education policy public environment health digital media research

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Upstream USA3 grants · $1.3M
Federation for American Immigration Reform3 grants · $475,000
Naples Botanical Garden3 grants · $430,000
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida3 grants · $410,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute3 grants · $400,000
Pioneer Institute3 grants · $275,000
Epiphany School3 grants · $275,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund2 grants · $225,000
National Council On Teacher Quality3 grants · $225,000
Teach for America - Jacksonville and Central Fl3 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$1.9M

2022

$2.2M

2023

$2.0M

2024

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

$500,000
Upstream USA · Oakland, CA · 2024
Health
$500,000
Upstream USA · Oakland, CA · 2023
Health
$300,000
Upstream USA · Oakland, CA · 2022
Health
$200,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Health general
$180,000
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida · Naples, FL · 2023
Environment
$175,000
Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2022
Public policy
$150,000
Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2024
Public policy
$150,000
Naples Botanical Garden · Naples, FL · 2024
Environment
$150,000
Federation for American Immigration Reform · Washington, DC · 2023
Public policy
$150,000
Naples Botanical Garden · Naples, FL · 2023
Environment
$130,000
Naples Botanical Garden · Naples, FL · 2022
Environment
$130,000
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida · Naples, FL · 2022
Environment
$125,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024
Health
$125,000
Pioneer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Public policy
$100,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Health general
$100,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Education
$100,000
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida · Naples, FL · 2024
Environment
$100,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
Health
$100,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Health general
$100,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Education
$100,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Health
$75,000
American Federation for Children · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$75,000
Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Public policy
$75,000
National Council On Teacher Quality · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$75,000
Teach for America - Jacksonville and Central Fl · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Education
$75,000
Teach for America - Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
$75,000
Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Public policy
$75,000
National Council On Teacher Quality · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$75,000
Pioneer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Public policy
$75,000
Teach for America - Jacksonville and Central Fl · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Education
$75,000
Teach for America - Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
$75,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Education
$75,000
National Council On Teacher Quality · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$75,000
Pioneer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Public policy
$60,000
Boston Schools Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
$50,000
Audobons Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary · Naples, FL · 2024
Environment
$50,000
American Federation for Children · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$50,000
Audobons Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary · Naples, FL · 2023
Environment
$50,000
Building Excellent Schools · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
$50,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Education
$50,000
Mass Audobon'S Boston Nature Center · Mattapan, MA · 2023
Environment
$50,000
American Federation for Children · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$50,000
Boston Schools Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$50,000
Building Excellent Schools · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$50,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Education
$50,000
Immigration Reform Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Public policy
$50,000
Teach for America - Jacksonville and Central Fl · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Education
$50,000
Teach for America - Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$45,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
$40,000
The Catholic Schools Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
$40,000
The Catholic Schools Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
$35,000
Avow Hospice · Naples, FL · 2024
Health
$35,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
$35,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
$35,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$30,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Education
$30,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$30,000
Trustees of Boston College - Lynch Academy Program · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Education
$30,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$30,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$30,000
Trustees of Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Education
$25,000
Building Excellent Schools · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
$25,000
Avow Hospice · Naples, FL · 2023
Health
$25,000
Audobons Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary · Naples, FL · 2022
Environment
$25,000
Avow Hospice · Naples, FL · 2022
Health
$25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$25,000
The Catholic Schools Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$25,000
The Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2022
Public policy
$15,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$15,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Public policy
$15,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$15,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute · Woods Hole, MA · 2023
Environment
$15,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
Public policy
$15,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
Environment
$10,000
Kite and Key Media · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Digital media research
$10,000
The Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
$10,000
The Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$8,000
Veritas School · Newberg, OR · 2024
Education
$2,500
The Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2024
Public policy
$2,500
The Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2023
Public policy

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