Funding search · EIN 853434800 · Fargo, ND
Swanson Cares
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 67
- grants reported
- $93,259
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Tnt Kids Fitness4 grants · $11,077
- Bio Girls2 grants · $5,500
- Metro Sports Foundation3 grants · $5,072
- Hero3 grants · $5,000
- American Heart Association1 grant · $5,000
- Hospice of the Red River Valley2 grants · $5,000
- Sanford2 grants · $4,500
- Nd Shrine Bowl Games2 grants · $4,000
- Jasmin Childcare & Pre-School2 grants · $4,000
- Ajc Academy1 grant · $2,743
Giving over time
Grant history
All 67 reported grants, largest first.
- $5,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
General Operations
- $5,000
Tnt Kids Fitness · Fargo, ND · 2022
Able Games
- $4,000
Bio Girls · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $3,500
Sanford · Fargo, ND · 2024
Roger Maris Cancer Center
- $3,000
Tnt Kids Fitness · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $3,000
Metro Sports Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $3,000
Tnt Kids Fitness · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $2,743
Ajc Academy · Homestead, FL · 2023
ZOLL AED 3 Defibrillator
- $2,500
Hospice of the Red River Valley · Bismark, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $2,500
Family Healthcare · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $2,500
Hero · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $2,500
Nd Shrine Bowl Games · Tampa, FL · 2023
ND Shrine Bowl
- $2,500
Hospice of the Red River Valley · Fargo, ND · 2022
Grief support services for families and patients
- $2,000
Jasmin Childcare & Pre-School · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $2,000
Learn 'N Move Childcare · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $2,000
Metro Sports Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $2,000
Jasmin Childcare & Pre-School · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $2,000
The Village · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $1,500
Community Partnership Resource Center · Woodland Park, CO · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Fraser Ltd · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Friends of the Children Fm · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Harbor Light Worship Center · Stantan, KY · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Hero · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Landon'S Light · West Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Nd Shrine Bowl Games · Tampa, FL · 2024
ND Shrine Bowl
- $1,500
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Veteran'S Honor Flight · Arlington, VA · 2024
General Operations
- $1,500
Down Home · Moorhead, MN · 2023
General Operations
- $1,500
Bio Girls · Fargo, ND · 2022
Scholarships for participation in progrm
- $1,500
Sanford Health · Fargo, ND · 2022
Food, lodgin & supplies for cancer patients
- $1,489
Healthright360 · San Fransisco, CA · 2022
Gift basket donation
- $1,030
Vitamin Angels · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Vitamins and supplements
- $1,000
Als Therapy Development Institute · Watertown, MA · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
Down Home · Moorhead, MN · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
Great Plains Food Bank · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
Junior Achievement North · St Paul, MN · 2024
General Operations
- $1,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Fargo, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $1,000
Sanford · Fargo, ND · 2023
Roger Maris Cancer Center
- $1,000
Strengthen Our Sisters · Hewitt, NJ · 2023
General Operations
- $1,000
Teller Senior Coalition · Divide, CO · 2023
General Operations
- $1,000
Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2023
Gifts for youth
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
Hurricane Ian Relief
- $1,000
Hero · Fargo, ND · 2022
Medical equipment
- $1,000
Junior Acheivement North · St Paul, MN · 2022
Financial literacy education
- $584
American Red Cross · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Support for emergency needs
- $500
Christian Medical Ministries · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
General Operations
- $500
Frazee-Vergas · Frazee, MN · 2024
Elementary Education
- $500
Hope Blooms · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
- $500
Lunch Box of Love · Grand Prairie, TX · 2024
General Operations
- $500
Marva Ebony Kierra Wiggins Scholarship · Pineville, SC · 2024
General Operations
- $500
North American Pet Pig Association · Gilbert, AZ · 2024
General Operations
- $500
Removing the Barriers Initiative · Lake Wales, FL · 2024
General Operations
- $500
Frazee-Vergas · Frazee, MN · 2023
Elementary Education
- $500
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Cancer support programs
- $500
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
Ukraine Support
- $500
Great Plains Food Bank · Fargo, ND · 2022
Used to purchase food for food bank
- $500
Nd Association for the Diabled · Fargo, ND · 2022
Provides transportation costs for medical appointments
- $342
Ymca of Cass and Clay Counties · Fargo, ND · 2023
Target Giving Tree
- $252
Newlife Center · Fargo, ND · 2022
Gift basket donation
- $250
Dakota Estates · Lidgerwood, ND · 2023
General Operations
- $250
Sharehouse Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2022
Purchase hygiene products
- $80
Pray for Gray Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2022
Gift basket donation
- $77
Tnt Kids Fitness · Fargo, ND · 2022
Gift basket donation
- $72
Metro Sports Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2022
Gift basket donation
- $50
Ymca of Cass and Clay Counties · Fargo, ND · 2023
Walmart Giving Tree
- $40
Va Hosptial · Fargo, ND · 2024
General Operations
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