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 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$19,334
2022
$36,885
2023
$37,040
2024

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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