Funding search · EIN 843005663 · Wilmington, DE
Swanson Family 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.
- 45
- grants reported
- $132,350
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
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- Covenant House Alaska10 grants · $39,000
- American National Red Cross3 grants · $22,500
- Food Bank of Alaska3 grants · $11,000
- Beans Cafe3 grants · $11,000
- Anchorage Community Mental Health Services3 grants · $7,500
- Upper Susitna Food Pantry2 grants · $5,500
- Douglas County Community Foundation1 grant · $5,000
- Anchorage Museum Association1 grant · $5,000
- Arctic Winter Games Corporation of Alaska1 grant · $2,500
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention1 grant · $2,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 45 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2023
CHA Startup Fund
- $7,500
American National Red Cross · Anchorage, AK · 2025
Real Hero's Awards - Hero Sponsorship - Youth Good Samaritan
- $7,500
American National Red Cross · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Real Heroes Award - Youth Good Samaritan
- $7,500
American National Red Cross · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Charitable Event
- $5,000
Beans Cafe · Anchorage, AK · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Douglas County Community Foundation · Parker, CO · 2025
Charitable Event
- $5,000
Food Bank of Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Anchorage Museum Association · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Charitable Event
- $5,000
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Charitable Event
- $3,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2025
Charitable Event
- $3,500
Beans Cafe · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Children's Lunchbox
- $3,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Adopt a Day - Dec. 18
- $3,500
Food Bank of Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Adopt A Day 2023
- $3,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Charitable Event
- $3,000
Upper Susitna Food Pantry · Talkeetna, AK · 2024
Ram Shack
- $2,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2025
Passage House Underwriters Club
- $2,500
Anchorage Community Mental Health Services · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Seeds of Change
- $2,500
Anchorage Youth Court · Anchorage, AK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Passage House Underwriters Club
- $2,500
Leave the Fob Ministry · Anchorage, AK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Abused Womens Aid in Crisis Incorporated · Anchorage, AK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2023
Alaska Chapter - More Than Sad Program
- $2,500
Anchorage Community Mental Health Services · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Seeds of Change
- $2,500
Beans Cafe · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Childrens Lunch Box
- $2,500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Passage House Underwriters Club
- $2,500
Food Bank of Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Upper Susitna Food Pantry · Talkeetna, AK · 2023
High School Pantry (Ram Shack)
- $2,500
Anchorage Community Mental Health Services · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Seeds of Change Program
- $2,500
Arctic Winter Games Corporation of Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Charitable Event
- $2,500
Covenant House Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2022
2022 Passage House Underwriters
- $2,000
Arc of Anchorage · Anchorage, AK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
University of Alaska Foundation · Anchorage, AK · 2022
UAA Ski Team
- $1,800
Christopher Waldens Foundation of Hope · Anchorage, AK · 2025
Charitable Event
- $1,000
Alaska Public Media · Anchorage, AK · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Kenai River Sportfishing Association · Soldotna, AK · 2025
Charitable Event
- $500
About Face · Littleton, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Kenai River Sportfishing Association · Soldotna, AK · 2024
Charitable Event
- $500
Alaska Public Media · Anchorage, AK · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Kenai River Sportfishing Association · Soldotna, AK · 2023
Help Take A Kid Fishing
- $500
Alaska Public Media · Anchorage, AK · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Kenai River Sportfishing Association · Soldotna, AK · 2022
Charitable Event
- $300
Leading With Legacy - the Heart Project · Timnath, CO · 2025
For youth initiatives/programs/organizations
- $250
Bethany Partners · Frisco, CO · 2023
Immigration Services Support
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