Funding search · EIN 586033439 · Columbus, GA
Swift Illges 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.
- 62
- grants reported
- $362,141
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- United Way of the Chattachoochee Valley4 grants · $64,800
- Mercymed of Columbus4 grants · $33,741
- Feeding the Valley4 grants · $25,200
- Highland Community Church4 grants · $25,000
- Safehouse Ministries4 grants · $25,000
- Columbus State University Foundation4 grants · $25,000
- Columbus Hospice4 grants · $23,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Columbus & Phenix City4 grants · $23,000
- Valley Rescue Mission4 grants · $14,200
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $14,200
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $16,200
United Way of the Chattachoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $16,200
United Way of the Chattachoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $16,200
United Way of the Chattachoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $16,200
United Way of the Chattachoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $10,000
Columbus State University Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $10,000
Highland Community Church · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $10,000
Mercymed of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $10,000
Safehouse Ministries · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $10,000
Mercymed of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $8,741
Mercymed of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $8,200
Feeding the Valley · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Boys and Girls Club of Columbus & Phenix City · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Columbus Hospice · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Boys and Girls Club of Columbus & Phenix City · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Columbus Hospice · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Feeding the Valley · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Boys and Girls Club of Columbus & Phenix City · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Columbus Hospice · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
Feeding the Valley · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $6,000
National Infantry Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose.
- $5,200
The Salvation Army · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,200
Valley Rescue Mission · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Historic Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Mercymed of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Safehouse Ministries · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Springer Opera House · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Columbus State University Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Highland Community Church · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Historic Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Jack O'Kelley Foundation · Athens, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Safehouse Ministries · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Springer Opera House · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Brookstone School · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Columbus State University Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Georgia Mental Health Alliance · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Highland Community Church · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Columbus & Phenix City · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Brookstone School · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Columbus Hospice · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Columbus State University Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Feeding the Valley · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Highland Community Church · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
House of Heroes · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
Safehouse Ministries · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Wynn House · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's exempt purpose
- $4,000
Amos Cancer Center · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $4,000
Amos Cancer Center · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Young Life - Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
The Salvation Army · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Valley Rescue Mission · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Young Life - Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Right From the Start · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's exempt purpose
- $3,000
The Salvation Army · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Valley Rescue Mission · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Young Life - Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2023
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Right From the Start · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's exempt purpose
- $3,000
The Salvation Army · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Valley Rescue Mission · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $3,000
Young Life - Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $2,500
Stewart Community Home · Columbus, GA · 2025
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $2,500
Brookstone School · Columbus, GA · 2024
To further the organization's charitable purpose
- $2,000
Ymca · Columbus, GA · 2022
To further the organization's charitable purpose
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