Funding search · EIN 342056927 · Albany, NY

The Swyer Family Foundation

Name: The Swyer Family 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.

68
grants reported: $4.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Albany Law School3 grants · $3.5M
Jewish Federation of Ne New York3 grants · $338,000
University of Albany Foundation3 grants · $261,757
Kent Affordable Housing1 grant · $144,000
Foreign Policy Association2 grants · $80,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces1 grant · $50,000
St Peter'S Health Foundation1 grant · $50,000
Saratoga Performing Arts Center1 grant · $50,000
Nature Conservatory2 grants · $30,000
Capital Roots1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$918,407

2022

$966,800

2023

$2.9M

2024

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

$2.5M
Albany Law School · Albany, NY · 2024
Restricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$500,000
Albany Law School · Albany, NY · 2023
Restricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$500,000
Albany Law School · Albany, NY · 2022
Restricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$254,257
University of Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2022
Restricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$149,000
Jewish Federation of Ne New York · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$144,000
Kent Affordable Housing · Kent, CT · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$95,000
Jewish Federation of Ne New York · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$94,000
Jewish Federation of Ne New York · Albany, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$50,000
Foreign Policy Association · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$50,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$50,000
St Peter'S Health Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$50,000
Saratoga Performing Arts Center · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$30,000
Foreign Policy Association · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$25,000
Capital Roots · Troy, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$15,000
Natural Heritage Trust · Voorheeseville, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$15,000
Nature Conservatory · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$15,000
Backstretch Employees Services Team · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$15,000
Nature Conservatory · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$12,500
Families in Need of Assistance · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$12,500
Iph · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$11,000
Families in Need of Assistance · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$10,000
The Legal Project · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$10,000
Albany Institute of History and Art · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$10,000
Junior Achievement · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$10,000
Saratoga Hospital Foundation · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$7,500
Koinonia Primary Care · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$7,500
15-Love · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$7,500
The Legal Project · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$7,500
Albany Institute of History and Art · Albany, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
15-Love · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Archives Partnership Trust · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Center for Disability Services · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Double H Ranch · Lake Luzerne, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Jake'S Help From Heaven · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Saratoga Sponsor-a-Scholar · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
The Empire Center for Public Policy · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
University of Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
Restricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Albany Symphony · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
The Empire Center for Public Policy · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Corporation of Yaddo · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$5,000
Universal Preservation Hall · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$3,000
Albany Symphony · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$3,000
Warren & Denyse Mackey Foundation · Slingerlands, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Albany Promusica · Troy, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Father Peter G Young · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
The Community Foundation of the Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Twin Rivers Council Bsa · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Albany Academics · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Father Peter G Young · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Natural Heritage Foundation · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Park Playhouse · Cohoes, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Saratoga Plan · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
The Community Foundation of the Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
The Egg · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
University of Albany Foundation · Albany, NY · 2023
Restricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
College of St Rose · Albany, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Saratoga Plan · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
The Community Foundation of the Capital Region · Albany, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$2,500
Therep · Schenectady, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$1,500
Peaceful Acres Horses · Pattersonville, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$1,500
Father Peter G Young · Albany, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$1,000
Albany Institute of History and Art · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$1,000
Community Hospice Foundation · Albany, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$1,000
Corporation of Yaddo · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$1,000
Peaceful Acres Horses · Pattersonville, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$300
Friends of the Albany City Carillon · Albany, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization
$150
University of Albany Alumni Association · Albany, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.