The Swigert Foundation
Portland, OR · EIN 94-3122667. Reported 283 grants totalling $4,663,000 to 223 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Swigert Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $12,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catlin Gable School | Portland, OR | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catlin Gabel School | Portland, OR | $252,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Columbia Land Trust | Vancouver, WA | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catlin Gabel | Portland, OR | $131,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bodyvox | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Just Future | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Ledo | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clark County Food Bank | Vancouver, WA | $94,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Zoo Foundation | Portland, OR | $73,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesterton Academy of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Faith Bible Christian School | Beaverton, OR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Villages of Oregon | Lake Oswego, OR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cascade Policy Childrens | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cascade Policy Institue | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cascade Policy Institute | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcdougall Research & Education Foundation | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Battle Buddies | Battleground, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Orgon Zoo | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| William Temple House | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $49,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Free Clinic of Sw Washington | Vancouver, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Hopewell House | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels People Inc | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Damascus Fiber Arts School | Damascus, OR | $36,400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friendly House | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Lebanon, OR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Louisville, KY | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fish Vancouver | Vancouver, WA | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Gorge Action Programs | Cook, WA | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Pathway Homes Blanchet | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Store to Door | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Trillium Family Services | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Gleaners of Portland | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp 45 Contemporary | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forge Youth Mentoring | Richland, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Portland Rescue Mission | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rediscover the Falls | Oregon City, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League of Portland | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Audience | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Villages | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Vancouver, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Call to Safety | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| CASA | Sherwood, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chiloquin Care Program | Chiloquin, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| De Lasalle North | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Building Blocks | Salem, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gilbert House Children's Museum | Salem, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gleaners of Clackamas County Inc | Oregon City, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium | Newport, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Path Home | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sunshine Division Inc | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trailkeepers of Oregon | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| World Forestry Center | Portland, OR | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alano Club of Portland | Portland, OR | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Reading Results | Portland, OR | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of the Columbia | Beaverton, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific | Warrenton, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sw Washington | Vancouver, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| College Possible Oregon | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Northwest Oregon | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hosea Youth Services | Eugene, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Oregon Wildlife Foundation | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Youth Builders | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Providence Milwaukie Foundation | Milwaukie, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Returning Veterans Project | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Dougy Center | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Word Is Bond | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clark College Foundation | Vancouver, WA | $14,400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cracked Pots Inc | Portland, OR | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| State of Safety | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birch Community Services | Portland, OR | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Health & Sciences Foundation | Portland, OR | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oregon Symphony Association | Portland, OR | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc of Pacific Northwest | Portland, OR | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,600 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Acres of Hope Foundation | Independence, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Amani Center | St Helens, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arc Foundation Oregon | Lake Oswego, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc Portland Metro | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of Portland | Beaverton, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Baker City Lions Club | Baker City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Aid | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CAMP45 Contemporary Dba Converge 45 | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Capital Futbol Club | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Futbol Club of Salem | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA for Children Inc | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| CASA of Polk County | Dallas, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clackamas Women's Services | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deschutes Rim Clinic Foudnation | Maupin, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disabled Sports USA | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecumenical Minsites of Oregon | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family YMCA of Marion & Polk County | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fido Pet Food Bank | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Filling Empty Bellies | Astoria, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Clinic of Southwest Washington | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Good News Community Health Center | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greaners of Clackamas County Inc | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Portland Region | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hollywood Senior Center Community | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housecall Providers | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hoyt Arboretum Friends | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest | Wilwaukie, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| L'arche Portland | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty Restoration Inc | Kent, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Library Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lift Up | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Health Center | Tigard, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwest Outward Bound School | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Portland Ministries | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open School | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Parks Forever | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Tech Foundation | Klamath Falls, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parrott Creek Child & Fam Services | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portalnd State Universtiy | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Columbia Symphony | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Japanese Garden | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Piano International | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland State Unvirsity Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Present Time Dream Factory | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Programassistorg | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Qigong Sensory Training Institute | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raphael House | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Free Clinic | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salem Free Clinics | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Pastoral Counseling Center | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salem YMCA Veterans Housng | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Showcap Community Charities | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Siletz Tribal Arts Heritage Society | Seletz, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunrise Enterprises of Roseburg Inc | Roseburg, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club | Astoria, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Artback | Estacada, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Monpelier Foundation | Monpelier Station, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Urban Gleaners | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tillicum Foundation Dba Kmun | Astoria, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tualatin School House Pantry | Tualatin, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Virginia Garcia Medical Center | Hillsboro, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation | Aloha, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wheel to Walk Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wildlife Safari | Winston, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willamette Heritage Center | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willamette University Pnca | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willamette Universtiy | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willing Hands | Norwich, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Clark County | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA of Greater Portland | Gresham, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Borland Free Clinic | Tualatin, OR | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Japaneese Garden | Portland, OR | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Action Organization | Hillsboro, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Brovo Youth Orchestras | Portland, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oregon Trio Association | Astoria, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic | Portland, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Next Door | Hood River, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dental Lifeline | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon East Symphoney | Pendleton, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Youth Philharmonice | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wallace | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beat Children's Theatre | Bend, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bright Schoolhouse | Westlinn, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eugene Ballet | Eugene, OR | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kindred Partners | Beaverton, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Als Association | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Assist | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baptist Foreign Mission | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black United Fund of Oregon | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Broadway Rose | Tigard, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broadway Rose Theatre Company | Tigard, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| CASA of Clackamas County | Oregon City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Center | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Transitional School | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Warehouse | Tualatin, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Constructing Hope | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cracked Pots Dba Reclaim It | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Damascas Fiber Arts School | Damascus, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of Metro East | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Zenger Farm | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Or | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jericho Road (redmond) | Redmond, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifeworks Nw | Beaverton, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln City Cultural Center | Lincoln, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Merry Heart Childrens Camp | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitain Youth Symphony | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Ms Society | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Games for the Physically Challenged | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Fdn | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Baroque Orchestra | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland State University Foundation | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Vincnet Depaul | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tualitian Hills Park Foundation | Beaverton, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zenger Farm | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metro Arts | Portland, OR | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Historical Society | Portland, OR | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Generations Theatre Company | Junction City, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Omsi | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Opera | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chamber Music Nw | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oshu | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Haven Maternity Home | Roseburg, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Museum of Science & Industry | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Portland Opera Association | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
38 of 223 (17%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 15%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Catlin Gable School
CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY CENTER / CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Catlin Gabel School
MEMBERSHIP DUES/BI-ANNUAL GIFT/GRANT FOR COMMUNITY CENTER - Catlin Gabel
CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY CENTER/MEMBERSHIP - Our Just Future
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY - Columbia Land Trust
OP GRANT / PHASE 2 OF 2021 -2025 CONSERVATION - Oregon Zoo Foundation
ZOO OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 168 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | $987,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $842,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $847,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 25 | $1,109,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 59 | $877,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
85% of its giving went to organizations in Oregon. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oregon.
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- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Swigert Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 900 Sw Fifth Ave Suite 2550, Portland, OR, 97204. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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