The Howard W. Swank Alma K. Swank and

EIN 205145157 Private Foundation

Wilmington, DE 19806 |(302) 652-2900

Total Given 2021–2025
$3.7M
12 grants · $734K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$303K
typical big bets · $160K–$500K
grant size
43%
supporter · 3/7 multi-year
repeat
$20.1M
Assets (2025)
7
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Human Services Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (302) 652-2900
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 $858K $20.8M $1.3M 3
2023 $1.0M $18.0M $617K 5
2024 $856K $19.9M $1.1M 2
2025 $915K $20.1M $1.5M 2

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 12 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$160K
Median
$303K
Average
$306K
75th Pctl
$500K
Maximum
$656K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (12 total)

Purpose
The Nemours Foundation Wilmington, DE $655,734 SUPPORT RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS. 2024
The Nemours Foundation Wilmington, DE $500,329 SUPPORT RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS. 2021
The Nemours Foundation Wilmington, DE $500,000 SUPPORT RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS. 2025
The Nemours Foundation Wilmington, DE $500,000 SUPPORT RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS. 2023
Food Bank of Delaware Newark, DE $415,430 TO SUPPORT THE STEP PROGRAM WHICH SEEKS TO EMPOWER AND EMPLOY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE FOOD BANK OF... 2025
Foodbank of Delaware Newark, DE $356,000 TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO DELAWAREANS IN NEED AND FACILITIATE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF HUNGER AND POVERTY. 2021
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA $250,000 SUPPORT OF THE PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE JEFFERSON COMPREHENSIVE... 2023
University of Delaware Newark, DE $250,000 SUPPORT THE ACCELERATED INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CLINICAL TRAINING IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND... 2023
Food Bank of Delaware Newark, DE $200,000 TO SUPPORT THE STEP PROGRAM WHICH SEEKS TO EMPOWER AND EMPLOY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE FOOD BANK OF... 2024
Special Olympics Delaware Newark, DE $40,000 SUPPORT THE YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING AND ATHLETIC COMPETITION IN A VARIETY OF OLYMPIC-TYPE SPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND... 2023
Philanthropy Delaware Wilmington, DE $2,000 PRIVATE INITIATIVES FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, FOCUSING ON A MEANINGFUL IMPACT FOR ALL DELAWAREANS. 2023
Philanthropy Delaware Wilmington, DE $1,650 PRIVATE INITIATIVES FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, FOCUSING ON A MEANINGFUL IMPACT FOR ALL DELAWAREANS. 2021

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