Bessie Minor Swift Foundation
EIN 383839284 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$569K
238 grants · $63K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $2K–$3K
grant size
26%
balanced · 44/168 multi-year
repeat
$2.2M
Assets (2024)
168
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(970) 217-7864
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $75K | $1.2M | $252K | 36 |
| 2017 | $74K | $1.3M | $29K | 36 |
| 2018 | $84K | $1.1M | $106K | 37 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.9M | $717K | N/A |
| 2020 | $86K | $1.9M | $-16K | 39 |
| 2021 | $82K | $2.1M | $122K | 34 |
| 2022 | $86K | $1.8M | $71K | 32 |
| 2023 | N/A | $2.0M | $48K | N/A |
| 2024 | $83K | $2.2M | $562K | 24 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 238 grants on record
Minimum
$286
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$3K
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$5K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (238 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tahoe Unified School District | S Lake Tahoe, CA | $5,400 | STEM MATERIALS TO STIMULATE 24 STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. & FOR STEM ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS, WATER TEST... | 2022 |
| Giraffe Laugh Inc | Garden City, ID | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Global Community Partners Inc | Boise, ID | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Incline Educational Fund | Incline Village, NV | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Julian Union High School | Julian, CA | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| North County Community Servicesgrowing Minds | San Marcos, CA | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Tahoe Institute for Natural Science | Incline Village, NV | $5,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| National Outdoor Learning Alliance | Boise, ID | $4,879 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Get in the Act Arts in Action Inc | Dayton, NV | $4,600 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Learning Lab Inc | Garden City, ID | $4,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Washoe County School District - Sky Ranch Middle School | Sparks, NV | $4,440 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Friends of the Eagle Public Library | Eagle, ID | $3,600 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Carrillo Elementary School | Carlsbad, CA | $3,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Escondido Public Library | Escondido, CA | $3,400 | FOR THE ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS OF LITERACY SERVICES | 2024 |
| Encinitas Union School District | Encinitas, CA | $3,222 | FOR THE ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT FARM LAB | 2024 |
| El Camino Creek PTA | Carlsbad, CA | $3,219 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Richland Elementary School | San Marcos, CA | $3,200 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | $3,000 | Mobile Story Art program | 2020 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | $3,000 | FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHTS FUND AT CRYSTAL RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CARBONDALE AND RE-2 IN GARFIELD COUNTY | 2020 |
| Bijou Community School | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $3,000 | for support of a burgeoning STEAM program that will bring drumming lessons to 22 K-5 classes | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado | Craig, CO | $3,000 | to purchase books, math flash cards, fluency tools, writing supplies and staff time for the Summer Brain Gain curriculum | 2020 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe | S Lake Tahoe, CA | $3,000 | Math Intervention Club | 2020 |
| Chicago Park Elementary School | Grass Valley, CA | $3,000 | WATERSHED EDUCATION PROJECT IN THE FORM OF A FIELD EXPERIENCE FOLLOWED BY AN AQUATIC BIOLOGY LAB | 2020 |
| Clear Creek Elementary School District | Grass Valley, CA | $3,000 | WATERSHED EDUCATION PROJECT IN THE FORM OF A FIELD EXPERIENCE FOLLOWED BY AN AQUATIC BIOLOGY LAB | 2020 |
| Colorado Foundation for Agriculture Inc | Westminster, CO | $3,000 | to fund the publication of a children's book that accurately depicts an aspect of Colorado agriculture and... | 2020 |
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