Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation

OMAHA, NE EIN: 47-6024650

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$19.3M

+18.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.8M

+55.8% YoY

Grant Count

31

-6.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$122K

+65.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$19,349,262$16,274,119$16,785,193
Revenue$7,281,580$2,121,615$1,386,420
Expenses$4,002,848$2,613,445$1,543,756
Qualifying Distributions$3,790,472$2,433,227$1,332,481
Net Investment Income$7,032,512$1,937,944$1,174,429
Distributable Amount$1,669,164$1,555,940$1,580,081

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$948K$2M$3M$4M26 grants202029 grants202125 grants202233 grants202331 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CORBETT MEDICAL FOUNDATION$2.8MPLATTE VALLEY COMMUNITY …$105KCOCO POINT FUND$100KUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$100KWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL$100KWYOMING STOCK GROWERS AG…$90KBUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL …$75KGREAT BEGINNINGS MONTESS…$50KMOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FO…$50KTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY$50K

Grant Size Distribution

144 grants across all recorded years

86<$50K28$50–100K22$100–250K3$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAURA L BUCHOLZPRESIDENT1
LAWRENCE K SHEEHANSECRETARY1
JONATHAN P EHLYTREASURER1
FREDERICK S BUCHOLZDIRECTOR1
BESSIE JOHNS BUCHOLZDIRECTOR1
JOHN F BUCHOLZDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

BethesdaBozemanCasperCharlottesvilleCheyenneCheynneCodyDe PereEncampmentFairfieldFernandina BeachFort WorthGrand RapidsGreen RiverHoustonIndianapolisJacksonKingsvilleLakewoodLaramie

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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