Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Grand Blanc, MI EIN: 47-5065175

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Grand Blanc, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $17K.

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,060
-10.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,687
+19.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$9,958
-30.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Michigan State University Endownment Program: $10KMichigan State UniversityEndownment Program$10KThe Rainbow Connection: $5KThe Rainbow Connection$5KEsophageal Cancer Action Network: $2KEsophageal Cancer ActionNetwork$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Michigan State University Endownment Program ($10K). Together the top 3 received $17K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

East LansingRochesterStevensonLeslie

How Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc gives

  • Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2025) to $30K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan State University Endownment Program East Lansing, MISupport for Higher Education, Research and Outreach$10,000
The Rainbow Connection Rochester, MISupport for Children with Life Threatening Medical Conditions$5,000
Esophageal Cancer Action Network Stevenson, MDSupport for Research & Awareness of Esophageal Cancer$2,060
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$9,958$31,027$35,289$17,0603$17,060$595
2024$14,220$36,679$35,226$19,0604$19,060$615
2023$12,767$41,753$40,691$22,0003$22,000$603
2022$11,705$44,937$43,916$22,0003$22,000$551
2021$10,684$44,353$36,464$22,0003$22,000$294
2020$2,795$36,224$36,156$20,0001—$136
2019$2,727$44,555$42,038$30,0001—$72

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $595 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc is led by Leonard Swistak, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Leonard Swistak

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Swistak

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc

How much does Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc give each year?

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 4 grants.

What is Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc's typical grant size?

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,687, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc give grants?

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc gives mostly in Michigan: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (12%).

Does Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc?

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $595 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc?

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Grand Blanc, MI. It holds $10K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc's EIN?

Stephen Swistak MD Memorial Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5065175. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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