SW Calkins Foundation
SW Calkins Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $67K. Net investment income was $57K.
SW Calkins Foundation at a glance
In short: SW Calkins Foundation gave $67K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $66,875
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,719
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,938
- Total assets
- $1,210,613
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who SW Calkins Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Bucks County Herald Foundation ($25K). Together the top 3 received $57K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 22 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How SW Calkins Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 114% of 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $225K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $67K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Bucks County Herald Foundation Doylestown, PA | Community | $25,000 |
| Snipes Farm and Education Center Morrisville, PA | Education | $21,875 |
| Pennsylvania State University Lemont Furnace, PA | Community | $10,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,210,613 | $60,055 | $69,917 | $66,875 | 4 | $66,875 | $57,013 | $58,559 |
| 2024 | $1,204,860 | $24,841 | $64,047 | $59,250 | 4 | $60,907 | $21,701 | $55,703 |
| 2023 | $1,083,710 | $59,990 | $64,760 | $59,000 | 3 | $59,717 | $18,086 | $54,005 |
| 2022 | $1,002,755 | $196,226 | $67,685 | $60,500 | 3 | $63,201 | $38,438 | $54,933 |
| 2021 | $1,089,843 | $58,189 | $228,920 | $224,662 | 8 | — | $55,603 | $52,766 |
| 2020 | $1,140,497 | $1,120,878 | $10,708 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $14,609 | $26,713 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, SW Calkins Foundation reported a distributable amount of $59K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
SW Calkins Foundation is led by Sandra C. Hardy, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra C. Hardy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 SW Calkins Foundation
How much does SW Calkins Foundation give each year?
SW Calkins Foundation gave $67K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $59K across 4 grants.
What is SW Calkins Foundation's typical grant size?
SW Calkins Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,938, and its average grant was $16,719, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does SW Calkins Foundation give grants?
SW Calkins Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does SW Calkins Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on SW Calkins Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is SW Calkins Foundation?
SW Calkins Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $67K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $59K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is SW Calkins Foundation?
SW Calkins Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is SW Calkins Foundation's EIN?
SW Calkins Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7227245. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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