Sweetwater Family Foundation
Sweetwater Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Loveland, Colorado. In its 2025 filing, it reported 11 grants totaling $440,000 to charitable organizations, including grants for disaster relief, food assistance, housing support, healthcare, water wells, and Bible translation.
Sweetwater Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sweetwater Family Foundation gave $440K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $40K), top state Colorado. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $440,000
- +72.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,000
- +41.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $2,130,019
- -7.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (3 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Sweetwater Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2678 Imperial Ridge Drive, Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: (303) 618-8482
Website: https://www.sweetwaterfamilyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sweetwater Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was World Central Kitchen ($75K). Together the top 10 received $430K.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 41 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars were distributed to recipients in Colorado (49%), Washington, DC (17%), North Carolina (17%), Massachusetts (11%), and Illinois (3%). The listed grants also included a $10,000 award to Pioneer Bible Translators in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Sweetwater Family Foundation open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 11 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $40K; repeat grants $40K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $38K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 300% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 343% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2020) to $440K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $440K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | Relief Efforts After Hurricane Helene | $75,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Relief Efforts After Hurricane Helene | $75,000 |
| Partners in Health Boston, MA | Accredited teaching hospital in haiti and tuberculosis support programs | $50,000 |
| We Don't Waste Denver, CO | Provide Food for Food-Insecure Families and Individuals | $50,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, CO | Food support to families impacted by federal government shutdown. | $50,000 |
| Care Share Food Bank of South CO Colorado Springs, CO | Food support to families impacted by federal government shutdown. | $50,000 |
| Partners in Housing Colorado Springs, CO | Support programs to help homeless families become independent and support a new low income housing project | $25,000 |
| Housed Working and Healthy Denver, CO | Provide Support for Low Income and Homeless Families | $20,000 |
| Food Bank of Larimer County Loveland, CO | Food support to families impacted by federal government shutdown. | $20,000 |
| Marion Medical Mission Marion, IL | Provide fresh water wells in malawi, tanzania and kenya | $15,000 |
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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 | $2,130,019 | $299,820 | $472,221 | $440,000 | 11 | $441,088 | $270,180 | $128,640 |
| 2024 | $2,306,084 | $194,128 | $285,753 | $255,000 | 9 | $255,810 | $164,875 | $131,159 |
| 2023 | $2,394,837 | $128,386 | $190,678 | $161,000 | 8 | $161,760 | $101,015 | $122,415 |
| 2022 | $2,458,436 | $634,846 | $139,577 | $110,000 | 7 | $110,755 | $86,320 | — |
| 2021 | $1,957,944 | $186,368 | $129,351 | $100,000 | 6 | $100,698 | $161,457 | $109,535 |
| 2020 | $1,901,103 | $310,461 | $121,667 | $100,000 | 7 | — | $289,471 | $90,059 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sweetwater Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $129K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in disaster response, food security, housing, healthcare, clean water, and Bible translation.
Among the organizations it supported, World Central Kitchen describes its mission as providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. Food Bank of the Rockies says it works to nourish people facing food insecurity, and Partners in Housing describes its mission as guiding families in housing crisis toward stability and prosperity. Marion Medical Mission says it provides medical and other services in underdeveloped countries, primarily in Africa, with a major activity of constructing drinking-water wells. Pioneer Bible Translators describes its work as providing enduring access to translated scripture for Bible-less peoples.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $440,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $75,000, with a median of $50,000.
Notable grants included $75,000 each to World Central Kitchen and Samaritan’s Purse for relief efforts after Hurricane Helene; $50,000 to Partners in Health for an accredited teaching hospital in Haiti and tuberculosis support programs; and $50,000 each to We Don’t Waste, Food Bank of the Rockies, and Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado for food support. Other grants included $25,000 to Partners in Housing, $20,000 each to Housed Working and Healthy and Food Bank of Larimer County, $15,000 to Marion Medical Mission, and $10,000 to Pioneer Bible Translators.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s 2025 filing lists Sharon Swindler, Thomas Willetto, Linda Willetto, Thomas Willetto III, Laura Willetto, Robert Swindler Jr, and Randi Swindler. Their listed roles are: Linda Willetto, President; Thomas Willetto III, Vice President; Thomas Willetto, Secretary; Robert Swindler Jr, Treasurer; and Sharon Swindler, Laura Willetto, and Randi Swindler, Directors.
Sweetwater Family Foundation is led by Linda Willetto, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Willetto
President
Vice President → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randi Swindler
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Swindler
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Willetto
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Swindler Jr.
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Willetto
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Willetto III
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Robert Swindler (2020–2021) — Vice President
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 Sweetwater Family Foundation
How much does Sweetwater Family Foundation give each year?
Sweetwater Family Foundation gave $440K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $255K across 9 grants.
What is Sweetwater Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sweetwater Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $40,000, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sweetwater Family Foundation that year got $40K on average.
Where does Sweetwater Family Foundation give grants?
Sweetwater Family Foundation's top state is Colorado, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (17%) and North Carolina (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (3 grants) and Colorado Springs, CO (2 grants).
Does Sweetwater Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Sweetwater Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Sweetwater Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Sweetwater Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include World Central Kitchen ($75,000), Samaritan's Purse ($75,000) and Partners in Health ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sweetwater Family Foundation?
Sweetwater Family Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $441K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $129K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Sweetwater Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in disaster response, food security, housing, healthcare, clean water, and Bible translation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sweetwater Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sweetwater Family Foundation's EIN?
Sweetwater Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2266638. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Sweetwater Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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