Swinmurn Family Foundation
Swinmurn Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $873K. Net investment income was $302K.
Swinmurn Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Swinmurn Family Foundation gave $873K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $291K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $873,332
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $291,111
- +55.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $333,332
- Total assets
- $2,505,043
- -19.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (95% 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 Swinmurn Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mercy Corps ($833K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $873K.
Grant Size Distribution
34 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 34 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Swinmurn Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 507% 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 $573K (2022) to $873K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $873K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Corps Boone, IA | Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) | $500,000 |
| Mercy Corps Boone, IA | Phase IV of Kaw Ixqu'al project | $333,332 |
| Literary Arts Inc Portland, OR | Capital Campaign | $40,000 |
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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 | $2,505,043 | $337,254 | $933,988 | $873,332 | 3 | $894,215 | $301,781 | $176,300 |
| 2024 | $3,101,777 | $266,298 | $815,450 | $748,333 | 4 | $770,358 | $227,589 | $197,964 |
| 2023 | $3,650,929 | $411,563 | $677,256 | $615,000 | 5 | $637,469 | $372,904 | $201,132 |
| 2022 | $3,916,622 | $102,233 | $644,373 | $573,000 | 9 | $598,214 | $59,563 | $225,854 |
| 2021 | $4,458,762 | $298,702 | $738,519 | $658,000 | 13 | $685,575 | $251,016 | $271,274 |
| 2020 | $4,898,579 | $437,230 | $692,038 | $619,500 | 18 | — | $392,665 | $246,732 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Swinmurn Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $176K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Swinmurn Family Foundation is led by Sandra C Swinmurn, Trustee & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra C Swinmurn
Trustee & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
C John Swinmurn
Chairman & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Earl Hines
Secretary
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 Swinmurn Family Foundation
How much does Swinmurn Family Foundation give each year?
Swinmurn Family Foundation gave $873K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $748K across 4 grants.
What is Swinmurn Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Swinmurn Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $333,332, and its average grant was $291,111, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Swinmurn Family Foundation give grants?
Swinmurn Family Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boone, IA (2 grants).
Does Swinmurn Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Swinmurn Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Swinmurn Family Foundation?
Swinmurn Family Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $894K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $176K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Swinmurn Family Foundation's EIN?
Swinmurn Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0690223. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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