The Swani Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ponte Vedra Beach, FL EIN: 47-5270021

The Swani Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.0M.

The Swani Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Swani Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $524K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,048,780
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$524,390
Median grant
$524,390
Primary geography
New Jersey (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 The Swani Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Princeton University: $1.0MPrinceton University$1.0MSwani Family Charitable Fund: $49KSwani Family Charitable Fund$49K

The largest 2025 recipient was Princeton University ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

PrincetonJacksonvillePonte Verda

How The Swani Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). 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$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2021) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton University Princeton, NJTo Support Swani Family Venture Forward Scholarship Fund$1,000,000
Swani Family Charitable Fund Ponte Verda, FLGeneral Charitable Purposes$48,780
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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—$353,766$1,052,574$1,048,7802$1,048,780$18,997
2024$698,809$3,659$3,618———$34,414
2023$698,768$3,634$1,003,601$1,000,0001$1,000,000$69,299
2022$1,698,735$11,907$1,011,375$1,000,0001$1,000,000$130,848
2021$2,698,203$2,004,587$504,609$500,0001$500,000$60,040
2020$1,198,225$1,004,849$4,082———$11,797
2019$197,458$5,766$5,777———$9,725

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Swani Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Swani Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Preeti Swani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sanjay Swani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    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 The Swani Family Foundation

How much does The Swani Family Foundation give each year?

The Swani Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Swani Family Foundation operate?

The Swani Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, New Jersey.

How much is The Swani Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Swani Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Swani Family Foundation's EIN?

The Swani Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5270021. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)

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