The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc
The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Fairfield, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $93K in total assets. In 2025, it made $998 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $5K.
The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $92,782
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,137
- -34.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $998
- -80.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,084
- -65.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 19% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $7K (2023). In 2024 it made 8 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation Philadelphia, PA | General Purpose of Charity | $1,067 |
| Friends of Shawangunk Grasslands NWR Wallkill, NY | General Purpose of Charity | $815 |
| Fairfield Police Fairfield, NJ | General Purpose of Charity | $500 |
| The Milestone House Dover, NJ | General Purpose of Charity | $500 |
| St Jude Memphis, TN | General Purpose of Charity | $500 |
| N Caldwell Police Foundation Caldwell, NJ | General Purpose of Charity | $500 |
| N Caldwell Fire Department Caldwell, NJ | General Purpose of Charity | $100 |
| West Essex First Aid Squad West Caldwell, NJ | General Purpose of Charity | $100 |
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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 | $92,782 | $6,137 | $2,084 | — | — | $998 | $5,140 | $5,118 |
| 2024 | $87,012 | $9,393 | $6,101 | $4,082 | 8 | $4,980 | $6,401 | $4,352 |
| 2023 | $83,897 | $21,004 | $8,260 | $6,500 | 3 | $7,342 | $16,080 | $3,607 |
| 2022 | $71,111 | $6,333 | $6,962 | $4,880 | 5 | $5,670 | $3,561 | $4,179 |
| 2021 | $71,747 | $34,669 | $6,693 | $4,505 | 4 | $5,255 | $2,161 | $3,724 |
| 2020 | $43,771 | $27,917 | $2,901 | $1,000 | 2 | — | $277 | $1,800 |
| 2019 | $18,755 | $20,005 | $1,250 | $1,250 | 1 | — | $5 | $660 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc is led by Jonathan Sweetwood, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jonathan Sweetwood
CEO
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexander Sweetwood
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Farestad
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc
How large is The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc?
The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc reported $93K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $998 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc?
The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Fairfield, NJ. It holds $93K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc operate?
The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.
What is The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Sweetwood Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2579341. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
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