The Swigert Foundation
Portland, OR · EIN 94-3122667. Reported 224 grants totalling $3,786,000 to 189 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Swigert Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catlin Gable School | Portland, OR | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia Land Trust | Vancouver, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catlin Gabel | Portland, OR | $131,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bodyvox | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Just Future | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Ledo | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clark County Food Bank | Vancouver, WA | $94,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Zoo Foundation | Portland, OR | $73,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith Bible Christian School | Beaverton, OR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Villages of Oregon | Lake Oswego, OR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cascade Policy Childrens | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cascade Policy Institue | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cascade Policy Institute | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesterton Academy of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcdougall Research & Education Foundation | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orgon Zoo | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| William Temple House | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $49,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Free Clinic of Sw Washington | Vancouver, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels People Inc | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Lebanon, OR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Louisville, KY | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fish Vancouver | Vancouver, WA | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Gorge Action Programs | Cook, WA | $34,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Pathway Homes Blanchet | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trillium Family Services | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Gleaners of Portland | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp 45 Contemporary | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forge Youth Mentoring | Richland, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendly House | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rediscover the Falls | Oregon City, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League of Portland | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Audience | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Villages | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Vancouver, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA | Sherwood, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chiloquin Care Program | Chiloquin, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| De Lasalle North | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Building Blocks | Salem, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium | Newport, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Rescue Mission | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Store to Door | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reading Results | Portland, OR | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of the Columbia | Beaverton, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sw Washington | Vancouver, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Possible Oregon | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Northwest Oregon | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Wildlife Foundation | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Providence Milwaukie Foundation | Milwaukie, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dougy Center | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Word Is Bond | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cracked Pots Inc | Portland, OR | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| State of Safety | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birch Community Services | Portland, OR | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Pacific Northwest | Portland, OR | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc Foundation Oregon | Lake Oswego, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc Portland Metro | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baker City Lions Club | Baker City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Aid | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Call to Safety | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Futbol Club | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Futbol Club of Salem | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Polk County | Dallas, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clackamas Women's Services | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deschutes Rim Clinic Foudnation | Maupin, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disabled Sports USA | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecumenical Minsites of Oregon | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fido Pet Food Bank | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Filling Empty Bellies | Astoria, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Hopewell House | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gilbert House Children's Museum | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gleaners of Clackamas County | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good News Community Health Center | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greaners of Clackamas County Inc | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hollywood Senior Center Community | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housecall Providers | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hoyt Arboretum Friends | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest | Wilwaukie, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| L'arche Portland | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty Restoration Inc | Kent, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Library Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lift Up | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Outward Bound School | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Portland Ministries | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open School | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Parks Forever | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Tech Foundation | Klamath Falls, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parrott Creek Child & Fam Services | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path Home | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portalnd State Universtiy | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Columbia Symphony | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Japanese Garden | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Piano International | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland State Unvirsity Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Youth Builders | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Present Time Dream Factory | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Programassistorg | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Qigong Sensory Training Institute | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raphael House | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Returning Veterans Project | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salem Free Clinic | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salem Free Clinics | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Pastoral Counseling Center | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salem YMCA Veterans Housng | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Showcap Community Charities | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Siletz Tribal Arts Heritage Society | Seletz, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunrise Enterprises of Roseburg Inc | Roseburg, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club | Astoria, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Monpelier Foundation | Monpelier Station, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tillicum Foundation Dba Kmun | Astoria, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trailkeepers of Oregon | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Garcia Medical Center | Hillsboro, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation | Aloha, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildlife Safari | Winston, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willamette Heritage Center | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willamette University Pnca | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willamette Universtiy | Salem, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willing Hands | Norwich, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Clark County | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA of Greater Portland | Gresham, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Japaneese Garden | Portland, OR | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Trio Association | Astoria, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic | Portland, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Next Door | Hood River, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dental Lifeline | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon East Symphoney | Pendleton, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Youth Philharmonice | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wallace | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bright Schoolhouse | Westlinn, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kindred Partners | Beaverton, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Als Association | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assist | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baptist Foreign Mission | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black United Fund of Oregon | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Broadway Rose | Tigard, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of Clackamas County | Oregon City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Transitional School | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Warehouse | Tualatin, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Constructing Hope | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Damascas Fiber Arts School | Damascus, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eugene Ballet | Eugene, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Zenger Farm | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hosea Youth Services | Eugene, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Or | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jericho Road (redmond) | Redmond, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifeworks Nw | Beaverton, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln City Cultural Center | Lincoln, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Merry Heart Childrens Camp | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitain Youth Symphony | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Ms Society | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Games for the Physically Challenged | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Fdn | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Baroque Orchestra | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Vincnet Depaul | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Artback | Estacada, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tualitian Hills Park Foundation | Beaverton, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wheel to Walk Foundation | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Forestry Center | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zenger Farm | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alano Club of Portland | Portland, OR | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metro Arts | Portland, OR | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Generations Theatre Company | Junction City, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Omsi | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Historical Society | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Opera | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chamber Music Nw | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oshu | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Haven Maternity Home | Roseburg, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
23 of 189 (12%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 14%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Catlin Gable School
CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY CENTER / CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Catlin Gabel
CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY CENTER/MEMBERSHIP - Our Just Future
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY - Columbia Land Trust
OP GRANT / PHASE 2 OF 2021 -2025 CONSERVATION - Oregon Zoo Foundation
ZOO OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Youth Villages of Oregon
EXPAND SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 123 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73 | $987,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $842,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $847,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 25 | $1,109,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oregon. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oregon.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Swigert Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 900 Sw Fifth Ave Suite 2550, Portland, OR, 97204. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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