Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 47-6024650
Foundation Overview
Based in Omaha, NE, Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation has awarded 186 grants totaling $11,509,462 to organizations in Wyoming, Maryland and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $2,500 to $872,500, with a median award of $25,000.
Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$11,509,462
Total Assets
$33,907,977
Median Grant (all grants)
$25,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
33
Median Grant
$25,000
% No Significant Change
0%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 24%
8 of 33 recipients (24%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
Wyoming
54% of grants are awarded in Wyoming, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Wyoming, funding concentrates in Saratoga (44%), Cheyenne (15%), Encampment (9%).
Funding Trajectory
+95%
Strong 95% growth in annual giving over 5 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (75%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion Post #54 | $25,000 | Fernandina Beach, FL, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | $75,000 | Cody, WY, US | Support Of The Cody Firearms Museum | 2023 |
| Camp Mishawaka Inc | $50,000 | Grand Rapids, MN, US | Un | 2023 |
| Coco Point Fund | $100,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Hurricane Irma Relief Fund | 2023 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | $530,727 | Saratoga, WY, US | Gretchen Velde Ef, Brush Creek Bash | 2023 |
| Eagle Mount | $50,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | General | 2023 |
| Encampment Preschool | $5,000 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Grand Encampment Museum | $5,000 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| King Ranch Institute For Ranch Managment | $10,000 | Kingsville, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Make-a-wish Foundation Of Wyoming | $5,000 | Casper, WY, US | Make-a-wish Program | 2023 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | $25,000 | Lakewood, CO, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| North Platte Valley Medical Center | $50,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Platte Valley Community Center | $105,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Platte Valley Martial Arts | $10,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2023 |
| Riverside-encampment Volunteer Fire Department | $5,000 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Ryan Park Volunteer Fire Department | $5,000 | Ryan Park, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | $25,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Saratoga Historical & Cultural Assn | $5,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department | $5,000 | Saratoga, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Honor Of Dr. C. D. Fraser, Jr | 2023 |
| Texas Christian University | $50,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| University Of Virginia | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Historic Building & Grounds Fund | 2023 |
| University Of Wyoming | $872,500 | Laramie, WY, US | Watershed Graduate Assistantship | 2023 |
| Valley Village | $100,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | $25,000 | Sante Fe, NM, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $100,000 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2023 |
| Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom | $2,500 | Cheynne, WY, US | General | 2023 |
| Wyoming Natural Resource | $5,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust | $105,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Yellow Dog Conservation & Comm Fund | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| South Central Wyoming Ems | $5,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Ribbons Of Hope | $2,500 | De Pere, WI, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | $75,000 | Cody, WY, US | Support Of The Cody Firearms Museum | 2022 |
| Coco Point Fund | $100,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Hurricane Irma Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | $133,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Gretchen Velde Ef, Brush Creek Bash | 2022 |
| Eagle Mount | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | General | 2022 |
| Grand Encampment Museum | $2,500 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Make-a-wish Foundation Of Wyoming | $5,000 | Casper, WY, US | Make-a-wish Program | 2022 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | $10,000 | Lakewood, CO, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Community Center | $105,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Healthcare Project | $316,981 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Martial Arts | $5,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | $25,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Saratoga Historical & Cultural Assn | $2,500 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Honor Of Dr. C. D. Fraser, Jr | 2022 |
| Texas Christian University | $50,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Virginia | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Historic Building & Grounds Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Wyoming | $60,000 | Laramie, WY, US | Watershed Graduate Assistantship | 2022 |
| Valley Village | $25,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | $25,000 | Sante Fe, NM, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $100,000 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2022 |
| Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom | $2,500 | Cheynne, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| Wyoming Natural Resource | $5,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust | $155,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Yellow Dog Conservation & Comm Fund | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Camp Mishawaka Inc | $50,000 | Grand Rapids, MN, US | Un | 2022 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | $75,000 | Cody, WY, US | Support Of The Cody Firearms Museum | 2022 |
| Coco Point Fund | $100,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Hurricane Irma Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | $133,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Gretchen Velde Ef, Brush Creek Bash | 2022 |
| Eagle Mount | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | General | 2022 |
| Grand Encampment Museum | $2,500 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Make-a-wish Foundation Of Wyoming | $5,000 | Casper, WY, US | Make-a-wish Program | 2022 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | $10,000 | Lakewood, CO, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Community Center | $105,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Healthcare Project | $316,981 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Martial Arts | $5,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | $25,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Saratoga Historical & Cultural Assn | $2,500 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Honor Of Dr. C. D. Fraser, Jr | 2022 |
| Texas Christian University | $50,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Virginia | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Historic Building & Grounds Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Wyoming | $60,000 | Laramie, WY, US | Watershed Graduate Assistantship | 2022 |
| Valley Village | $25,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | $25,000 | Sante Fe, NM, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $100,000 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2022 |
| Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom | $2,500 | Cheynne, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| Wyoming Natural Resource | $5,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust | $155,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Yellow Dog Conservation & Comm Fund | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Camp Mishawaka Inc | $50,000 | Grand Rapids, MN, US | Un | 2022 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | $75,000 | Cody, WY, US | Support Of The Cody Firearms Museum | 2022 |
| Coco Point Fund | $100,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Hurricane Irma Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | $133,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Gretchen Velde Ef, Brush Creek Bash | 2022 |
| Eagle Mount | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | General | 2022 |
| Grand Encampment Museum | $2,500 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Make-a-wish Foundation Of Wyoming | $5,000 | Casper, WY, US | Make-a-wish Program | 2022 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | $10,000 | Lakewood, CO, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Community Center | $105,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Healthcare Project | $316,981 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| Platte Valley Martial Arts | $5,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | $25,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Saratoga Historical & Cultural Assn | $2,500 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Honor Of Dr. C. D. Fraser, Jr | 2022 |
| Texas Christian University | $50,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Virginia | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Historic Building & Grounds Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Wyoming | $60,000 | Laramie, WY, US | Watershed Graduate Assistantship | 2022 |
| Valley Village | $25,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | $25,000 | Sante Fe, NM, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $100,000 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2022 |
| Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom | $2,500 | Cheynne, WY, US | General | 2022 |
| Wyoming Natural Resource | $5,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust | $155,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Yellow Dog Conservation & Comm Fund | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Unrestricted -General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Camp Mishawaka Inc | $50,000 | Grand Rapids, MN, US | Un | 2022 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | $60,000 | Cody, WY, US | Support Of The Cody Firearms Museum | 2021 |
| Saratoga Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board | $27,747 | Saratoga, WY, US | 8th Grade Field Trip To Teton Scienc | 2021 |
| Coco Point Fund | $100,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Hurricane Irma Relief Fund | 2021 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | $150,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Gretchen Velde Ef, Brush Creek Bash | 2021 |
| Eagle Mount | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | General | 2021 |
| Grand Encampment Museum | $2,500 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Gretchen Swanson Center For Nutrition | $50,000 | Omaha, NE, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Make-a-wish Foundation Of Wyoming | $5,000 | Casper, WY, US | Make-a-wish Program | 2021 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Platte Valley Community Center | $100,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Platte Valley Healthcare Project | $300,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2021 |
| Platte Valley Martial Arts | $15,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2021 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | $25,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Saratoga Historical & Cultural Assn | $2,500 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Honor Of Dr. C. D. Fraser, Jr | 2021 |
| Texas Christian University | $50,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| University Of Virginia | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Historic Building & Grounds Fund | 2021 |
| University Of Wyoming | $60,000 | Laramie, WY, US | Watershed Graduate Assistantship | 2021 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $783,574 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2021 |
| Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom | $2,500 | Cheynne, WY, US | General | 2021 |
| Wyoming Natural Resource | $5,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust | $100,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Yellow Dog Conservation & Comm Fund | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| American Legion | $25,000 | Indianapolis, IN, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Valley Village | $25,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | $5,000 | Lakewood, CO, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | $5,000 | Sante Fe, NM, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Town Of Sinclair | $2,500 | Sinclair, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $262,710 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2021 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | $50,000 | Cody, WY, US | Support Of The Cody Firearms Museum | 2020 |
| Saratoga Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board | $44,461 | Saratoga, WY, US | 8th Grade Field Trip To Teton Scienc | 2020 |
| Coco Point Fund | $100,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Hurricane Irma Relief Fund | 2020 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | $100,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Gretchen Velde Ef, Brush Creek Bash | 2020 |
| Eagle Mount | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | General | 2020 |
| Grand Encampment Museum | $2,500 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Gretchen Swanson Center For Nutrition | $50,000 | Omaha, NE, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Make-a-wish Foundation Of Wyoming | $5,000 | Casper, WY, US | Make-a-wish Program | 2020 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Platte Valley Community Center | $100,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Platte Valley Healthcare Project | $700,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2020 |
| Platte Valley Martial Arts | $5,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | General | 2020 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | $25,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Saratoga Historical & Cultural Assn | $5,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Honor Of Dr. C. D. Fraser, Jr | 2020 |
| Texas Christian University | $50,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| University Of Virginia | $50,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Historic Building & Grounds Fund | 2020 |
| University Of Wyoming | $50,000 | Laramie, WY, US | Watershed Graduate Assistantship | 2020 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $75,000 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2020 |
| Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom | $2,500 | Cheynne, WY, US | General | 2020 |
| Wyoming Natural Resource | $5,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust | $100,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Yellow Dog Conservation & Comm Fund | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | $20,000 | Green River, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Platte Valley Legacy Foundation | $10,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| George B Storer Foundation | $5,000 | Jackson, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Md Anderson Cancer Center | $15,000 | Houston, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Woodberry Forest School | $100,000 | Woodberry Forest, VA, US | Kurt S Bucholz Family Scholarship Fu | 2018 |
| Carbon County School District | $2,500 | Saratoga, WY, US | 8th Grade Field Trip To Teton Scienc | 2018 |
| Saratoga Historical & Cultural Assn | $2,500 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Texas Christian University | $75,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | $15,000 | Houston, TX, US | In Honor Of Dr. C. D. Fraser, Jr | 2018 |
| Coco Point Fund | $100,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Hurricane Irma Relief Fund | 2018 |
| Gretchen Swanson Center For Nutriti | $75,000 | Omaha, NE, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers | $100,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Platte Valley Community Center | $100,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| University Of Virginia | $75,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Historic Building & Grounds Fund | 2018 |
| San Antonio Botanical Society | $30,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Yellow Dog Conservation & Comm Fund | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | $75,000 | Cody, WY, US | Support Of The Cody Firearms Museum | 2018 |
| Make-a-wish Foundation Of Wyoming | $5,000 | Casper, WY, US | Make-a-wish Program | 2018 |
| Wyoming Natural Resource | $5,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | $150,000 | Saratoga, WY, US | Gretchen Velde Ef, Brush Creek Bash | 2018 |
| Grand Encampment Museum | $2,500 | Encampment, WY, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Wyoming Stock Growers | $100,000 | Cheyenne, WY, US | 2017 Annual Roundtrip Fundraiser | 2018 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | $150,000 | Lakewood, CO, US | Unrestricted -general Operating Fund | 2018 |
| University Of Wyoming | $50,000 | Laramie, WY, US | Watershed Graduate Assistantship | 2018 |
| Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department | $12,800 | Saratoga, WY, US | General Operating Fund | 2018 |
| Harry Jackson Institute | $5,000 | Cody, WY, US | General Operating Fund | 2018 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 47-6024650 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 4935 BATTLEFIELD DRIVE Omaha, NE 68152-0000 |
Key People (6)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Laura L Bucholz |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Lawrence K Sheehan |
| Treasurer | Jonathan P Ehly |
| Director | Frederick S Bucholz |
| Director | Bessie Johns Bucholz |
Forms 990-PF
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