Swantz Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 81-4312810
Foundation Overview
Based in Red Hook, NY, Swantz Family Foundation has awarded 128 grants totaling $400,688 to organizations in New York, Minnesota and 24 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $9,000, with a median award of $3,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
16 of 25 recipients (64%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 19% in California and funding distributed across 26 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (25%), Venice (17%), Davis (17%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 543% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (49%). 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 Swantz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children & Nature Network | $5,000 | Roseville, MN, US | Nature Everywhere Conf Scholarships | 2024 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | $1,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Women's Wilderness Institute | $3,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Girls Wilderness Adventure | 2024 |
| Wild Earth | $3,000 | High Falls, NY, US | Nature Connection & Experiential Edu | 2024 |
| Camp For All Kids | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Conference Travel | 2024 |
| South Carolina Aquarium | $2,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Teen Conservation Crew | 2024 |
| Rose Foundation For Communities | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | New Voices Are Rising | 2024 |
| Elevateher | $3,000 | Buena Vista, CO, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Camp Encourage | $4,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Outdoor Ed & Nature Activities | 2024 |
| Green Works In Kansas City | $2,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Environ Connection For Students | 2024 |
| Wilderness Louisville | $3,500 | Fairdale, KY, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Partners For Education Agriculture | $5,000 | Austin, TX, US | Camp Teach Outside | 2024 |
| Corpsthat | $5,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Stewardship Program | 2024 |
| Yes Nature To Neighborhoods | $4,000 | Richmond, CA, US | Youth Leadership Pathways | 2024 |
| Outdoors Empowered Network | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Conference Travel | 2024 |
| Outdoorithm Collective | $3,000 | Richmond, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Families In Nature | $2,000 | Austin, TX, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Lowell | $1,000 | Lowell, MA, US | Outdoor Adv Club Family Camping Trip | 2024 |
| Salted Roots | $4,000 | Richmond, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2024 |
| Olympic Nature Experience | $1,000 | Sequim, WA, US | Tuition Assistance | 2024 |
| Passionist Earth & Spirit Center | $3,000 | Louisville, KY, US | Earth Care Program | 2024 |
| Young Masterminds Initiative | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Camping To Connect | 2024 |
| Friends Of Emeryville Child Develop | $2,000 | Emeryville, CA, US | Ecdc Children's Garden | 2024 |
| National Outdoor Learning Alliance | $4,000 | Boise, ID, US | Early Learning Program | 2024 |
| Oceti Sakowin Community Academy | $5,000 | Rapid City, SD, US | Sacred Site Field Trips | 2024 |
| Children & Nature Network | $5,000 | Roseville, MN, US | Inside-out Conference Scholarships | 2023 |
| Bay Area Wilderness Training (Fisca | $3,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Austin Explore Inc(dba Explore Aus | $5,000 | Austin, TX, US | Leadership, Mentoring, Outdorr Acces | 2023 |
| Wild Canyon Discovery | $2,000 | Big Water, UT, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association | $3,000 | Gladstone, NJ, US | Lifecamp | 2023 |
| Ashokan Center | $3,000 | Olivebridge, NY, US | Arts & Outdoor Education | 2023 |
| Davis Forest School | $5,000 | Davis, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Camp Solomon Schecter | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Osprey Camp - Gen Op Support | 2023 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | $5,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Youth Scholarships | 2023 |
| Women's Wilderness Institute | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Girls Wilderness Adventure | 2023 |
| Wild Earth | $4,500 | High Falls, NY, US | Nature Connection & Experiential Edu | 2023 |
| Princeton-blaristown Center | $4,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Summer Bridge Program | 2023 |
| Tfk Chicago Voyagers | $3,500 | Schaumburg, IL, US | Journey & Voyage Programs | 2023 |
| Camp For All Kids | $3,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| South Carolina Aquarium | $3,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Teen Conservation Crew | 2023 |
| Ramapo For Children | $2,500 | Rhinebeck, NY, US | Interpretive Trail Expansion | 2023 |
| Rose Foundation For Communities | $1,500 | Oakland, CA, US | New Voices Are Rising | 2023 |
| Elevateher | $1,000 | Buena Vista, CO, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Hawthorne Valley Association | $1,000 | Ghent, NY, US | Summer Camp Scholarships | 2023 |
| Children & Nature Network | $4,000 | Roseville, MN, US | Inside-out Conference Scholarships | 2022 |
| Bay Area Wilderness Training (Fisca | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Grow Portland | $2,500 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Austin Explore Inc(dba Explore Aus | $3,000 | Austin, TX, US | Leadership, Mentoring, Outdorr Acces | 2022 |
| Wild Canyon Discovery | $3,000 | Big Water, UT, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Fresh Air Family | $2,500 | Birmingham, AL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association | $2,500 | Gladstone, NJ, US | Waterways Stream Ecology | 2022 |
| Ashokan Center | $2,500 | Olivebridge, NY, US | The Ashokan Experience | 2022 |
| Vamos Outdoors Project | $2,500 | Bellingham, WA, US | Vamos Backpacking And Camping | 2022 |
| Revision Education(fiscal Sponsor | $2,500 | Venice, CA, US | Latitude Outdoor Leadership | 2022 |
| Friends Of Cibolo Wilderness(dba Ci | $2,500 | Boerne, TX, US | Deep Roots | 2022 |
| Davis Forest School | $1,000 | Davis, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Children & Nature Network | $4,000 | Roseville, MN, US | Inside-out Conference Scholarships | 2022 |
| Bay Area Wilderness Training (Fisca | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Grow Portland | $2,500 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Austin Explore Inc(dba Explore Aus | $3,000 | Austin, TX, US | Leadership, Mentoring, Outdorr Acces | 2022 |
| Wild Canyon Discovery | $3,000 | Big Water, UT, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Fresh Air Family | $2,500 | Birmingham, AL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association | $2,500 | Gladstone, NJ, US | Waterways Stream Ecology | 2022 |
| Ashokan Center | $2,500 | Olivebridge, NY, US | The Ashokan Experience | 2022 |
| Vamos Outdoors Project | $2,500 | Bellingham, WA, US | Vamos Backpacking And Camping | 2022 |
| Revision Education(fiscal Sponsor | $2,500 | Venice, CA, US | Latitude Outdoor Leadership | 2022 |
| Friends Of Cibolo Wilderness(dba Ci | $2,500 | Boerne, TX, US | Deep Roots | 2022 |
| Davis Forest School | $1,000 | Davis, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Children & Nature Network | $4,000 | Roseville, MN, US | Inside-out Conference Scholarships | 2022 |
| Bay Area Wilderness Training (Fisca | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Grow Portland | $2,500 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Austin Explore Inc(dba Explore Aus | $3,000 | Austin, TX, US | Leadership, Mentoring, Outdorr Acces | 2022 |
| Wild Canyon Discovery | $3,000 | Big Water, UT, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Fresh Air Family | $2,500 | Birmingham, AL, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association | $2,500 | Gladstone, NJ, US | Waterways Stream Ecology | 2022 |
| Ashokan Center | $2,500 | Olivebridge, NY, US | The Ashokan Experience | 2022 |
| Vamos Outdoors Project | $2,500 | Bellingham, WA, US | Vamos Backpacking And Camping | 2022 |
| Revision Education(fiscal Sponsor | $2,500 | Venice, CA, US | Latitude Outdoor Leadership | 2022 |
| Friends Of Cibolo Wilderness(dba Ci | $2,500 | Boerne, TX, US | Deep Roots | 2022 |
| Davis Forest School | $1,000 | Davis, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Assoc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Rethink Outside Fellowship | 2021 |
| Children & Nature Network | $6,000 | Roseville, MN, US | Inside-out Conference Scholarships | 2021 |
| Bay Area Wilderness Training (fisca | $4,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Grow Portland | $3,500 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Austin Explore Inc(dba Explore Aus | $5,000 | Austin, TX, US | Leadership, Mentoring, Outdorr Acces | 2021 |
| Wild Canyon Discovery | $4,000 | Big Water, UT, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Fresh Air Family | $4,000 | Birmingham, AL, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association | $4,500 | Gladstone, NJ, US | Waterways Stream Ecology | 2021 |
| Ashokan Center | $5,000 | Olivebridge, NY, US | The Ashokan Experience | 2021 |
| Vamos Outdoors Project | $4,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Vamos Backpacking And Camping | 2021 |
| Revision Education(fiscal Sponsor | $3,500 | Venice, CA, US | Latitude Outdoor Leadership | 2021 |
| Biocitizen | $4,000 | Westhampton, MA, US | Biocitizen Los Angeles | 2021 |
| Friends Of Cibolo Wilderness(dba Ci | $3,500 | Boerne, TX, US | Deep Roots | 2021 |
| Backyard Basecamp | $9,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Red Fox & Blue Heron Program | 2020 |
| Blue Sky Fund | $2,500 | Richmond, VA, US | Outdoor Leadership Institute | 2020 |
| Catherine Violet Hubbard | $1,000 | Newtown, CT, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Creative Nomads Ltd | $5,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Camp Dad | 2020 |
| Eastern Region Association Of | $2,000 | Glen Arm, MD, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Elevateher | $5,000 | Buena Vista, CO, US | Summer '21 Capstone On Sanjuan River | 2020 |
| Families In Nature | $3,500 | Austin, TX, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Friends Of Camp Natoma | $5,000 | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | Nature Explorers | 2020 |
| Friends Of Cibolo Wilderness | $4,000 | Boerne, TX, US | Deep Roots | 2020 |
| Green Guerillas | $4,000 | New York, NY, US | The Youth Empowerment Pipeline | 2020 |
| Ramapo For Children | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Building Childhood Skills Nature | 2020 |
| San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory | $5,000 | San Jose, CA, US | Migratory Birds Steam Curriculum | 2020 |
| The Ecology School | $4,000 | Saco, ME, US | Ecysystem Outdoor Student Education | 2020 |
| Total Health Care | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Therapy Garden | 2020 |
| Trail Blazers | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Farmstead | 2020 |
| Upstream Alliance | $3,500 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Wild Earth Wilderness School | $5,000 | High Falls, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Wolf Conservation Center | $1,500 | South Salem, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Elevateher | $2,000 | Buena Visa, CO, US | Outdoor Adv For Youngwomen Engaging Youth Incititzen Science: Bat | 2018 |
| Wild Earth Wilderness School | $5,000 | High Falls, NY, US | Making Nature Connection For Middle Schoolstudents | 2018 |
| Macarthur Beach State Park | $5,000 | North Palm Beach, FL, US | Support Transportationto Macarthur Beachprograms | 2018 |
| Allison Woods Outdoor Learning Center | $2,703 | Statesville, NC, US | Watershed Exploration | 2018 |
| Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary | $1,000 | Newtown, CT, US | Board Discretionarygrant | 2018 |
| Solar Youth | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Grant For Steward Team | 2018 |
| North Cascades Institute | $1,000 | Sedrowoolley, WA, US | Mountain School | 2018 |
| Phipps Conservatory & Botanical | $1,000 | Pittsburg, PA, US | Nature Leadership Academy | 2018 |
| Yellowstone Forever | $2,000 | Yellowstone Natl Park, WY, US | Expedition Yellowstone | 2018 |
| Citysprouts | $2,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Summer Youth Internshipprogram | 2018 |
| Hudson Highlands Nature Museum | $4,985 | Cornwall, NY, US | Dulce Esperanza | 2018 |
| Hawthorne Valley Assoc | $2,000 | Ghent, NY, US | Kids Can Cook | 2018 |
| Ramapo For Children Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Of Agriculturegrowing The Futureprogram | 2016 |
| Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc | $2,000 | Beacon, NY, US | Teach About Theeducational Programs Toenvironment | 2016 |
| Appalacian Trail Conservancy | $2,000 | Harpers Ferry, WV, US | And Outdoor Survivalenvironmental Educationprograms | 2016 |
| Children & Nature Network | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | That Children & Naturalprovide Access To Nature Soplaces Can Thrive | 2016 |
| Flying Deer Nature Center | $500 | New Lebanon, NY, US | All Ages To The Magicawakening People Ofand Wonder Of Nature | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Swantz Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 81-4312810 |
| Website | http://swantzfamilyfoundation.org |
| Address | 21 REILLY LANE Red Hook, NY 12571-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Swantz Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Jennifer S Swantz |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Karana Stokum |
| Secretary | Audrey Roettgers |
| Trustee | Katie Johnston |
Forms 990-PF
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- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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