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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6023655

The Sweazey Foundation

A private foundation in Atherton, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $125,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,974,561
  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,861,338
  • Tax year 2023

    $102,030

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,770,136
  • Tax year 2022

    $117,470

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,153,299
  • Tax year 2021

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,481,697
  • Tax year 2020

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,014,558
  • Tax year 2019

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,371,566

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Youth Tennis AdvantageSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $35,000
  2. Sonoma Valley Mentoring AllianceSonoma, CA

    Charitable donation

    $30,000
  3. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  4. Marshmallow MindsSunnyvale, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  5. Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers FoundationSonoma, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  6. The Olympic Club FoundationSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  7. Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  8. The Art of Yoga ProjectRedwood City, CA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  9. Menlo Park - Atherton Education FoundationAtherton, CA

    Charitable donation

    $4,000
  10. Bay Area Cancer ConnectionsSan Mateo, CA

    Charitable donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $44,00042% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $35,00033% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $15,00014% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $10,00010% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $125,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John SweazeyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kathleen SweazeyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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