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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6083649

Mildred E Swanson Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $200,000 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

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

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,727,153
  • Tax year 2024

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,473,571
  • Tax year 2023

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,513,790
  • Tax year 2022

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,510,131
  • Tax year 2021

    $166,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,413,731
  • Tax year 2020

    $152,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,251,048
  • Tax year 2019

    $128,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,285,667
  • Tax year 2018

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,360,764

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mid Michigan College FoundationHarrison, MI

    General operating

    $70,000
  2. McLaren Flint FoundationFlint, MI

    General operating

    $50,000
  3. Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $30,000
  4. Michael J Fox Foundation for ParkinsonsNew York, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  5. Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $75,00071% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $30,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan2 grants $120,000
  2. New York2 grants $55,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Michael GiseckeADVISOR Hours 1Pay $2,000
  • Richard Northrup IIIADVISOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erika JacksonADVISOR Hours 1Pay $2,000
  • Bank of America N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $48,293
  • Karen N KissingerADVISOR Hours 1Pay $2,000

The return

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