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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7333404

Michael Sweig Foundation

A private foundation in Zephyr Cove, NV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $437,000 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

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

    $437,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,797,844
  • Tax year 2024

    $412,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,934,033
  • Tax year 2023

    $330,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,403,976
  • Tax year 2022

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,037,194
  • Tax year 2021

    $270,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,641,227
  • Tax year 2020

    $238,538

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,251,587

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blood Cancer UnitedRye Brook, NY

    Charitable

    $300,000
  2. Robert H Lurie Cancer CenterChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $50,000
  3. UCSD Cancer Research FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  4. Chicago Police Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $15,000
  5. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Northwestern Medicine NeurologyChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Douglas County Sheriff's Advisory CouncilGardnerville, NV

    Charitable

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $300,00095% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $15,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $300,000
  2. Illinois3 grants $75,000
  3. California2 grants $60,000
  4. Nevada1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael SweigTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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