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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 46-1529368

The SWF Immersion Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 12 grants and $280,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 2024), 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 2023

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,376,125
  • Tax year 2022

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $5,471,149
  • Tax year 2021

    $313,929

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,556,669
  • Tax year 2020

    $285,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,514,660
  • Tax year 2019

    $273,357

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,304,620
  • Tax year 2018

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,409,819

Grants paid in 2023

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washiw Zulshish Goom Tahn NuCarson City, NV

    General

    $100,000
  2. Global Greengrants Fund IncBoulder, CO

    General

    $40,000
  3. Grassroots International IncBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $20,000
  4. Land Is Life IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $20,000
  5. Sierra WatchNevada City, CA

    General

    $20,000
  6. Tahoe Instutute for Natural ScienceIncline Wilage, NV

    General

    $15,000
  7. Amazon WatchOakland, CA

    General

    $15,000
  8. Thousand Currents Charitable GrantOakland, CA

    General purposes

    $10,000
  9. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility IncSilver Spring, MD

    General

    $10,000
  10. BioneersSanta Fe, NM

    General

    $10,000
  11. Truckee River Watershed CouncilTruckee, CA

    General

    $10,000
  12. Protect Our WintersPacific Palisades, CA

    General

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $100,00044% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $95,00042% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $20,0009% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada2 grants $115,000
  2. California5 grants $65,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $40,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  5. New York1 grant $20,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  7. New Mexico1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Brown Brothers HarrimanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $27,018

The return

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