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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-5523116

The Swanson Foundation

A private foundation in Albany, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 reports $742,611 paid in grants, listed in an attachment that is not in the e-file.

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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.

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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

    $742,611

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,148,569

  • Tax year 2024

    $631,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,702,073

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,131,875

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,420,097

  • Tax year 2022

    $915,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,194,440

  • Tax year 2021

    $941,490

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,382,185

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,135,508

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,531,188

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,453,347

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $3,670,079

Grants paid in 2025

Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file)

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $742,611 in all.

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William H SwansonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cheryl K SwansonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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