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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0559600

Swift Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $6.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Swift Foundation
1157 Coast Village Road Ste A
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
(805) 969-5670
Form and materials
No Specified Form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None - Approval by the Board of Directors Required

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,710,245

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $42,862,717

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,488,047

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $51,631,550

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,669,089

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $53,579,428

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,652,442

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $66,818,197

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,968,811

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $65,123,094

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,238,784

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $64,406,456

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,516,074

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $60,546,157

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $6,710,245

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $1,610,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • John F SwiftPresident/Chair Hours 7.5Pay $0
  • Karen SwiftTreasurer Hours 3Pay $0
  • Sonja SwiftSect'y/VP Hours 3Pay $0
  • Jeannette ArmstrongDirector Hours 3Pay $0
  • Humberto Rios LabradaDirector Hours 3Pay $0
  • Elaine RasmussenDirector Hours 3Pay $0
  • Rajasvini BhansallDirector Hours 3Pay $0

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