Alice Rowan Swanson Foundation

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 27-2782745

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.9M

-4.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$118K

+0.4% YoY

Grant Count

22

-8.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+9.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$84K$168K$252K$336K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,850,757$1,935,884$1,948,418
Revenue$67,674$139,157$59,102
Expenses$152,801$151,691$152,111
Qualifying Distributions$130,228$129,544$127,879
Net Investment Income$47,880$118,010$36,170
Distributable Amount$113,097$109,297$116,204

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$29K$59K$88K$118K21 grants202023 grants202126 grants202224 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES…$15KAMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUG…$10KFRIENDS OF OROKO VILLAGE$10KMIDDLE EAST CHILDRENS AL…$10KOXFAM-AMERICA INC$10KUNITED STATES FUND FOR U…$10KAMERICAN NATIONAL RED CR…$5KENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDER…$5KJOY OF MUSIC PROGRAM INC$5KNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND …$5K

Grant Size Distribution

116 grants across all recorded years

116<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Melinda Rowan SwansonVP, Dir1
Brian SwansonDir, Pres, Sec1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

Albert LeaAnnapolisBerkeleyBooneBostonCambridgeChestnut HillChicagoDenverDurhamHagerstownHarvardHebronJamaica PlainMarlboroughNew YorkNewarkRoanoke RapidSidneyWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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