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Carl & Caroline Swanson Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $1.6 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Carl & Caroline Swanson Foundation, a private foundation in Omaha, NE, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $1,591,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 11, 2025. The largest was $800,000 to Colorado State Univ Foundation in Fort Collins, CO for equine outreach & industry relations.
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- EIN
- 476024644
- Based in
- Omaha, NE
- Assets
- $40,650,853
- Grants paid
- $1,591,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202523159349101467. It reported $1,591,000 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Univ Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | Equine outreach & industry relations | Education | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | Saratoga, WY | General operating fund | Health care | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breckenridge Outdoor Education | Breckenridge, CO | General operating - therapeutic | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | Unrestricted -general operating prog | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Snaffle Bit Foundation | Gurnee, IL | General fund | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Omaha Equistrian Foundation | Omaha, NE | Unrestricted -general operating fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palomino Horse Breeders | Tulsa, OK | Unrestricted -general operating fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ranching Heritage Association | Lubbock, TX | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reef Environmental Education | Key Largo, FL | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Quarter Hourse Foundation | Amarillo, TX | Unrestricted -general operating prog | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reining Horse Sports Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Unrestricted -general operating fund | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village of Waterloo | Waterloo, NE | General fund for fire department | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation | Columbus, OH | Unrestricted -general operating fund | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erika's Lighthouse | Winnetka, IL | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jack Russell Terrier Foundation | Kennesaw, GA | Unrestricted -general operating prog | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tibetan Terrier Health & Welfare Foundation | Sebastian, FL | Unrestricted -general operating prog | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $800,000 |
| Health care | $275,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $15,000 |
| Animal-related | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $1,050,000 |
| Wyoming | $275,000 |
| Nebraska | $91,000 |
| Illinois | $45,000 |
| Texas | $45,000 |
| Oklahoma | $40,000 |
| Florida | $30,000 |
| Ohio | $10,000 |
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Updated November 11, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.