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The Swanson Foundation: 6 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Swanson Foundation, a private foundation in Burlingame, CA, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $1,224,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 2, 2026. The largest was $500,000 to Mit - Ras (1969) Biotech Center of the Koch Inst of Integ Cancer Research in Cambridge, MA for education.
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- EIN
- 943211277
- Based in
- Burlingame, CA
- Assets
- $28,122,940
- Grants paid
- $1,224,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 2, 2026, IRS object ID 202602469349100000. It reported $1,224,000 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mit - Ras (1969) Biotech Center of the Koch Inst of Integ Cancer Research | Cambridge, MA | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | Public service | Arts, culture and humanities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Ballet | San Francisco, CA | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | Health care | $74,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | Truckee, CA | Public service | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202501619349100000. It reported $1,572,000 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mit - Ras (1969) Biotech Center of the Koch Inst of Integ Cancer Research | Cambridge, MA | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | Public service | Arts, culture and humanities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Ballet | San Francisco, CA | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tech | San Jose, CA | Technology and education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | Education | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | Health care | $72,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | Truckee, CA | Public service | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $600,000 |
| Human services | $150,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,650,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,000,000 |
| New York | $146,000 |
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Updated September 2, 2026. 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.