Swieca Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Education is the only theme its grants show, so an education charity has the clearest fit, though the filing states no formal priorities beyond what its grants reflect.
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and contributes only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered, and the filing describes no submission steps for organisations that are invited.
- Typical grants fall between $120 and $41,500, with a median of about $635, so a modest request matches its usual giving better than a large one.
- In its latest filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so an existing connection with the foundation is likely to matter more than anything else.
Overview
Swieca Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s grant purposes are education. The filings show support for education-focused charities and religious congregations, alongside substantial giving through a donor-advised fund. These kinds of recipient describe its recorded grants rather than additional stated funding priorities. The grant record is concentrated in New York, with smaller amounts recorded in other states. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted. No broader eligibility criteria or preferred educational approaches are stated in the available evidence.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filings do not describe submission steps for invited organisations.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 69 grants to organisations were about $635 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 69% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Swieca Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 95% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $329 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Swieca Family Philanthropic Fund at Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Fund · Education$4,485,8032024 tax year
- Institute of Technology · Education$84,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Mosdos Montreal · Education$31,2002024 tax year
- American Friends of Ohr Hatalmud · Education$22,1502024 tax year
- Altneu Synagogue · Education$1,8002024 tax year
- Young Israel · Education$9602024 tax year
- American Friends of Ora Vesimcha · Education$7202024 tax year
- Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach · Education$4302024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Esther Swieca — Trustee
- Henry Swieca — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,476,902 | $3,150,368 | $67,687,517 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,608,655 | $3,484,430 | $85,990,150 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,848,546 | $4,628,551 | $103,073,581 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- New York, NY