Open Foundations · Nebraska

Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation Inc

Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 476024650. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.8M across 31 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.

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$3.8M
paid in 2024
31
grants paid
$10K
median grant
2%
to first-time recipients
$19.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
LAURA BUCHOLZ
Address
HCR 63 BOX 17, SARATOGA, WY, 82331
Phone
4024537500
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NONE SPECIFIED
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
N/A

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533219349107868. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 31 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Corbett Medical FoundationWY$2,817,972GRETCHEN VELDE EF, BRUSH CREEK BASH
2Platte Valley Community CenterWY$105,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
3Coco Point FundMD$100,000HURRICANE IRMA RELIEF FUND
4University of VirginiaVA$100,000HISTORIC BUILDING & GROUNDS FUND
5Woodberry Forest SchoolVA$100,000KURT S BUCHOLZ FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FU
6Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land TrustWY$90,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
7Buffalo Bill Historical CenterWY$75,000SUPPORT OF THE CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM
8Great Beginnings Montessori SchoolCT$50,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
9Mountain States Legal FoundationCO$50,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
10Texas Christian UniversityTX$50,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
11Valley VillageWY$50,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
12Camp Mishawaka IncMN$25,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
13San Antonio Botanical SocietyTX$25,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND
14University of WyomingWY$25,000WATERSHED GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP
15Western Landowners AllianceNM$25,000UNRESTRICTED -GENERAL OPERATING FUND

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202026$1.6M
202129$2.2M
202225$1.3M
202333$2.4M
202431$3.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Wyoming48%
Texas16%
Virginia7%
Montana7%
Maryland3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Bessie Johns BucholzDIRECTOR · 2024
Frederick S BucholzDIRECTOR · 2024
John F BucholzDIRECTOR · 2024
Jonathan P EhlyTREASURER · 2024
Laura L BucholzPRESIDENT · 2024
Lawrence K SheehanSECRETARY · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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