The Swinmurn Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropic resources on a single, programmatic international development effort: Mercy Corps’ "Healthy Girls Become Strong Women" work in Kenya and Uganda. All recorded grants support project-specific activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of adolescent girls in East Africa, indicating a focused, impact-driven approach rather than broad or domestic giving.
A single international development thread runs through the Swinmurn Family Foundation’s recent giving: Mercy Corps’ work in Kenya, Uganda, and Guatemala. The largest recorded award, $500,000 in 2025, supported Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) in Kenya, and the foundation paired that with a $250,000 grant in 2024 for the same effort. That pattern points to project-specific, multi-year support rather than broad portfolio giving. Mercy Corps appears repeatedly across the grant list, including awards for Kaw Ixqa'al Phase III, Phase IV of the Kaw Ixqu'al project in Guatemala, and the earlier Healthy Girls Become Strong Women project in Kenya and Uganda. Those grants align with an adolescent-girls focus and with programming tied to health, resilience, and community engagement. The foundation also extends beyond girls’ programming into other project-based commitments, including a capital campaign for Literary Arts Inc and aid funds for Ukrainian refugees and Syria. Even with those additional grants, the overall record remains centered on a small number of named initiatives, most of them international and implementation-specific.
The strongest theme in the grant list is adolescent girls’ health and empowerment. In 2023, the foundation gave $125,000 to Mercy Corps for the project Healthy Girls Become Strong Women in Kenya and Uganda. A second area is programmatic work in Guatemala. Mercy Corps received $250,000 in 2024 for Kaw Ixqa'al Phase III, followed by $250,000 in 2023 for the same phase and $83,333 in 2025 for Phase IV of the Kaw Ixqu'al project in Guatemala. The foundation also supports humanitarian relief. Mercy Corps received $50,000 in 2024 for Syria aid FUND and $50,000 in 2023 for a Ukrainian refugees fund. Outside international relief, the foundation made a $40,000 grant to Literary Arts Inc for a capital campaign, showing that it will also support institution-specific capital needs.
Typical awards sit in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $31,250, median is $45,000, and p75 is $125,000. The recent record shows repeated support for the same organizations and projects across multiple years, especially Mercy Corps and Literary Arts Inc, which suggests a recurring-grant pattern rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants are project-specific, with several awards tied to named phases, funds, or capital campaigns.
$873K
$2.5M
$337K
$934K
Most grants fall between $31K and $125K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$31K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$125K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in IA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Swinmurn Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 19 | $2.7M | 90.5% |
| 2 | Netherlands |
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Highly concentrated funding pattern: all grants flow to one NGO (Mercy Corps) across multiple payments, indicating repeat, project-specific support likely structured as multi-year or phased funding for a single flagship initiative.
Notable grantees: Mercy Corps
Grant recipients are concentrated in a small set of places. Boone, Iowa appears most often because Mercy Corps is listed there on many awards, and Portland, Oregon shows up through Literary Arts Inc and Child Aid. Other recipient locations include San Francisco, California and Va Brummen in the Netherlands. By country, 88.9% of grants went to U.S. recipients and 11.1% to the Netherlands. The foundation gave 0% of grants to recipients in Delaware.
The recent grants point to project-specific support for Mercy Corps programming in Kenya, Uganda, and Guatemala, including PRIME, Kaw Ixqa'al, and Healthy Girls Become Strong Women. It also funded refugee relief, a capital campaign for Literary Arts Inc, and a milk program for children awaiting cleft palate surgery.
Yes. Mercy Corps received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including repeated support for PRIME and Kaw Ixqa'al. Literary Arts Inc also received capital campaign grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution centers on mid-sized grants: the 25th percentile is $31,250, the median is $45,000, and the 75th percentile is $125,000. Recent awards include amounts at each of those levels and above, such as $500,000, $250,000, and $83,333.
Its grants most often go to recipients in Iowa, driven by repeated awards to Mercy Corps in Boone, Iowa. Other recipient locations in the recent list include Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; and Va Brummen in the Netherlands.
It gives as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant list is dominated by project-specific awards, with several grants attached to named phases, funds, or capital campaign purposes.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $65K |
9.5% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $500,000 | 2026 | Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $333,332 | 2026 | Phase IV of Kaw Ixqu'al project |
| LITERARY ARTS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $40,000 | 2026 | Capital Campaign |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $500,000 | 2025 | Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) in Kenya |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $125,000 | 2025 | Kaw Ixqa'al Phase III |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $83,333 | 2025 | Phase IV of Kaw Ixqu'al project in Guatemala |
| LITERARY ARTS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $40,000 | 2025 | Capital Campaign |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $250,000 | 2024 | Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) in Kenya |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $250,000 | 2024 | Kaw Ixqa'al Phase III |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $50,000 | 2024 | Syria aid FUND |
| LITERARY ARTS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $40,000 | 2024 | Capital Campaign |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $250,000 | 2023 | Kaw Ixqa'al Phase III |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $125,000 | 2023 | Project, Healthy Girls Become Strong Women, in Kenya and Uganda |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $50,000 | 2023 | Ukrainian refugees fund |
| LITERARY ARTS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $40,000 | 2023 | Capital Campaign |
| STICHTING TESS UNLIMITED | VA BRUMMEN | $35,000 | 2023 | Milk Program |
| STICHTING TESS UNLIMITED | VA BRUMMEN | $30,000 | 2023 | milk program for children waiting for cleft palate surgery |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHILD AID | PORTLAND, OR | $9,000 | 2023 | funds to support two schools with books and teacher training for 3 years in Guatemala |
| CHILD AID | PORTLAND, OR | $9,000 | 2023 | funds to support two schools with books and teacher training for 3 years in Guatemala |
Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME)
Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) in Kenya
Promoting Resilience, Inclusivity, and Meaningful Engagement (PRIME) in Kenya
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25,000General & Unrestricted
STICHTING TESS UNLIMITED
$35,000Milk Program
STICHTING TESS UNLIMITED
$30,000milk program for children waiting for cleft palate surgery
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25,000General & Unrestricted
funds to support two schools with books and teacher training for 3 years in Guatemala
funds to support two schools with books and teacher training for 3 years in Guatemala