Provide financial assistance for the education of young women from the New York Metropolitan area primarily for the study of nursing.
Switzer Foundation co Mr Frank Dougan President centers its giving on scholarships for young women from the New York Metropolitan area, with nursing as the primary field of study. The recent grant record shows a steady pattern of direct educational support to individual students and to nursing schools tied to that pipeline. Manhattan College in The Bronx received repeated awards, including $24,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in both 2024 and 2025, showing ongoing support rather than a single gift. Other nursing-focused recipients such as Rider University and Wagner College of Nursing appear more than once as well, which reinforces the foundation’s emphasis on sustained scholarship aid. The funder’s work is not broad-based across many program types; it stays closely aligned with tuition support, nursing education, and women’s scholarship awards. That structure makes the foundation especially relevant to researchers tracking scholarship funders that support postsecondary access through direct grants to students and the institutions that train them.
The foundation’s clearest cause area is nursing education. In 2023, it awarded $20,000 to Wagner College of Nursing in Staten Island for scholarship support, and that nursing-school pattern continues across the grant list. It also supports higher education institutions that serve scholarship recipients, such as Rider University in Lawrenceville, which received $21,000 in 2023 and additional awards in later years. Educational access is another consistent theme: Manhattan College in The Bronx received recurring scholarship grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The grants are framed as financial assistance for the education of young women from the New York Metropolitan area, so the foundation’s scholarship work is tied to both gender-specific support and regional access to college and nursing training.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, while both the median and 75th percentile are $12,000. The recent list also shows recurring awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Manhattan College, Rider University, Wagner College of Nursing, and Felician College Of Nursing. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing scholarship relationships rather than one-time project funding. The foundation gives direct financial assistance to individuals through scholarship awards, and it does not make program-related investments. It also does not accept unsolicited applications through the active scholarship program listed.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $12K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$12K
About 46% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
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Grants are overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 72 grants and 100.0% of recipient locations in the country. The foundation gives most often in New York, which accounts for 46% of grants. Recent recipients include The Bronx, Staten Island, New York, Yonkers, Brooklyn, Pleasantville, Garden City, Orangeburg, and Rockville Centre in New York, along with several New Jersey locations such as Lawrenceville, Rutherford, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Bloomfield, Morristown, Edison, Ewing, Englewood Cliffs, Nutley, and Trenton. Philadelphia also appears among recent recipients in Pennsylvania.
It focuses on financial assistance for the education of young women from the New York Metropolitan area, primarily for nursing. The active grant program is a scholarship program, and the recent grant list is made up of scholarship awards to colleges and nursing schools.
The grant distribution is tight: the 25th percentile is $10,000, and both the median and 75th percentile are $12,000. That points to a scholarship program with relatively consistent award sizes.
Yes. Manhattan College, Rider University, Wagner College of Nursing, and Felician College Of Nursing each appear in multiple years in the recent grant list, showing repeated support rather than only one-time awards.
The foundation gives most often in New York, which accounts for 46% of grants. Recent recipient cities include The Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Yonkers, and New York, along with nearby New Jersey locations such as Lawrenceville, Rutherford, and Jersey City.
The active scholarship program does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation’s giving is structured as direct scholarship support tied to its education and nursing mission.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan College | The Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ | $19,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Wagner College of Nursing | Staten Island, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Felician College Of Nursing | Rutherford, NJ | $17,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Seton Hall College of Nursing | Nutley, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | scholarship |
| Dominican College | Orangeburg, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Thomas Edison St College | Trenton, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Adelphi School of Nursing | Garden City, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Providence House | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Molloy College | Rockville CenterNY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | scholarship |
| Middlesex County College | Edison, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Philadelphia University | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Pace University School of Nursing | Pleasantville, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Helene Fuld School of Nursing | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Kingsborough Community College | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| St Christopher Ottlie Family of Services | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| College of St Elizabeths | Morristown, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Cocharan School of Nursing | Yonkers, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Holy Name Hospital School of Nursin | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Bloomfield College | Bloomfield, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Trinitas School of Nursing | Elizabeth, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| YMCA of New Britain | New Britain, CT | $4,000 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Manhattan College | The Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ | $17,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Wagner College of Nursing | Staten Island, NY | $16,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Felician College Of Nursing | Rutherford, NJ | $15,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Adelphi School of Nursing | Garden City, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Bloomfield College | Bloomfield, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Cocharan School of Nursing | Yonkers, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| College of St Elizabeths | Morristown, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Helene Fuld School of Nursing | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Holy Name Hospital School of Nursin | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Kingsborough Community College | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Middlesex County College | Edison, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Seton Hall College of Nursing | Nutley, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | scholarship |
| Trinitas School of Nursing | Elizabeth, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Philadelphia University | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Thomas Edison St College | Trenton, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Dominican College | Orangeburg, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Molloy College | Rockville CenterNY, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | scholarship |
| Pace University School of Nursing | Pleasantville, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| St Christopher Ottlie Family of Services | Brooklyn, NY | $9,714 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Providence House | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| YMCA of New Britain | New Britain, CT | $4,000 | 2024 | Scholarship |
| Manhattan College | The Bronx, NY | $24,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ | $21,000 | 2023 | Scholarship |
Manhattan College
$20,000Scholarship
Wagner College of Nursing
$18,000Scholarship
Felician College Of Nursing
$17,000Scholarship
Seton Hall College of Nursing
$10,000scholarship
Dominican College
$10,000Scholarship
Thomas Edison St College
$10,000Scholarship
Adelphi School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
Providence House
$10,000Scholarship
Hudson County Community College
$10,000Scholarship
Molloy College
$10,000scholarship
Middlesex County College
$10,000Scholarship
Philadelphia University
$10,000Scholarship
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
Kingsborough Community College
$10,000Scholarship
St Christopher Ottlie Family of Services
$10,000Scholarship
College of St Elizabeths
$10,000Scholarship
Cocharan School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
Holy Name Hospital School of Nursin
$10,000Scholarship
Bloomfield College
$10,000Scholarship
Trinitas School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
YMCA of New Britain
$4,000Scholarship
Manhattan College
$20,000Scholarship
Wagner College of Nursing
$16,000Scholarship
Felician College Of Nursing
$15,000Scholarship
Adelphi School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
Bloomfield College
$10,000Scholarship
Cocharan School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
College of St Elizabeths
$10,000Scholarship
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
Holy Name Hospital School of Nursin
$10,000Scholarship
Hudson County Community College
$10,000Scholarship
Kingsborough Community College
$10,000Scholarship
Middlesex County College
$10,000Scholarship
Seton Hall College of Nursing
$10,000scholarship
Trinitas School of Nursing
$10,000Scholarship
Philadelphia University
$10,000Scholarship
Thomas Edison St College
$10,000Scholarship
Molloy College
$10,000scholarship
St Christopher Ottlie Family of Services
$9,714Scholarship
YMCA of New Britain
$4,000Scholarship
Manhattan College
$24,000Scholarship