The Swanberg Family Foundation makes modest, targeted grants to community-based direct service organizations addressing immediate basic needs. Their recent giving concentrates on hunger relief, homeless/day-shelter services, and animal welfare, typically via repeat grants to a small set of charities rather than broad, one-off funding.
Concentrated, small-scale philanthropy: a handful of mid-sized gifts totaling $45K, with repeat grants to the same grantees (two grants each for the top recipients) rather than a wide distribution of new recipients.
$46K
$432K
$57K
$32K
Most grants fall between $5K and $9K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$9K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Notable grantees: Morningstar Mission, South Suburban Humane Society, Manhattan Township Food Pantry
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORNINGSTAR MISSION | JOLIET, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETY | MATTESON, IL | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MANHATTAN TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY | MANHATTAN, IL | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MORNINGSTAR MISSION | JOLIET, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETY | MATTESON, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MANHATTAN TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY | MANHATTAN, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MORNINGSTAR MISSION | JOLIET, IL | $1,285 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
MORNINGSTAR MISSION
$10,000CHARITABLE
SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETY
$7,500CHARITABLE
MANHATTAN TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY
$7,500CHARITABLE
MORNINGSTAR MISSION
$10,000CHARITABLE
SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETY
$5,000CHARITABLE
MANHATTAN TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY
$5,000CHARITABLE
MORNINGSTAR MISSION
CHARITABLE