Public Charity

Swifty Foundation

Swifty Foundation, of Woodridge, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.2M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $3.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 34 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $5.6M.

EIN: 461853577 Woodridge, IL Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$3.7M
Grants Given34
Grant Total$5.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

The Swifty Foundation exists to support research aimed at understanding the causes of pediatric cancer and finding a cure. It issues research and infrastructure grants to hospitals, labs and researchers who are focused on improving the outcomes of children who are diagnosed with brain cancer.

Sample Grants Given

Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support for the Children's Brain Tumor Network
$533,235
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY · 2024
General support for the the Network
$215,000
Chicago, IL · 2024
General support for the the Network
$160,000
Washington, DC · 2024
General support for the the Network
$137,384
Seatle, WA · 2024
Tissue Navigator and tissue collection program.
$60,000

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Officers & Directors

Board Chair Allen Gustafson
Secretary Bridget Gustafson
Treasurer Ian Gustafson
Director Kira Couch
Executive Director Patti Gustafson
Director Peter Clark

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Top Grant Purposes

General support for the Children's Brain Tumor Network
$1,376,128 4 grants
Infrastructure development of the Children's Tumor Tissue Consortium
$750,000 1 grant
Tissue navigator
$704,414 2 grants
Tissue Navigator Position to educate patients, families and staff about the value of tissue donation
$600,000 2 grants
General support for the the Network
$562,384 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.2M $1.6M $3.7M
2023 $774K $1.2M $772K
2022 $750K $888K $1.2M
2021 $798K $1.4M $2.1M
2020 $2.4M $1.3M $2.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $4.2M (+76%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CT, DC, FL, IL, NY, and 4 other states.

CACTDCFLILNYPATXVAWA

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