Darlene M and Reuben T Swanson Foundation
Private foundation · Fort Collins, CO · EIN 84-1449227 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Darlene M and Reuben T Swanson
81grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$788Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 32 of its 81 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $302K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2502 Cedarwood Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80526-1238
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Global Refuge | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 |
| Mosiac | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Mosaic | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Fort Collins, CO | $15,000 |
| Food Bank of Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $15,000 |
| Seafarer's International | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Lutheran Family Services Rocky Moun | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Fort Collins, CO | $15,000 |
| Food Bank of Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $15,000 |
| Seafarer's International | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Lutheran Family Services Rocky Moun | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Fort Collins, CO | $15,000 |
| Food Bank of Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $15,000 |
| Seafarer's International | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Lutheran Family Services Rocky Moun | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Fort Collins, CO | $15,000 |
| Food Bank of Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $15,000 |
| Seafarer's International | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Lutheran Family Services Rocky Moun | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministry | Ashland, NE | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chic | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Mosiac of Northern Colorado | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 |
| Lutheran Family Services of Nebrask | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministry | Ashland, NE | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refuge Ser | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministry | Ashland, NE | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Phelps County Comm Fndtn | Holdrege, NE | $10,000 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chic | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Mosiac of Northern Colorado | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 |
| Global Refuge | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministry | Ashland, NE | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Phelps County Comm Fndtn | Holdrege, NE | $10,000 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chic | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Mosiac of Northern Colorado | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 |
| Global Refuge | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Phelps County Comm Fndtn | Holdrege, NE | $6,000 |
| Our Savior's Lutheran Church | Fort Collins, CO | $6,000 |
| Our Savior's Lutheran Church | Fort Collins, CO | $6,000 |
| Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 |
| Lutheran Disaster Response | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | $5,000 |
| Augustana University | Sioux Falls, SD | $5,000 |
| Midland University | Fremont, NE | $5,000 |
| Lutheran Music Program | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Kunc - Community Radio | Greeley, CO | $5,000 |
| Rocky Mtn PBS | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| National Public Radio | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 |
| Krfc 889FM | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 |
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