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SWENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
SWENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 99-0459316)
Tax period
2024-01-02 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202533219349102733
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T10:28:33-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13333 New Hyde Park Rd Ste 406AddressLine1Txt
CityNew Hyde ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11042ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-02TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN990459316EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Swenson Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Foundation SourceInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlSWENBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER SWENSONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJeffrey D HaskellPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345770PTIN
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$42,565,367FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$41,569,514ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$10,480InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$10,480InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$1,582,262NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$1,501,329CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$1,201,979OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$976,869OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$44,364,235TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$2,488,678TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$38,066TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$366TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$907,372OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$712,365OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$66,592OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$945,438TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$712,731TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$66,592TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$945,438TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$712,731TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$66,592TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$43,418,797ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$1,775,947NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$244,226SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$244,226SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$2,020,608AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$2,020,608AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$2,020,608AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments EOY$41,153,963OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$40,300,533OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$0TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$43,418,797TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$42,565,367TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning EOY$43,418,797RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$43,418,797TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$43,418,797TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$43,418,797ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$43,418,797SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$43,418,797TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPassthrough K1 Capital Gain/(Loss)PropertyDesc
Gain Or Loss$1,501,329GainOrLossAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$1,501,329CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$24,686InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$24,686SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$24,686TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$37,700EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$37,700TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$308EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$12,706OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$12,706AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 Silverside Road Suite 123AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Christopher Swenson
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Sec, Treas, Dir1.0$0$0$0
Peter Swenson
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Pres, Dir1.0$0$0$0

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line155 Walls Drive 3rd FlAddressLine1Txt
CityFairfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06824ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Service TypeAdministrativeServiceTypeTxt
Compensation$65,492CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$210,979AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$36,607,001FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$36,817,980TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$36,817,980AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$552,270CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$36,265,710NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,808,331MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$1,808,331MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$24,686TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Income Tax$37,348IncomeTaxAmt
Total Tax$62,034TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,746,297DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$1,746,297DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$1,746,297DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$66,592ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$66,592QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$1,746,297DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Qualifying Distributions$66,592QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$66,592AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$1,679,705UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$10,480ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Dividends And Interest From Sec DtlDividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment IncomeOtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business525990BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$80,933UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,501,329ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmtExclusionExclusionCdExclusionExclusionAmt
K-1 Inc/Loss525990$255,43014$934,836
MANAGEMENT FEE REBATE01$11,713

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$336,363UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$2,458,358ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$2,794,721TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionIndPerson ContributionPersonContributionInd
Bonnie Sue Swenson SVs Trust dtd 8
1c/o Peter Swenson 1595 Creek DrSan JoseCA95125$41,319,514Yes (X)
Swenson Bonnie
21532 Curtiss AveSan JoseCA95125$250,000Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1MAKENA CAPITAL ASSOCIATES (U.S.), L.P$36,319,5142024-02-05
1TOWNSEND DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE FUND,$5,000,0002024-02-05

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierForm 926IdentifierTxt
Form And Line ReferenceForm 926FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationThe Foundation has prepared this form to the best of its ability based on the limited information provided to it by the investment on which the Foundation is reporting and on the basis of having received no information to the contrary. Any missing or incomplete information is due to the Foundation's inability to obtain such information and is not a willful attempt to withhold such information.MediumExplanationTxt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
MAKENA CAPITAL ASSOCIATES (U.S$36,165,124$36,058,359
TOWNSEND DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTA$4,988,839$4,242,174

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (6 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Administrative Fees$58,592$58,592
Administrative Set-Up Fee$6,900$6,900
Delaware Incorporation Fees$500$500
IRS Application Fees$600$600
K-1 Exp MAKENA CAPITAL ASSOCIA$797,393$668,979
K-1 Exp TOWNSEND DIVERSIFIED R$43,387$43,386

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
K-1 Inc/Loss MAKENA CAPITAL ASSOCIATES (U.S.), L.$1,189,916$933,622
K-1 Inc/Loss TOWNSEND DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE FUN$350$31,534
Management fee rebate$11,713$11,713

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
Bonnie Sue Swenson SVs Trust dtd 8
c/o Peter Swenson 1595 Creek DrSan JoseCA95125
Swenson Bonnie
1532 Curtiss AveSan JoseCA95125

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
990-PF Estimated Tax for 2024$37,700
Foreign Tax Paid$366$366