Harold W Sweatt Foundation
Big Sky, MT · EIN 41-6075860. Reported 122 grants totalling $473,400 to 78 organizations across tax years 2023-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Harold W Sweatt Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,400 and $5,000; the smallest was $400 and the largest $35,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International College | New York, NY | $56,600 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Napa Valley College Foundation | Napa, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heaven's Gait Ranch | Cedar Grove, WI | $19,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $18,750 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anera | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buckley Institute | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Serve | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Rhino Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Wolf Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids on the Ball | South Burlington, VT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Conservation Fund | Stuart, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tunnels to Towers Foundation | Stanton Island, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Deep Portage | Hackensack, MN | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uscri (us Committee for Rerfugees & Immigrants) | Arlington, VA | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flynn Center for the Permorming Arts | Burlington, VT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy-for the Vt Chapter | Arlington, VA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stanford | Stanford, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy (montana) | Bozeman, MT | $5,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $5,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christ Memorial Chapel | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley | Napa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fire | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Let's Grow Kids | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loaves & Fishes | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Corps | Boone, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orangutan Foundation International | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scripps College | Claremont, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Nations Relief & Works Agency (unrwa) | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermont Commons School | South Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for American Experiment | Golden Valley, MN | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riley's Urgent Fund for Friends (ruff) | Gallatin Gateway, MT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vermont Stage | Burlington, VT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Council of Big Sky | Big Sky, MT | $3,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project for Pride in Living | Minneapolis, MN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Saints in Big Sky | Big Sky, MT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Sky Search & Rescue | Big Sky, MT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club (vermont) | Burlington, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cots | Burlington, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wild Aid - Pangolin Conservation Campaign | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ASPCA | Washington, DC | $2,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Dog Ranch | Loxahtchee Groves, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope the Mission | Van Nuys, CA | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Napa Humane Society | Napa, CA | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Waters Land Trust | Walker, MN | $2,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gallatin Valley Land Trust | Bozeman, MT | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of South Georgia Island | Carbondale, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gallatin River Task Force | Big Sky, MT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Preborn | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellness in Action | Big Sky, MT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West End House Girls Camp | Portland, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Warren Miller Performing Arts Center | Gallatin Gateway, MT | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coral Reef Alliance- Pangolin Crisis Fund | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rashi School | Deham, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Sky Community Library | Big Sky, MT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forests Forever | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forests Forever Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of the Valley- Humane Society | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Country School | Valley Village, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Sky Community Food Bank | Big Sky, MT | $900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Historic Crail Ranch (big Sky Community Corp) | Big Sky, MT | $900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
39 of 78 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 77 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 64 | $231,000 | $2,950 |
| 2024 | 58 | $242,400 | $3,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 17% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Harold W Sweatt Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 161447, Big Sky, MT, 59716. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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