Private foundation · EIN 52-1234546 · Virginia Bch, Virginia

Three Swallows Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 27 grants paid, $134K total, median $2,025. 15% of grants stayed in Virginia.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
27
$134K
Median grant
$2,025
Stays in VA
15%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.4M

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Plan of Maryland-DcGaithersburg, MDGeneral$24K
Red Cross Disaster ReliefWheeling, WVGeneral$20K
Carolina Human ReinvestmentGeorgetown, SCGeneral$15K
Ahisma in ActionBerkeley, CAGeneral$9,000
All Seasons ChaliceBoulder, COGeneral$7,550
Hope for Grieving FamiliesFalls Church, VAGeneral$7,000
Pause MinistryBasking Ridge, NJGeneral$7,000
White Mills Community ChurchHawley, PAGeneral$7,000
Have Faith HaitiSouthfield, MIGeneral$5,000
Revival MinistriesVallejo, CAGeneral$5,000
Creative Living Bible Studies Co Ann Hye TreasurerChatham, NJGeneral$4,000
Pawleys Island Community ChurchPawleys Island, SCGeneral$4,000
Dauphin Island Birding SanctuaryGeorgetown, SCGeneral$2,500
Brookgreen GardensMurrells Inlet, SCGeneral$2,025
Human KindnessDayton, OHGeneral$2,000
Learning CouncilPaonia, COGeneral$2,000
S C Environmental Law ProjectPawleys Island, SCGeneral$2,000
Afcea Educational FundFairfax, VAGeneral$1,500
Meals on WheelsOakland, CAGeneral$1,500
Cystic FibrosisBethesda, MDGeneral$1,000
Jennifer Bush Lawson FoundationFalls Church, VAGeneral$1,000
Rocky Mountain SportsAvon, COGeneral$1,000
Ron Solomon MinistriesFalls Church, VAGeneral$1,000
Mountain Valley Development ServicesMinturn, COGeneral$500
Turning the WheelBoulder, COGeneral$500
Heal TraffickingLong Beach, CAGeneral$400
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJGeneral$250

By state: South Carolina 5 · Maryland 2 · West Virginia 1 · California 4 · Colorado 5 · New Jersey 3

About this foundation

Three Swallows Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Virginia Bch, Virginia, tax-exempt since 1982. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Three Swallows Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Three Swallows Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $134K across 27 grants, a median of $2,025.

Where does Three Swallows Foundation give?

South Carolina (5 grants), Maryland (2 grants), West Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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