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The Swisher Foundation Inc CO Jeffrey Bodkin

Accepts applications Indianapolis, Indiana · EIN 311025369

The Swisher Foundation Inc CO Jeffrey Bodkin is a private foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $281,800 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $11,500 and the largest $23,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $247,500 the year before.

17% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$249,00020$4.1 million
2024$247,50021$4.7 million
2025$281,80023$4.9 million

How to apply

ContactCharles B Swisher
820 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 1370, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone or email(317) 383-4000

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Swisher Foundation Inc CO Jeffrey Bodkin funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana20$248,300
Minnesota1$11,500
Texas1$11,500
Missouri1$10,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
General$23,000
Eiteljorg Museum Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
General$23,000
Eiteljorg Endowment
Indianapolis, IN
General$20,000
Second Presbyterian Church Westminster Neighborhood Ministries
Indianapolis, IN
General$17,000
YMCA Foundation of Greater Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
General$15,500
Eskenazi Health Foundation Inc
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory (Palmer Charter School)
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
Meals on Wheels
Austin, TX
General$11,500
Riley Hospital Childrens Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
Second Helpings
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
Coburn Place
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
IU Foundation School of Nursing -
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
Mayo Clinic Foundation
Rochester, MN
General$11,500
Noble
Indianapolis, IN
General$11,500
Ascension St Vincent Foundation NICU Music Therapy at PMCH
StLouis, MO
General$10,500
Outdoor Youth Exploration Academy
Indianapolis, IN
General$10,500
College Mentors of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
General$10,500
Indy Honor Flight
Plainfield, IN
General$10,000
Freewheelin Community Bikes
Indianapolis, IN
General$10,000
Shepard Community
Indianapolis, IN
General$6,300
The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
General$5,500
Riviera Club Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
General$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Swisher Foundation Inc CO Jeffrey Bodkin accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Swisher Foundation Inc CO Jeffrey Bodkin give?

$281,800 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $11,500.

Who runs The Swisher Foundation Inc CO Jeffrey Bodkin?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeffrey Bodkin (Treasurer & Director), Linda F Petersen (Director), Glenn M Swisher Jr (Director) and Charles B Swisher (President & Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Swisher Foundation Inc CO Jeffrey Bodkin fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and health.

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