Harry & Jan Sweere Foundation
The official site (sweerefoundation.org) states the foundation's mission to grow the kingdom, encourage youth, and promote the sanctity of life and includes values and founders pages. The contact page contains funding guidelines noting unsolicited grant requests are not accepted and that grants are normally anonymous. Content is limited and largely unchanged since 2013.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established U.S.-headquartered charities, especially faith-based or youth-focused organizations with operations or strong ties in Minnesota, that demonstrate financial stability and program alignment with the foundation’s stated religious and youth priorities.
Good Fit
- • Headquartered in the U.S., ideally with a Minnesota presence or demonstrated work in Minnesota.
- • Faith-based, youth development, or sanctity-of-life mission alignment.
- • Established financial track record and other funding sources.
- • Prior introduction, referral, or visible relationship with foundation leadership or its network.
- • Program needs that match examples funded (general operating, capital projects, youth programs).
Geography
Grants reached roughly 11 states in the latest year, showing multi-state activity, but the vast majority of dollars (about 85%) went to organizations in one state, so the footprint is multi-state but strongly Minnesota‑focused.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent recipients each year (43–51 recipients annually, 45 in the latest year) with a substantial number of new grantees observed, indicating a broad recipient set despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of an open application process is absent—the website explicitly says unsolicited requests are not accepted—yet the foundation adds many new grantees each year (about 21 new recipients in the latest year), suggesting new entrants can be added but likely via invitation, referral, or proactive identification rather than open solicitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
