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US nonprofit · EIN 461853577 · Woodridge, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 461853577) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The Swifty Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.7m
$874k liabilities
Net assets
$2.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
7.6y av
Staff
2
5 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Allen Gustafson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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The Swifty Foundation's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Allen Gustafson ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Bridget GustafsonCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Ian GustafsonTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Kira CouchDirector2020
6 yrs
Peter ClarkDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Patti GustafsonExecutive Directorsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Patti GustafsonExecutive Director45$120k
Allen GustafsonBoard Chair25$0
Bridget GustafsonSecretary1$0
Ian GustafsonTreasurer4$0
Kira CouchDirector1$0
Peter ClarkDirector1$0

About

Legal name
The Swifty Foundation
EIN
461853577
Address
3916 Sarazen Ct, Woodridge, IL, 60517-1490
State
Illinois
Mission
The Swifty Foundation exists to support research aimed at understanding the causes of pediatric cancer and finding a cure. It issues research and infrastructure grants to hospitals, labs and researchers who are focused on improving the outcomes of children who are diagnosed with brain cancer. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T30 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Allen Gustafson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAllen Gustafson
≥8years on the filingsIan Gustafson
≥8years on the filingsPeter Clark
≥6years on the filingsBridget Gustafson

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.7m
Total liabilities
$874k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.8m
Contributions and grants received
$4.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.2m
Employees
2
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$4.2m$1.6m$2.6m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationGeneral support for the Children's Brain Tumor Network$533k
Weill Cornell MedicineGeneral support for the the Network$215k
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoGeneral support for the the Network$160k
Children's Hospital FoundationGeneral support for the the Network$137k
Seattle Children's FoundationTissue Navigator and tissue collection program.$60k
Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's HealthGeneral support for the the Network$50k