Southlake, TX

SWIM4ELISE FOUNDATION

EIN 81-4190949

Education & Youth Development Youth Sports & Recreation Children & youth

Mission

To raise awareness of water safety, equip swimmers and coaches with lifeguard and rescue skills, and support competitive swimmers through scholarships—honoring Elise Cerami by creating a positive wave of change in aquatic safety and education.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About SWIM4ELISE FOUNDATION

The Swim4Elise Foundation (also known as the Elise Cerami Memorial Fund) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Southlake, Texas, founded in memory of Elise Cerami to promote water-safety education and support competitive swimmers. The organization focuses on community outreach (including daycare and youth water-safety programs), sponsoring lifeguard certification courses for swimmers and coaches, and awarding swim-related scholarships. The foundation operates an annual Run4Elise event to raise funds and public awareness and regularly partners with local swim clubs, schools, and community groups across North Texas. In recent years the organization has continued fundraising and program activity, files Form 990-EZ with the IRS, and maintains an active web presence and local media/municipal recognition for its drowning-prevention efforts. Swim4Elise positions itself as a donor-facing, community-rooted charity that combines remembrance with measurable programming—outreach education, certification sponsorships, and scholarships—to reduce drowning risk and encourage aquatic safety practices among youth and swim communities.

Notable achievements

Sustained Annual Fundraising Event (Run4Elise)

Established and sustained the Run4Elise certified 5K and 1-mile walk as the foundation’s primary community fundraising and awareness event, growing into a multi-year regional event that supports the organization’s outreach and scholarship programs.

Lifeguard Certification Scholarships

Built a program to sponsor lifeguard-certification courses for North Texas swimmers and coaches, increasing the pool of trained water-safety advocates in local swim programs and pools.

Scholarships and Local Outreach

Provides swimmer scholarships and delivers daycare and community water-safety education initiatives to raise awareness about designated water watchers and drowning prevention in the region.

At a glance

Total assets: $191K
Annual revenue: $50K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-4190949
Location: Southlake, TX
Website: swim4elise.com
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Operates as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (Elise Cerami Memorial Fund) and files Form 990-series returns.

Local media and community organizations have featured and partnered with the foundation for Run4Elise and drowning-prevention outreach.

Received formal civic recognition from local municipalities and community groups for its water-safety education and community service efforts.

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