The foundation concentrates its giving on a single higher-education recipient, directing meaningful support to a private/faith-affiliated university in the Midwest. Its activity suggests an interest in sustaining or advancing postsecondary educational programs and institutional capacity at a specific regional college rather than broad philanthropic diversification.
A $100,000 grant to Dakota Wesleyan University for charitable purposes set the tone for Anna C Macaskill Schwab and Dwight L Schwab’s giving, which centers on education and closely related community support. The foundation returned to the same university in 2024 with another $80,000 award for nursing scholarships, showing a strong institutional relationship rather than broad, scattered philanthropy. Beyond that anchor, their grants move through a small set of practical local and regional needs, including housing support, emergency aid, health access, and services for veterans and military families. Recent awards also extend to arts access and community programming, but the pattern is still selective and concentrated. The grantees reflect a preference for organizations that deliver direct support through schools, clinics, shelters, and community-based providers. Their giving profile suggests a foundation that uses relatively focused grants to support specific programs and charitable purposes within a few recurring channels, with education as the clearest through line.
Education is the clearest theme. In 2024, Anna C Macaskill Schwab and Dwight L Schwab gave $80,000 to Dakota Wesleyan University for nursing scholarships, following a $100,000 gift in 2023 to the same institution for charitable purposes. The foundation also supports access to specific programs in community settings. In 2024, it gave $10,000 to Oregon Performing Arts Academy for programs in Clark County, and another $10,000 to Starlight Theatre Association for community tickets support. Health and human services are another part of the portfolio: Community Health Partners received $15,000 in 2023 for pop up medical clinics, while Free Clinic of Sw Washington received $10,000 for Project Access Program. These awards point to a mix of postsecondary support, local health access, and community participation grants.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the $10,000 level, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $15,000. The distribution includes a few larger awards, most notably two gifts to Dakota Wesleyan University at $100,000 and $80,000. The pattern is selective rather than highly diversified, with repeated support for the same recipient across multiple years. The foundation is not a program-related investor and does make grants to individuals? no; it funds organizations. Its recent activity shows direct charitable grants rather than an application-heavy public fundraising model, but no application process is identified in the data.
$165K
$2.7M
$148K
$231K
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in WA.
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Highly concentrated giving: few but relatively substantial grants directed repeatedly to a single grantee rather than spread across many organizations.
Notable grantees: Dakota Wesleyan University
Although the foundation is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, its grants land most often in Washington state, which accounts for the largest share of recipient locations. Vancouver, Washington appears repeatedly, including grants to Clark County Veterans Assistance Center, Oregon Performing Arts Academy, Share Inc, YWCA Clark County, and Free Clinic of Sw Washington. Other recent recipient cities include Mitchell, South Dakota; Longview, Washington; Tacoma, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Kansas City, Missouri; and Kansas City, Kansas. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s recent grants favor education and direct-service organizations. Dakota Wesleyan University received two of the largest awards, including $80,000 for nursing scholarships. Other recipients include a free clinic, a veterans assistance center, a homeless shelter provider, and community groups serving Clark County, Washington.
Most grants are at the $10,000 level. The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $10,000, median $10,000, and p75 $15,000, with a few larger exceptions such as $80,000 and $100,000 to Dakota Wesleyan University.
Recent grants include nursing scholarships, housing and emergency funds for veterans, pop-up medical clinics, homeless shelter meals, welcome-home kits, military scholarship support, and community tickets or concert programming. Those awards suggest a mix of education, health access, human services, and community participation support.
Washington is the top recipient state by grant count. Vancouver, Washington appears frequently in the recent grants list, alongside other Washington locations such as Longview, Tacoma, and South Bend.
Yes. Dakota Wesleyan University appears in both 2023 and 2024, first with a $100,000 award for charitable purposes and then with an $80,000 grant for nursing scholarships. That repeated support suggests an ongoing relationship rather than one-time funding.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MITCHELL, SD | $65,000 | 2026 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CLARK COLLEGE FOUNDATION | VANCOUVER, WA | $15,000 | 2026 | VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER |
| NORTH MARIN COMMUNITY SERVICES | NOVATO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHILDCARE FOOD PROGRAM |
| CLARK COUNTY VETERAN'S ASSISTANCE CENTER | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2026 | FOOD AND HOUSING PROGRAMS |
| SANTA CLARITA VETERANS CENTER | SANTA CLARITA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT VETERANS AND |
| FRIENDS OF THE VA PUGET SOUND FISHER HOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT VETERANS AND |
| FOUNDATION FOR VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2026 | HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| CLARK COUNTY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM ACCESS FOR LOW |
| MARIN COUNTY VETERANS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | VETERAN SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| FOSTERFUL | VANCOUVER, WA | $7,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOSTER CHILDREN AND |
| UNITY CENTER | VANCOUVER, WA | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTING VULNERABLE YOUTH |
| THRIVE2SURVIVE | VANCOUVER, WA | $5,000 | 2026 | HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| CORTE MADERA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CORTE MADERA, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | 2026 SUMMER CONCERT |
| DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MITCHELL, SD | $80,000 | 2024 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CORTE MADERA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CORTE MADERA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | SUMMER CONCERT PROGRAMS |
| KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN BAR FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, KS | $10,000 | 2024 | MILITARY MATTERS PROGRAM |
| RETURNING VETERANS PROJECT | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | CLARK COUNTY WA PROGRAM |
| ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | WELCOME HOME KITS-VANCOUVER |
| OREGON PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAMS IN CLARK COUNTY |
| SHARE INC | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS SHELTERS-MEALS |
| STARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY TICKETS SUPPORT |
| YWCA CLARK COUNTY | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT WOMEN CAUSES |
| DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MITCHELL, SD | $100,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLARK COUNTY VETERANS ASSISTANCE CENTER | VANCOUVER, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED HOUSING & EMERGENCY FUNDS |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS | LONGVIEW, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | POP UP MEDICAL CLINICS |
| ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | SOUTH BEND, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | VANCOUVER ELKS WELCOME HOME KITS PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF SW WASHINGTON | TACOMA, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | VOLUNTEER (CHORE) PROGRAM VS/#02-853 |
| COMMUNITY MILITARY APPRECIATION COMMITTEE | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | PACIFIC NW GOLD STAR SCHOLARSHIP FUND #5205 |
| FREE CLINIC OF SW WASHINGTON | VANCOUVER, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROJECT ACCESS PROGRAM |
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
$65,000NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
CLARK COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$15,000VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER
NORTH MARIN COMMUNITY SERVICES
$10,000CHILDCARE FOOD PROGRAM
CLARK COUNTY VETERAN'S ASSISTANCE CENTER
$10,000FOOD AND HOUSING PROGRAMS
SANTA CLARITA VETERANS CENTER
$10,000SUPPORT VETERANS AND
FRIENDS OF THE VA PUGET SOUND FISHER HOUSE
$10,000SUPPORT VETERANS AND
FOUNDATION FOR VANCOUVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$10,000HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CLARK COUNTY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM
$10,000PROGRAM ACCESS FOR LOW
MARIN COUNTY VETERANS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE
$10,000VETERAN SUPPORT PROGRAMS
FOSTERFUL
$7,500SUPPORT FOSTER CHILDREN AND
UNITY CENTER
$5,000SUPPORTING VULNERABLE YOUTH
THRIVE2SURVIVE
$5,000HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CORTE MADERA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$2,5002026 SUMMER CONCERT
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
$80,000NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
CORTE MADERA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$15,000SUMMER CONCERT PROGRAMS
KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN BAR FOUNDATION
$10,000MILITARY MATTERS PROGRAM
RETURNING VETERANS PROJECT
$10,000CLARK COUNTY WA PROGRAM
ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$10,000WELCOME HOME KITS-VANCOUVER
OREGON PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY
$10,000PROGRAMS IN CLARK COUNTY
SHARE INC
$10,000HOMELESS SHELTERS-MEALS
STARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION
$10,000COMMUNITY TICKETS SUPPORT
YWCA CLARK COUNTY
$10,000SUPPORT WOMEN CAUSES
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
$100,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CLARK COUNTY VETERANS ASSISTANCE CENTER
$20,000UNRESTRICTED HOUSING & EMERGENCY FUNDS
COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS
$15,000POP UP MEDICAL CLINICS
ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$10,000VANCOUVER ELKS WELCOME HOME KITS PROGRAM
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF SW WASHINGTON
$10,000VOLUNTEER (CHORE) PROGRAM VS/#02-853
COMMUNITY MILITARY APPRECIATION COMMITTEE
$10,000PACIFIC NW GOLD STAR SCHOLARSHIP FUND #5205
FREE CLINIC OF SW WASHINGTON
$10,000PROJECT ACCESS PROGRAM