The J P & Maude V Schroeder Memorial Trust primarily funds undergraduate scholarships, directing moderate-sized awards to specific colleges and community colleges. Its support is focused geographically in the Pacific Northwest (notably Washington state) and is delivered as designated scholarships to named institutions rather than broad scholarship programs. The trust repeats grants to several institutions, indicating multi-year or relationship-based giving to support students at those campuses.
Concentrated, relationship-driven scholarship giving: about 10 moderate-sized grants (roughly $14k–$36k) focused on a handful of repeat grantees, primarily higher education institutions in the Pacific Northwest.
The J P & Maude V Schroeder Memorial Trust gives almost entirely through scholarships, with repeated awards to the same colleges and universities rather than broad program support. Its recent grants show a steady pattern of designated undergraduate aid to institutions in Washington and Utah, including Washington State University in Pullman, Walla Walla Community College, Gonzaga University, Weber State University, and Western Washington University. The trust also extends scholarship support to Big Bend Community College and Clarendon College, which points to a campus-specific approach rather than unrestricted giving. The grants are moderate in size and recur across years, suggesting an ongoing scholarship relationship with recipient schools. In 2023, Washington State University received the largest recent award at $21,921 for scholarships, followed by Walla Walla Community College at $21,700 and Gonzaga University at $18,400. In 2024, multiple recipients received $14,000 scholarship awards, including Weber State University, Gonzaga University, Western Washington University, Big Bend Community College, Walla Walla Community College, and Clarendon College. The trust’s giving is directed to postsecondary students through named institutions, with the support structured as scholarships or scholarship awards.
Postsecondary education is the trust’s main focus. It gave $21,921 to Washington State University for scholarships and $14,000 to Weber State University for scholarships, showing direct support for students enrolled at public universities. Community colleges are another clear priority. Walla Walla Community College received $21,700 for scholarship support, while Big Bend Community College received $14,000 in 2024 and $9,200 in 2023 for scholarships. That repeated support suggests an ongoing relationship with institutions serving regional students. The trust also backs designated scholarship awards at four-year campuses. Gonzaga University received $18,400 in 2023 and $14,000 in 2024, and Western Washington University received $12,500 in 2023 and $14,000 in 2024. Clarendon College also appears in the recent grants list with a $14,000 scholarship award.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $13,625, the median is $14,000, and p75 is $15,100. That points to a fairly standardized scholarship-award pattern rather than widely varying grant levels. The trust also repeats awards to the same institutions across years, including several 2023 and 2024 scholarship grants to the same campuses. Its structure is consistent with direct financial support to individuals through designated institutional scholarships, and the 990 data flags that it funds individuals. No application process is indicated in the provided data.
$56K
$677K
$73K
$77K
Most grants fall between $14K and $15K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in WA.
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Notable grantees: Walla Walla Community College, Gonzaga University, Western Washington University, Washington State University, Big Bend Community College
The trust gives regionally, with awards concentrated in Washington and Utah. Washington recipients include Pullman, Walla Walla, Spokane, Bellingham, and Moses Lake, while Utah grants go to Ogden. The top state by grant count is Utah, even though the trust’s headquarters are in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, and none were made to Wisconsin-based organizations.
It primarily funds scholarships for postsecondary students. The recent grants list is dominated by scholarship awards to colleges and universities, including Washington State University, Walla Walla Community College, Gonzaga University, Weber State University, Western Washington University, Big Bend Community College, and Clarendon College.
The grant-size distribution is narrow: p25 is $13,625, the median is $14,000, and p75 is $15,100. That indicates the trust usually makes similar-sized scholarship awards rather than highly variable grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Gonzaga University, Western Washington University, Weber State University, Big Bend Community College, and Walla Walla Community College. The repeated awards suggest ongoing relationships with those campuses.
Its top state by grant count is Utah. Recent Utah awards went to Weber State University in Ogden, while Washington remains a major part of the trust’s regional scholarship giving through schools in Pullman, Spokane, Bellingham, Walla Walla, and Moses Lake.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | BELLINGHAM, WA | $14,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY | OGDEN, UT | $14,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MOSES LAKE, WA | $14,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NORTHWEST COLLEGE | POWELL, WY | $14,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MOSES LAKE, WA | $28,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GONZAGA UNIVERSITY | SPOKANE, WA | $14,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CLARENDON COLLEGE | CLARENDON, TX | $14,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | BELLINGHAM, WA | $14,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY | OGDEN, UT | $14,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY | OGDEN, UT | $14,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MOSES LAKE, WA | $14,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | BELLINGHAM, WA | $14,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | WALLA WALLA, WA | $14,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GONZAGA UNIVERSITY | SPOKANE, WA | $14,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CLARENDON COLLEGE | CLARENDON, TX | $14,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | PULLMAN, WA | $21,921 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | WALLA WALLA, WA | $21,700 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GONZAGA UNIVERSITY | SPOKANE, WA | $18,400 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | BELLINGHAM, WA | $12,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MOSES LAKE, WA | $9,200 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY | OGDEN, UT | $9,200 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$28,000SCHOLARSHIPS
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
CLARENDON COLLEGE
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
CLARENDON COLLEGE
$14,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$21,921SCHOLARSHIPS
BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$9,200SCHOLARSHIPS
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
$9,200SCHOLARSHIPS