The Nellie Van Schaick TW Foundation directs almost all of its giving to funding medical school scholarships for low-income students of Philippine origin, channeling sizable awards to a small group of medical universities. Grants are programmatic and targeted—supporting tuition and scholarship programs at specific Philippine medical schools (and affiliated institutions) rather than broad health-system or community-based interventions. The foundation appears mission-driven around enabling medical education access for Philippine-origin students.
Concentrated, relatively large grants to a small number of repeat grantees; three grants each to four institutions account for nearly all giving, indicating multi-installment or multi-year commitments rather than many small, one-off awards.
Nellie Van Schaick Tw’s grantmaking is narrowly centered on medical school scholarships for low-income students of Philippine origin. The pattern is visible across multiple Philippine medical schools, where the foundation funds both graduate and undergraduate scholarship support rather than general institutional expenses. That focus creates a consistent pipeline-oriented profile: aid goes to students preparing for medical careers, with grants routed through universities and school-based scholarship programs. Among the larger recent awards, Saint Louis University in Baguio City received $86,452 in 2024 and again $82,000 in 2024 for scholarships serving low-income students of Philippine origin. Davao Medical School Foundation in Davao City also appears repeatedly, including $85,000 in 2024 and $82,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. The foundation’s giving is concentrated in a small set of medical universities, which suggests a sustained relationship with scholarship administrators rather than a broad or open-ended grant portfolio. The latest filing year on file is 2025, and the annual grants total is $882,148, indicating a relatively focused but active scholarship operation.
The clearest cause area is medical education access. Xavier University Dr Jose Rizal School of Medicine in Cagayan de Oro City received $82,000 in 2024 and $75,080 in 2025, both designated to provide graduate and undergraduate medical school scholarships for low-income students of Philippine origin. A second theme is support for multiple school-based scholarship programs in different regions of the Philippines. Ateneo De Zamboanga University School of Medicine in Zamboanga City received $82,000 in 2024 and $75,080 in 2025 for the same scholarship purpose, showing that the foundation backs more than one institution in the medical training pipeline. The grant language is consistent across recipients: it emphasizes tuition and scholarship support rather than equipment, capital, or general operating aid. That makes the funding model easy to read as student financial aid delivered through partner medical schools.
Typical awards cluster tightly around a single band: the 25th percentile is $75,344, the median is $82,000, and the 75th percentile is $82,750. That narrow spread points to a standardized scholarship grant size rather than highly variable project funding. The recipient list shows repeated relationships across years. Several schools appear in both 2024 and 2025 with similar amounts, indicating recurring support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is not a DAF and does not fund individuals directly; instead, it gives through institutions, especially medical universities and affiliated scholarship programs. No application mode is provided in the data.
$300K
$2.4M
$207K
$396K
Most grants fall between $75K and $83K, with a median of $82K.
25th Percentile
$75K
Median
$82K
75th Percentile
$83K
Top 1 recipient countries by grant volume for Nellie Van Schaick Tw.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 24 | $1.8M | 100.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
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Notable grantees: Saint Louis University (medical scholarship program), Davao Medical School Foundation, Xavier University Dr. Jose Rizal School of Medicine, Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine
All reported grants go to recipients in the Philippines: 24 grants, or 100.0% of the recent-grant sample. The named recipient cities include Baguio City, Davao City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Zamboanga City, showing a spread across major Philippine medical education centers. The recipient distribution is entirely outside the foundation’s headquarters state of Arizona.
Its grants are aimed at graduate and undergraduate medical school scholarships for low-income students of Philippine origin. The funding goes through medical universities and school-based scholarship programs rather than broad health services or general higher education support.
The typical award is tightly grouped: p25 is $75,344, the median is $82,000, and p75 is $82,750. Recent grants include amounts such as $86,452, $85,000, and $75,080, all within a relatively narrow range.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals directly. Its recent grants are made to universities such as Saint Louis University, Davao Medical School Foundation, and Xavier University Dr Jose Rizal School of Medicine to administer scholarship support.
The pattern is recurring. Multiple schools appear in both 2024 and 2025 with similar scholarship amounts, including Saint Louis University, Davao Medical School Foundation, Xavier University Dr Jose Rizal School of Medicine, and Ateneo De Zamboanga University School of Medicine.
All of the recent grants in the provided sample go to recipients in the Philippines. The recipient cities named in the data include Baguio City, Davao City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Zamboanga City.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | ZAMBOANGA CITY | $75,080 | 2025 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY DR JOSE RIZAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CAGAYANDE DE ORO CITY | $75,080 | 2025 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY | BAGUIO CITY | $75,080 | 2025 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION | DAVAO CITY | $75,080 | 2025 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY | BAGUIO CITY | $86,452 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION | DAVAO CITY | $85,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY DR JOSE RIZAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CAGAYANDE DE ORO CITY | $82,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | ZAMBOANGA CITY | $82,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION | DAVAO CITY | $82,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY | BAGUIO CITY | $82,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| XAVIER UNIVERSITY DR JOSE RIZAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CAGAYANDE DE ORO CITY | $55,376 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
| ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | ZAMBOANGA CITY | $27,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN |
ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$75,080PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
XAVIER UNIVERSITY DR JOSE RIZAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$75,080PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
$75,080PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$75,080PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
$86,452PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
XAVIER UNIVERSITY DR JOSE RIZAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$82,000PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$82,000PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$82,000PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
$82,000PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
XAVIER UNIVERSITY DR JOSE RIZAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$55,376PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN
ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$27,000PROVIDE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF PHILLIPINE ORIGIN