Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation is a private foundation based in Marshall, Minnesota. Its 2025 grants supported food-bank networks, scholarships, community organizations, and charitable fundraising efforts.
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation at a glance
In short: Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation gave $534K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Minnesota. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $534,463
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,269
- -24.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $6,821,741
- +6.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (6 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 115 West College Drive, Marshall, MN 56258
Phone: (507) 532-3274
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Feeding America ($155K). Together the top 10 received $416K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($105,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
92 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 69 grants of 92 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 67% of grant dollars went to Minnesota recipients and 29% to Illinois recipients. Ohio, Kansas, and Florida each accounted for 1%. Grants included support for organizations in Marshall, Minneapolis, Saint Peter, and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 20 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 174% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $462K (2023) to $1.3M (2020). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $534K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding America Chicago, IL | Support for various food banks in the feeding America network | $155,000 |
| Scholarship America Saint Peter, MN | Scholarships | $105,622 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $105,000 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation McNamara Alumni Center Minneapolis, MN | Scholarships | $50,000 |
| United Way of Southwest Minnesota Marshall, MN | Honoring Fundraising Efforts | $32,445 |
| Bolder Options Minneapolis, MN | A one-year grant in support of their "schwan's scholars" program | $25,000 |
| Special Olympics Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | Honoring Fundraising Efforts | $24,310 |
| United Way of Shelby County Sidney, OH | Honoring Fundraising Efforts | $8,261 |
| Child Advocacy & Parenting Services Salina, KS | Supporting Healthier Communities | $5,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland Brooklyn Park, MN | Honoring Fundraising Efforts | $3,386 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,821,741 | $301,045 | $580,594 | $534,463 | 24 | $562,331 | $278,973 | $323,879 |
| 2024 | $6,409,739 | $509,254 | $574,541 | $531,568 | 18 | $559,087 | $488,156 | $312,509 |
| 2023 | $6,321,239 | $93,698 | $529,852 | $461,746 | 15 | $510,907 | $152,828 | $306,298 |
| 2022 | $6,034,433 | $989,559 | $620,717 | $733,631 | 14 | $751,570 | $962,291 | $322,981 |
| 2021 | $8,008,206 | $559,653 | $467,209 | $815,279 | 21 | $844,306 | $535,595 | $396,478 |
| 2020 | $7,796,372 | $302,267 | $1,003,893 | $1,334,249 | 29 | — | $258,673 | $372,973 |
| 2019 | $8,397,877 | $690,544 | $790,962 | $1,080,250 | 26 | — | $661,384 | $420,840 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation reported a distributable amount of $324K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s own filing does not state a mission. Its grants show support for scholarships, hunger relief, youth programs, community organizations, and fundraising efforts.
Among its grantees, Feeding America describes its mission as advancing change by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food, in partnership with food banks and communities. Bolder Options says it prepares youth to succeed in all of life’s races. An individual recipient says it promotes inclusion and acceptance for people with intellectual disabilities through sports, healthcare, leadership, advocacy, and school programs. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 24 grants totaling $534,463. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $155,000, with a median of $2,000.
The largest 2025 grants included $155,000 to Feeding America for support for food banks in its network; $105,622 to Scholarship America for scholarships; $105,000 to an individual recipient State University for scholarships; and $50,000 to the University of Minnesota Foundation McNamara Alumni Center for scholarships. Other notable awards included $32,445 to United Way of an individual recipient for honoring fundraising efforts and $25,000 to Bolder Options for a one-year grant supporting its “Schwan’s Scholars” program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian Schiegg as chairman and board member; Michael Pulcanio as vice chairman and board member; Roberto Rios as secretary and director; Lori Bowen as treasurer and director; and Abby Collins and Mark Goldman as directors. Collins’s listed term ended in December 2025.
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation is led by Brian Schiegg, Chairman & Board Member on every filing since 2024; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brian Schiegg
Chairman & Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roberto Rios
Secretary & Director
Director → Secretary & Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abby Collins
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Goldman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Bowen
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Pulcanio
Vice Chairman & Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Dimitrios Smyrnios (2019–2024) — Chairman & Director
- Former: Scott Peterson (2019–2024) — Vice Chairman & Director
- Former: Lori Dubbeldee (2019–2023) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Mike Smith (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Randy Sharbono (2019–2020) — Secretary & Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation
How much does Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation give each year?
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation gave $534K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $532K across 18 grants.
What is Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation's typical grant size?
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $22,269, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation that year got $14K on average.
Where does Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation give grants?
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (6 grants), Marshall, MN (3 grants) and Tampa, FL (2 grants).
Does Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Honoring Board Service" (10 grants), "Honoring Fundraising Efforts" (8 grants) and "Scholarships" (3 grants).
Who are Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation's largest grantees?
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Feeding America ($155,000), Scholarship America ($105,622) and University of Minnesota Foundation McNamara Alumni Center ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($105,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation?
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation reported $6.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $562K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $324K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation fund?
The foundation’s own filing does not state a mission. Its grants show support for scholarships, hunger relief, youth programs, community organizations, and fundraising efforts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation's EIN?
Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1990835. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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