Dylan Witschen Foundation Scholarship
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Eligible Schools: Anoka Senior High School and Blaine Senior High School (Minnesota)
- Senior football players from Anoka or Blaine Senior High Schools
- College-bound students
Other requirements
- Must portray the "7" characteristics Dylan exemplified
- Compassion
- Giving
- Team Player
Overview
Background: Established in loving memory of Dylan Witschen, a vibrant teenage football player at Anoka Senior High School who was diagnosed with a rare cancerous brain tumor in August 2008 after a routine tackle in football practice. Despite treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, Dylan passed away on June 8th, 2010.
Mission: To provide scholarships to college-bound students and support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in hopes of finding a cure for childhood cancer, honoring Dylan's final request.
Geographic Scope
- Eligible Schools: Anoka Senior High School and Blaine Senior High School (Minnesota)
Eligibility Requirements
- Senior football players from Anoka or Blaine Senior High Schools
- College-bound students
- Must portray the "7" characteristics Dylan exemplified:
- Compassion
- Giving
- Team Player
- Determination
- Strength
- Leadership
- Confidence (Swagger)
Award History
Multiple recipients awarded annually since 2010, with varying numbers of recipients per year (1-7 recipients per school).
What Dylan Witschen Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $133K
- Median grant
- $66K
- Range
- $6,000–$127K
- By dollars: Tennessee 95%, Minnesota 5%. Top recipient cities: Memphis, TN; Anoka, MN.
Example grants
St Jude Children's Hospital · Memphis, TN
Research / treatment
$127K
Anoka High School · Anoka, MN
Student scholarship
$6,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Cancer
- Youth programs
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