Paul and Alma Schwan Aging Trust Endowment Fund
Funding Amount
$168,322 total in 2024 (15 grants awarded)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Program Type: Endowment fund supporting aging in place and social connection for older adults
Geographic Scope: Southwest Minnesota region
Focus Areas:
- Fostering social connection in later life
- Reducing social isolation and loneliness among older adults (ages 50+)
- Intergenerational programs
- Aging in place initiatives
Population Served:
- Adults age 50 and older
- Particularly targeting socially isolated and lonely seniors
- Southwest Minnesota, which leads the state in percentage of population age 85+
Critical Issues Addressed:
- Approximately one-quarter of Americans aged 65+ are socially isolated
- Many adults experience risk factors including living alone, loss of family/friends, chronic illness, sensory impairments
- Social connection enables older adults to thrive and remain valued community members
Funding Levels:
- 2024: $168,322 total awarded through 15 grants
- Example grant: Artmobile received funding for intergenerational art project with high school students and nursing home residents
Contact:
- Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Phone: (320) 587-4848
- Address: 15 3rd Avenue NW, Hutchinson, MN 55350
What Southwest Initiative Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 166
- Total given
- $4.86M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,045–$343K
- By dollars: Minnesota >99%, South Dakota <1%, Illinois <1%. Top recipient cities: Willmar, MN; Marshall, MN; Worthington, MN.
- <1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 65% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
ISD #466 - Dassel-Cokato · Cokato, MN
Dc charger robotics, industrial technology department
$343K
City of Marshall · Marshall, MN
Marshall aquatic center project, welcoming week event
$323K
City of Tracy · Tracy, MN
Tracy central park improvements, tracy community center
$212K
Little Huskies Learning Center · Jackson, MN
Lhlc - security system, lhlc- remick loan support, lhc- facility renovations
$190K
Wallin Education Partners · Saint Paul, MN
2024-25 yellow medicine east scholarships
$134K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Seniors
- Community services
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