Funding search · EIN 866589915 · Creston, IA

W D & Shirley Schafer-Ray Educational Trust

Name: W D & Shirley Schafer-Ray Educational Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

60
grants reported: $780,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship disabled education learning spring

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Southwestern Community College3 grants · $317,550
Iowa State University3 grants · $111,250
University of Memphis3 grants · $76,700
Northwest Missouri State University3 grants · $36,750
University of Iowa2 grants · $28,000
University of Northern Iowa2 grants · $25,000
Drake University3 grants · $17,750
Simpson College3 grants · $17,000
Des Moines University2 grants · $13,000
Central College1 grant · $11,000

Giving over time

$178,000

2022

$289,000

2024

$313,000

2025

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

$128,200
Southwestern Community College · Creston, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$115,400
Southwestern Community College · Creston, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$73,950
Southwestern Community College · Creston, IA · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$47,500
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$38,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$31,300
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2025
Education of the learning disabled
$28,600
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
Education of the learning disabled
$25,750
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$21,000
Northwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO · 2025
Scholarship
$16,800
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
Education of the learning disabled
$16,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$15,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$13,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$11,000
Central College · Pella, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$10,000
Arkansas State University · Jonesboro, AR · 2025
Scholarship
$10,000
Des Moines University · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$10,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$10,000
Salve Regina University · Newport, RI · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$10,000
Simpson College · Indianola, IA · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$9,000
Northwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO · 2024
Scholarship
$9,000
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$9,000
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$9,000
University of Nebraska - Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$8,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$6,750
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Spring 2023 Scholarship
$6,750
Northwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO · 2022
2022-2023 Scholarship
$6,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Columbia College · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Kirkwood Community College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Morningside University · Sioux City, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
Simpson College · Indianola, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
Graceland University · Lamoni, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Allen College · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Columbia College · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Des Moines University · West Des Moines, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
The University of Texas at Dallas · Richardson, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Creighton University · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Grandview University · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Simpson College · Indianola, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Southeastern Community College · Burlington, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Univership of Nebraska Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
University of Pittsburg · Pittsburg, PA · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
William Jewel Colleg · Liberty, MO · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Iowa Central Community College · Fort Dodge, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Graceland University · Lamoni, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Mercy College of Health Sciences · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Northeast Community College · Norfolk, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
San Jose State University · San Jose, CA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Waldorf University · Forest City, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Northwest Lineman College · Meridian, ID · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2024
Scholarship
$1,000
Wayne State College · Wayne, NE · 2024
Scholarship

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