Schowalter Foundation

The Schowalter Foundation is a Kansas-based Mennonite philanthropic foundation formed in 1954 from the estate of Jacob A. Schowalter of Newton, Kansas.

Initially funded with an estate of $1,157,000, [Kaufman 411.] the foundation's assets reached $10,298,000 in 2003 ranking among the top thirty Kansas foundations. [ [http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/statistics/pdf/09_top50_aa/2003/ks_03.pdf Top 50 Kansas Foundations by Assets] ] Income from the foundation's assets are used for relief work, training of missionaries and ministers and promotion of peace. Grants totaled $425,950 in 2003. [ [http://fdncenter.org/findfunders/statistics/pdf/10_top50_tg/2003/ks_03.pdf Top 50 Kansas Foundations by Total Giving] ]

The foundation was originally overseen by two representatives from each of the large Kansas Mennonite denominations: General Conference Mennonite Church, (Old) Mennonite Church and Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. [Krahn p. 480.]

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*Kaufman, Edmund G. (1973), "General Conference Mennonite Pioneers", Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas.
*Krahn, Cornelius, Gingerich, Melvin & Harms, Orlando (Eds.) (1955). "The Mennonite Encyclopedia", Volume IV. Mennoniite Publishing House.