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A ‘groundswell’ of support for nonprofits

Washougal company GroundSwell turns debit card fees into cash for social, environmental groups

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Several individuals are involved in GroundSwell, a Washougal-based social purpose corporation that creates custom branded Visa debit cards to benefit nonprofits. Pictured from left to right: consultant Floyd Wilkes; adviser Lisa Schumacher; co-founder, chief experience officer and shareholder Joseph Graves; shareholder Wes Hickey; founder, chief executive officer and shareholder Dan Rubano; and consultant and shareholder Andrew Bielat. Karen Johns, a consultant who works on GroundSwell's partnerships with nonprofit organizations, is not pictured.

Two local residents with diverse backgrounds and common interests in social and environmental issues are turning debit card banking fees into a way of helping socially conscious nonprofits through their Washougal-based company, GroundSwell.

Daniel Rubano, of Camas, is GroundSwell’s founder and chief executive officer, while Joseph Graves, of Washougal, is a co-founder and chief experience officer at the company.

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