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The Geisler-Penquite Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $16.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)

The Geisler-Penquite Foundation, a private foundation in Newton, IA, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $16,713,097 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2025. The largest was $9,077,741 to Central College in Pella, IA for endowment fund.

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EIN
237103845
Based in
Newton, IA
Assets
$0
Grants paid
$16,713,097
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202531329349102878. It reported $16,713,097 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Central CollegePella, IAEndowment fundEducation$9,077,741apps.irs.gov
Jasper Community Foundation-NewtonNewton, IAEndowment fund$1,983,109apps.irs.gov
Colfax-Mingo ScholarshipsColfax, IAEndowment fund$382,861apps.irs.gov
Jasper County Historical SocietyNewton, IAEndowment fund$382,861apps.irs.gov
Mercy One NewtonNewton, IAEndowment fund$382,861apps.irs.gov
Newton YMCANewton, IAEndowment fund$382,861apps.irs.gov
Progress Industries FoundationNewton, IAEndowment fund$382,861apps.irs.gov
Isu Extension and OutreachNewton, IAEndowment fund$381,990apps.irs.gov
Newton Dollars for ScholarsNewton, IAEndowment fund$381,119apps.irs.gov
Baxter Community EducationalBaxter, IAEndowment fund$380,988apps.irs.gov
Project AwakeNewton, IAEndowment fund$379,377apps.irs.gov
Jasper Community Foundation-MingoNewton, IAEndowment fund$375,022apps.irs.gov
Wesley Park Centre Assisted LivingNewton, IAEndowment fund$373,977apps.irs.gov
Centre for Arts and ArtistsNewton, IAEndowment fundArts, culture and humanities$370,014apps.irs.gov
Iowa Sculpture FestivalNewton, IAEndowment fund$370,014apps.irs.gov
Greater Des Moines Habitat for HumanityNewton, IAEndowment fund$368,926apps.irs.gov
SheepgateColfax, IAEndowment fund$356,515apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023

From the Form 990-PF filed June 30, 2026, IRS object ID 202641819349100614. It reported $800,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Central CollegePella, IAEndowment fundEducation$480,000apps.irs.gov
Baxter Community EducationalBaxter, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Centre for Arts and ArtistsNewton, IAEndowment fundArts, culture and humanities$20,000apps.irs.gov
Colfax-Mingo ScholarshipsColfax, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Greater Des Moines Habitat for HumanityNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Iowa Sculpture FestivalNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Isu Extension and OutreachNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Jasper Community Foundation-MingoNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Jasper Coummunity Foundation-NewtonNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Jasper County Historical SocietyNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Mercy One NewtonNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Newton Dollars for ScholarsNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Newton YMCANewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Progress Industries FoundationNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Project AwakeNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
SheepgateColfax, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov
Wesley Park Centre Assisted LivingNewton, IAEndowment fund$20,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Education$9,557,741
Arts, culture and humanities$390,014

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Iowa$17,513,097

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Updated May 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.