W Gerard & Colleen a Huiskamp
Davenport, IA · EIN 45-3031704. Reported 207 grants totalling $489,828 to 63 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. W Gerard & Colleen a Huiskamp did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $600. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $2,000; the smallest was $30 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleman High School | Rock Island, IL | $106,430 | 20 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart Church | Rock Island, IL | $74,700 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jordan Catholic School | Rock Island, IL | $66,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rock Island American Legion Post 200 | Rock Island, IL | $46,518 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Join Hands - Esl - Thomas Terry Com | East St Louis, IL | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Griffin Centercatholic Urban Progr | East St Louis, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Two Rivers YMCA-Rock Island Library | Moline, IL | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rock Island American Legion Post 41 | Rock Island, IL | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Food Pantry Sacred Heart Church | Rock Island, IL | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Xavier High School | Cedar Rapids, IA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Every Child | Moline, IL | $6,850 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Assumption High School | Davenport, IA | $5,200 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Cecelia Academy | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic School | Bettendorf, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Diocese of Peoria Co Sacred Hrt Ch Diocese of Peoria | Rock Island, IL | $4,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Church | Rock Island, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milan Christian Food Pantry | Milan, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Women's Choice Center | Bettendorf, IA | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christian Care Center | Rock Island, IL | $2,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of the Quad Cities | Bettendorf, IA | $2,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy | East Moline, IL | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Therapy Center | Moline, IL | $2,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trotter House | Evansville, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Youth Group Co Mlk Ct | Rock Island, IL | $1,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Society for Propagation of the Fait | Peoria, IL | $1,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Iowa Public Tv | Johnston, IA | $1,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement | Moline, IL | $1,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Moline, IL | $1,350 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Board of Rock Island | Rock Island, IL | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of the Heartland | Moline, IL | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Heart of Hope Outreach Center | Rock Island, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keokuk Public Library Foundation | Keokuk, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Youth Group | Rock Island, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rock Island High School Baseball Pr | Rock Island, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Church Diocese of Peoria | Rock Island, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John Vianney Church | Bettendorf, IA | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| East Moline Community Fund | East Moline, IL | $800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knights of Columbus Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Youth Hope | Rock Island, IL | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Franciscan Order of Priests Co Sac | Rock Island, IL | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rock Island Public Library Foundati | Rock Island, IL | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Child Abuse Counsil | Rock Island, IL | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knights of Columbus Charities Newman Fund Foundation | Bloomington, IL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franciscan Missions Co Sacred Heart | Rock Island, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fulton Sheen Academies St Pius X Church | Rock Island, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nauvoo Historical Society | Nauvoo, IL | $235 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Clarksburg, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mission San Luis Rey Franciscan Order | Oceanside, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| William Butterworth Foundation | Moline, IL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock Island County Historical Socie | Moline, IL | $175 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lee County Historical Society | Keokuk, IA | $170 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Bettendorf, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assumption Greek Orthodox Church | East Moline, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Moline Police Department | East Moline, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Father Luke Spannagle | Rock Island, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Milan, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seaton Catholic School | Moline, IL | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Matthew's Lutheran Church | Milan, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Peter & Paul Catholic School | Nauvoo, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thanksgiving Food Baskets | Milan, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| River Action | Davenport, IA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
41 of 63 (65%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 83%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Rock Island American Legion Post 200
FUNDING FOR YOUTH BASEBALL - Join Hands - Esl - Thomas Terry Com
AFTER SCHOOL PROG FOR POOR URBAN ARE - Griffin Centercatholic Urban Progr
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR POOR URBAN - Jordan Catholic School
FOR SCHOOL'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Alleman High School
REPAIRS TO ATHLETIC BASEBALL FIELD - Two Rivers YMCA-Rock Island Library
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 35 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | $85,880 | $750 |
| 2022 | 40 | $108,500 | $500 |
| 2023 | 40 | $87,938 | $625 |
| 2024 | 44 | $94,490 | $500 |
| 2025 | 43 | $113,020 | $600 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
91% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $600. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from W Gerard & Colleen a Huiskamp's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1205 E River Drive 4, Davenport, IA, 52803. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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