Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper
Pella, IA · EIN 23-7068402. Reported 304 grants totalling $3,854,051 to 122 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $23,600; the smallest was $400 and the largest $250,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | $842,100 | 35 | 5 | 2024 |
| Central College | Pella, IA | $720,000 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Creative Providers Foundation | Divide, CO | $300,600 | 20 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wesley Life | Johnston, IA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pella Opera House | Pella, IA | $221,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkinton, PA | $120,300 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Presidio Graduate School | San Francisco, CA | $120,300 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Charles and Karen Farver Charitable Foundation | Pella, IA | $110,300 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Craig Foundation | Englewood, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Foundation | Aurora, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pella Community Food Shelf | Pella, IA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kick It Forward | Des Moines, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pella Historical Society | Pella, IA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Spirit of Pella | Pella, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $41,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children and Families of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pella Christian High School | Pella, IA | $39,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crossroads of Pella | Pella, IA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Heart of Iowa Regional Transit | Urbandale, IA | $30,580 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Forward With Faith | Pella, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knoxville Hospital and Clinics | Knoxville, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pella Regional Foundation | Pella, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pella Dollars for Scholars | Pella, IA | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Home Resource | Missoula, MT | $21,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Prairie City Public Library | Prairie City, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Well Resource Center | Pella, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monroe Senior and Community Center | Altoona, IA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mt Alpha Cycling | Missoula, MT | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gettysburg Community Soup Kitchen | Gettysburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| House of Missions and Equipping Co Hope Food Pantry | Sioux Center, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lake Red Rock Association | Knoxville, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels People | Gresham, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pleasantville Youth Initiative | Pleasantville, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shenandoah Community Food Pantry | Shenandoah, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Community of Concern | Carroll, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Give Directly Inc | New York, NY | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| City of Pella | Pella, IA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pella Community School | Pella, IA | $11,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pella Police Department | Pella, IA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knoxville Youth Activities | Knoxville, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Murray Calloway Need Line Association | Murray, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pella Community Foundation | Pella, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soup for the Soul | Murray, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAACP Empowering Program | Baltiimore, MD | $9,600 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Natural Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | $9,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Vision to Learn | Dubuque, IA | $8,821 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Loveland Foundation | New York, NY | $7,600 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Trevor Center | West Hollywood, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Five Valleys Land Trust | Missoula, MT | $6,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicagl, IL | $6,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montana Food Bank | Missoula, MT | $6,100 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Children's Cancer Connection | Des Moines, IA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, IA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beanstalk Foundation | Denver, CO | $5,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Iowa - Ecumenical Cupboard | Oskaloosa, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Hands Food Pantry | Knoxville, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pcm Food Pantry | Monroe, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poverello Center | Missoula, MT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| South Central Iowa Youth for Christ | Oskaloosa, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Nations Foundationcovid 19 Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Muscular Dystophy Association of Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pella Amatuer Radio Club | Pella, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Western Montana | Missoula, MT | $2,550 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation | Southfield, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Selah Neighborhood Homeless Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Garden Harvest | Missoula, MT | $2,450 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bethany Christian Services | Pella, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| FAMILIES4FAMILIES | Chevy Chase, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Multidiscliplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies | Santa Cruz, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Open Air Education | Knoxville, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pella Community Arts Center | Pella, IA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Plains | Overland Park, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Rivers | Fariview Heights, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Justin Boots Cowboy Crisis Fund Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brent Eley Foundation | Aurora, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farm Rescue | Horace, ND | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mtb Missoula | Missoula, MT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pella Hoops Club | Pella, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unviversity of Montanta - Montanta Public Radio | Missoula, MT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA Missoula | Missoula, MT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence Inc | Boulder, CO | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 1017 Project | Powell Butte, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Home | Arvada, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Public Radio | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denver Food Rescue | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Focus Points Family Resource Center | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Missoula Parks | Missoula, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Headstrong Project | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heifer Project International | Little Rock, AR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judi's House | Aurora, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaizen Food Rescue | Englewood, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lighthouse Writer's Workshop | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Metro Caring | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Musical Mentors Collaborative | New York City, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Indigenous Womens Resource Center | Lame Deer, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Urban League | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pheasants Forever | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado | Centennial, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trails Preservation Alliance | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pella Public Library | Pella, IA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Connext Charitable Fund | Reston, VA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Bouvier Des Flanders Club Inc | San Diego, CA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 910ARTS | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clark Foundation | Missoula, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marconi Foundation for Kids | Tustin, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence Montana Health Foundation | Missoula, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social and Environmental Entreprenuers | Missoula, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth on Course | Monterey, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
46 of 122 (38%) 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 59%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Central College
GRANT - EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS - Kick It Forward
GRANT - MINI PITCH SOCCER FIELD IN PELLA IOWA - Spirit of Pella
GRANT - COMMUNITY PROJECT - Pella Community Food Shelf
GRANT - BUILDING PURCHASE AND RENOVATION - Pella Regional Foundation
GRANT - DUAL SOURCE CT SCANNER - Knoxville Hospital and Clinics
GRANT - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RENOVATE AND EXPAND FACILITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 171 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 59 | $888,280 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 58 | $891,200 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 67 | $727,450 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 61 | $710,400 | $2,100 |
| 2024 | 59 | $636,721 | $2,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 52% of this one's giving went to organizations in Iowa. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Iowa.
- 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 Peter H and E Lucille Gaass Kuyper's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 617 Franklin Place Suite 200, Pella, IA, 50219. 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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