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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 42-1466786

Holthues Trust

A private foundation in Muscatine, IA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 62 grants and $2.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,068,000

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $26,567,154

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,893,500

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $25,214,808

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,905,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $24,690,944

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,015,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $24,637,548

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,997,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $22,886,855

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,795,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $22,244,997

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,578,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $21,715,088

Grants paid in 2024

62 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Center for Victims of TortureSaint Paul, MN

    Operating

    $150,000
  2. Disability Rights InternationalWashington, DC

    International Human Rights for People with Disabilities

    $120,000
  3. Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsChicago, IL

    Strengthening the Bulletin's Communication Capacity to Build a Larger Audience and Create a Safer More Secure Planet

    $110,000
  4. Nonviolent PeaceforceRichfield, MN

    Advocacy and Outreach

    $110,000
  5. Community Foundation of Greater MuscatineMuscatine, IA

    UnityPoint Mulberry Health Clinic

    $100,000
  6. Environmental Law & Policy CenterChicago, IL

    Work in the State of Iowa

    $100,000
  7. Global Philanthropy PartnershipChicago, IL

    Simmons Center for Global Chicago

    $100,000
  8. Muscatine Center for Social ActionMuscatine, IA

    Domestic Violence

    $100,000
  9. Palestine Children's Relief FundBurbank, CA

    Program and mission support

    $100,000
  10. Women's Global Education ProjectChicago, IL

    Girls' Education in Remote Villages in Senegal & Kenya

    $90,000
  11. Just Detention InternationalLos Angeles, CA

    Let's End it Now: Fighting Prisoner Rape in the US and South Africa

    $80,000
  12. Community Foundation of Greater MuscatineMuscatine, IA

    Muscatine city electric buses

    $75,000
  13. MN Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA)St Paul, MN

    Operating

    $75,000
  14. Voices and Faces Project TheChicago, IL

    Center for Story and Witness

    $75,000
  15. Climate Justice AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $50,000
  16. Friends of RootsDallas, TX

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $50,000
  17. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $50,000
  18. Flickinger Learning CenterMuscatine, IA

    Youth and teen educational programming

    $30,000
  19. Ocean Conservation ResearchLagunitas, CA

    Ocean Conservation Research Project

    $30,000
  20. Senior Resources IncMuscatine, IA

    Operating

    $30,000
  21. Table to TableIowa City, IA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $25,000
  22. International Rescue Committee IowaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $20,000
  23. Muscatine Symphony OrchestraMuscatine, IA

    Operating

    $20,000
  24. Sustainable Iowa Land TrustWest Branch, IA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $20,000
  25. The Boulevard of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $20,000
  26. Abolish Slavery Network March On FoundationSeverna Park, MD

    Abolish Slavery Network

    $10,000
  27. Agate Housing and ServicesMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  28. Appetite for ChangeMinneapolis, MN

    Operating

    $10,000
  29. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Chicago Project on Security and Threats

    $10,000
  30. Children of VietnamGreensboro, NC

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  31. Individual

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  32. Rehearsing Change IncState College, PA

    Human Abundance Project

    $10,000
  33. Friends of the Boundary Waters WildernessSaint Paul, MN

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  34. Global Mountain Fund IncAlbuquerque, NM

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  35. Hero Women RisingFlagstaff, AZ

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  36. Houses Into HomesCoralville, IA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  37. Immigrant Law Center of MNSt Paul, MN

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  38. Iowa Resource for International ServicesDes Moines, IA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  39. Kliptown Youth Program (One World Childrens Fund)Los Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  40. Land Stewardship ProjectMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  41. Latin America Working Group Education FundWashington, DC

    Operating

    $10,000
  42. Locally HaitiLouisville, CO

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  43. Mercy for AnimalsLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  44. Middle Eastern Immigration and Refugee AdvocacyChicago, IL

    Operating

    $10,000
  45. MN Coalition Against Sexual AssaultSt Paul, MN

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  46. Friends of Muscatine Art Center IncMuscatine, IA

    Zydeco/Creole performance

    $10,000
  47. One Acre FundHighland Park, IL

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  48. Our JusticeMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  49. Persuasion InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  50. Project Aware (N-Compass)Marion, IA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  51. SaveAFox RescueFairibault, MN

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  52. University of AustinAustin, TX

    Operating

    $10,000
  53. University of Global Health Equity Partners in HealthFrederick, MD

    Operating

    $10,000
  54. Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC

    General Support

    $10,000
  55. Walk-In Counseling CenterMinneapolis, MN

    Operating

    $10,000
  56. Iowa Wildlife FederationDes Moines, IA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $8,000
  57. Paul Cuffee Abolitionist CenterSumter, SC

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $8,000
  58. Agricultures Clean Water AllianceAnkeny, IA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $5,000
  59. American Civil Liberties Union of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    Operating

    $5,000
  60. One Voice Mixed ChorusSaint Paul, MN

    Operating

    $5,000
  61. Unitarian Universalist Service CommitteeCambridge, MA

    Operating

    $5,000
  62. DIGNO (Foundation for the Support of Indigenous Peoples International)Sequim, WA

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid10 grants $465,00031% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $285,00019% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $160,00011% of the total
  4. Environment6 grants $125,0008% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $120,0008% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $100,0007% of the total
  7. 8 other causes11 grants $230,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois8 grants $515,000
  2. Iowa14 grants $453,000
  3. Minnesota13 grants $430,000
  4. California5 grants $180,000
  5. District of Columbia3 grants $140,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $100,000
  7. Texas2 grants $60,000
  8. Massachusetts2 grants $55,000
  9. New York2 grants $30,000
  10. South Carolina3 grants $23,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joseph H StanleyPresident/Director Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth ShriverVice President/Director Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Cassie BatzkielTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Erin GouldSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lincoln StanleyDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Brian HansonDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Catherine ElliotDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0

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