What We Have Done
2022-2023
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $1,500,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2022 — 2023. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
$197,200.00 Scholarships
$100,000.00 Geneseo Youth Baseball & Softball
$10,000.00 Sundance for our Soldiers
$20,000.00 Winning Wheels, Inc
$75,000.00 Inspire Continuing Care
$15,000.00 Junior Achievement of the Heartland
$15,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$1,250.00 Figge Art Museum - Geneseo CUSD Young Artists Exhibition
$75,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - GMS/Walking Track Resurfacing
$31,300.00 Geneseo Park District Foundation
$2,000.00 Bishop Hill Heritage Association
$3,000.00 City of Geneseo - Geneseo Chamber of Commerce/Ice Sculptures
$24,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - GHS/Band
$29,559.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - PE Department/Equipment
$60,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Millikin Elementary/Playground Surface
$15,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$100,000.00 Freedom House
$10,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Northside Elementary/Playground Equipment
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$20,000.00 Henry County Sheriff's Office
$7,000.00 Rutabaga, The Heart of Regional Art
$10,000.00 Geneseo Community Chest, Inc
$3,000.00 Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois
$16,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$10,393.78 Three Rivers Fellowship of Christian Athletes
$5,000.00 Freedom House
$8,000.00 Geneseo Backpack Blessings
$26,020.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Northside Elementary/Playground Surface
$1,000.00 Geneseo Performing Arts - Community Choir
$12,416.00 Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities
$50,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - GHS/Project Lead the Way
$55,000.00 Geneseo Development & Growth Inc
$5,000.00 Geneseo Park District - Free Swimming Lessons for 3rd Graders
$80,000.00 Geneseo Park District - Playground Equipment
$112,500.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$4,000.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
2021-2022
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $1,202,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2021 — 2022. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
$182,900.00 Scholarships
$157,500.00 Antique Engine & Tractor Association
$1,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$25,295.00 City of Geneseo - Police Department
$175,000.00 Friends of the Hennepin Canal
$100,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Vocational Building
$55,000.00 Geneseo Development & Growth Inc
$1,000.00 Geneseo Historical Association
$1,000.00 Geneseo Izaak Walton League
$1,000.00 Geneseo Kiwanis Club
$1,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$1,000.00 Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry
$20,000.00 Geneseo Park District Founation
$62,000.00 Geneseo Public Library
$1,000.00 Geneseo Rotary
$1,000.00 Good Shepherd Foundation
$1,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$1,000.00 Hillcrest Home
$75,500.00 Inspire Continuing Care
$1,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$500.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
$809.06 Vasa National Archives - BHAC
$1,000.00 Bishop Hill Heritage Association
$15,000.00 City of Geneseo - Mural Project
$1,200.00 Figge Art Museu - Geneseo CUSD Young Artists Exhibition
$10,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - JFE Baseball Field
$40,000.00 Richmond Hill Players
$15,000.00 Sundance for Our Soldiers
$14,700.00 Vasa National Archives - BHAC
$6,501.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Northside Elementary/Traverse Wall for PE
$1,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Student Services Fund
$450.00 Seth Ernst Memorial Soccer Slam
$15,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Millikin Elementary/Playground Equipment
$15,000.00 Junior Achievement of the Heartland
$51,000.00 Inspire Continuing Care
$50,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Project Lead the Way
$51,971.24 Geneseo CUSD #227 - PE Department/Equipment
$1,750.00 Geneseo Izaak Walton League
$12,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$5,000.00 Geneseo Park District - Free Swimming Lessons for 3rd Graders
$25,000.00 Geneseo Park District - Gymnastics Equipment
$112,500.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$34,675.00 City of Geneseo - Safety Signage
$5,000.00 Freedom House
$15,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Richmond Hill Baseball Facility
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$60,000.00 Bishop Hill Heritage Association
$5,000.00 Brantley Francis Foundation
$1,000.00 City of Geneseo - Police Department/National Night Out
$3,000.00 Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois
$15,000.00 Geneseo Community Chest, Inc
$1,000.00 Geneseo Performing Arts - Community Choir
$1,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$7,000.00 Geneseo Art League
$1,000.00 Geneseo Community Chest, Inc
$1,000.00 Geneseo Izaak Walton League
$1,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$1,000.00 Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry
$1,000.00 Good Shepherd Foundation
$1,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$2,000.00 Harold Neumann Project
$1,000.00 Henry County Youth Services Bureau
$1,000.00 Hillcrest Home
$1,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$9,000.00 Three Rivers Fellowship of Christian Athletes
$321.90 Vasa National Archives - BHAC
2020-2021
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $871,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2020 — 2021. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
$163,300.00 Scholarships
$2,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters
$2,500.00 City of Geneseo - Fireworks
$11,500.00 City of Geneseo - Richmond Hill Project - Recognition Plaques
$6,500.00 First United Methodist - Lunch Box Program
$300,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Vocational Building
$5,000.00 Geneseo Chamber of Commerce
$10,000.00 Geneseo Development and Growth
$5,000.00 Geneseo Historical Society
$2,000.00 Geneseo Izaak Walton League
$5,000.00 Geneseo Food Pantry
$50,000.00 Geneseo Park District Foundation - Youth Football Building
$4,000.00 Geneseo Youth Baseball & Softball
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$5,000.00 Henry County Humane Society
$6,000.00 Henry County Youth Services Bureau
$5,000.00 Hillcrest Homes
$2,000.00 Honor Flight of the Quad Cities
$5,000.00 Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes
$2,000.00 Maple City Band
$5,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$2,000.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
$5,000.00 Rutabaga, The Heart of Regional Art
$2,000.00 Teen Reach Adventure Camp
$5,000.00 Winning Wheels, Inc
$1,000.00 Bishop Hill Heritage Association
$40,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Golf Facilities
$2,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Student Services Fund
$75,000.00 Inspire Continuing Care
$26,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Risers for Concert Facility
$21,800.00 Geneseo Park District - 2021 Youth Families Programs
$15,000.00 Junior Achievement of the Heartland
$32,010.00 William W Cole Memorial Trust
$10,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$200,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Vocational Building
$12,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$1,000.00 Geneseo Rotary Club
$1,000.00 Kiwanis Club of Geneseo
$4,833.00 Blackhawk College Foundation
$44,200.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - PE Department Equipment
$5,000.00 Freedom House
$3,000.00 Geneseo Park District
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$5,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - GHS Band
$2,000.00 Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
$1,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$10,000.00 City of Geneseo - Double Bucks
$13,617.63 Geneseo CUSD #227 - GMS Art Program
$30,000.00 Richmond Hill Players
$2,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters
$1,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$1,000.00 Child Abuse Council
$3,000.00 Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities
$6,000.00 Geneseo Art League
$500.00 Geneseo Backpack Blessings
$11,000.00 Geneseo Community Check, Inc
$2,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$1,000.00 Good Shepherd Foundation of Henry County
$1,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$500.00 WIU Foundation - WQPT
$2,500.00 Colona Food Pantry
2019-2020
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $725, 000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2019 — 2020. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
$128,275.00 Scholarships
$10,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$1,500.00 Geneseo After Prom
$34,500.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Preschool
$50,000.00 Geneseo Park District
$67,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$125,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$10,000.00 Andover Historical Society
$500.00 Bishop Hill Heritage Association
$2,700.00 City of Geneseo - Fireworks
$200,000.00 City of Geneseo - Richmond Hill Project
$6,500.00 First United Methodist Church - Lunch Box Program
$50,000.00 Geneseo Park District Foundation - Youth Football Building
$9,339.00 Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes
$15,000.00 Junior Achievement of the Heartland
$5,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$24,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - PE Department Equipment
$1,300.00 Geneseo Youth Soccer Club
$4,800.00 Geneseo Izaak Walton League
$10,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$2,500.00 City of Geneseo - Police Department
$5,000.00 City of Geneseo - Richmond Hill Project
$10,000.00 Geneseo Community Chest, Inc
$2,500.00 Geneseo Education Foundation
$5,000.00 Geneseo Park District
$2,000.00 Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinios
$1,000.00 Henry County Fair Association
$33,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$1,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$1,000.00 City of Geneseo - Muzzy Chapel Associatio
$1,000.00 Geneseo Backpack Blessings
$500.00 Geneseo Community Chest, Inc
$2,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #227 - Student Services Fund
$2,000.00 Geneseo Education Foundation
$1,000.00 Geneseo Izaak Walton League
$2,000.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$1,000.00 Geneseo Moose Lodge #990
$1,000.00 Geneseo Rotary Club
$1,000.00 Good Shepherd Foundation of Henry County
$6,000.00 Henry County Youth Services
$1,000.00 Kiwanis Club of Geneseo
$1,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$500.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
$5,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters
$1,700.00 Blackhawk College Foundation
$6,500.00 First United Methodist Church - Lunch Box Program
$5,000.00 Geneseo Art League
$4,000.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
$5,000.00 Rutabaga, The Heart of Regional Art
$4,000.00 Teen Reach Adventure Camp
2018-2019
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $669,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2018 — 2019. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported
$116,950.00 Scholarships
$14,000.00 Antique Engine & Tractor Association
$860.00 City of Geneseo - Music Festival
$2,500.00 City of Geneseo - Fireworks
$1,000.00 Geneseo After Prom
$34,500.00 Geneseo CUSD #228 - Preschool
$100,000.00 Geneseo Park District
$63,385.00 Geneseo Youth Baseball & Softball
$1,900.00 Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes
$5,000.00 Freedom House
$110,000.00 Geneseo CUSD #228 - Tennis Courts
$4,600.00 Geneseo Performing Arts - FBO Community Choir
$500.00 WIU Foundation - WQPT
$15,000.00 Junior Achievement of the Heartland
$3,600.00 Cole Memorial Cabin
$1,005.00 Geneseo Youth Soccer Club
$50,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$7,500.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$36,615.00 Geneseo Youth Baseball & Softball
$3,000.00 Geneseo Development & Growth
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$10,800.00 Winning Wheels, Inc.
$5,000.00 Southwest Elementary School PTA
$1,000.00 Geneseo Moose Lodge #990
$125,000.00 Geneseo Park District
$4,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters
$2,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$860.00 City of Geneseo - Fireworks
$5,000.00 Geneseo Art League
$10,000.00 Geneseo Community Chest, Inc
$1,000.00 Geneseo Education Foundation
$1,000.00 Geneseo Performing Arts - FBO Community Choir
$1,000.00 Geneseo Rotary Club
$5,000.00 Hillcrest Homes
$2,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$500.00 Geneseo Performing Arts - FBO Community Choir
$4,000.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
2017-2018
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $449,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2017 — 2018. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported
$80,172.99 Scholarships
$40,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$2,500.00 City of Geneseo - Fireworks
$4,000.00 Teen Reach Adventure Camp
$10,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$20,615.15 Henry County Humane Society
$26,000.00 Henry County - FBO Sheriff's Search & Rescue
$100,000.00 Geneseo Youth Baseball & Softball
$150,000.00 Geneseo Park District
$75,000.00 Geneseo Ministerial Association
$500.00 WIU Foundation - WQPT
$50,262.23 Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes
$3,000.00 Geneseo Development & Growth
$3,500.00 Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling
$15,000.00 Junior Achievement of the Heartland
$5,000.00 Rutabaga, The Heart of Regional Art
$6,000.00 Henry County Youth Services Bureau
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$1,000.00 Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois
$3,000.00 Cole Memorial Cabin
$1,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$1,000.00 Maple City Band
$1,000.00 Geneseo Education Foundation
$2,000.00 Abilities Plus
$2,000.00 Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
$1,000.00 Kiwanis Children's Fund - Kiwanis Club of Geneseo
$875.00 City of Geneseo - Music Festival
$5,000.00 Geneseo Backpack Blessings
$9,500.00 Geneseo Community Chest, Inc
$4,000.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
$4,500.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters
$5,000.00 Geneseo Art League
$5,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
$30,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
2016-2017
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $403,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2016 — 2017. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
$41,435.93 Scholarships Awarded
$175,000.00 Geneseo Food Pantry
$3,500.00 Geneseo Marriage & Counseling
$21,000.00 Antique Engine & Tractor Association
$500.00 Richmond Hill Players
$22,000.00 City of Geneseo - Playground Equipment
$50,000.00 Geneseo Community Park District - Pool Project
$2,500.00 City of Geneseo - Fireworks
$4,000.00 Teen Reach Adventure Camp
$500.00 WIU Foundation WQPT
$20,000.00 Children’s Therapy Center of the Q.C.
$2,500.00 Cambridge School District 227 - Greenhouse Project
$5,000.00 Cole Memorial Cabin
$15,000.00 Junior Achievement of the Heartland
$1,050.00 Geneseo Soccer Club
$5,000.00 Rutabaga, The Heart of Regional Art
$2,850.00 Geneseo Development & Growth
$2,000.00 Geneseo Youth Football, Inc
$20,000.00 Geneseo Food Pantry
$10,000.00 Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation
$850.00 City of Geneseo - Family Festival
$5,000.00 Maple City Band
$5,000.00 Geneseo Education Foundation
$2,000.00 Geneseo International Thanksgiving Fellowship
$3,500.00 First Methodist Church - Backpack Blessing
$6,000.00 Henry County Youth Services Bureau
$4,000.00 Royal Family Kids Camp
$4,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters
$1,000.00 Geneseo After Prom
$9,000.00 Geneseo Art League
$5,000.00 Rebuilding Together Henry County
2015-2016
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $415,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2015 — 2016. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
44,184.18 | Scholarships Awarded |
6,000.00 | Henry County Youth Services |
4,000.00 | Big Brother/Big Sister Mississippi Valley |
1,000.00 | Geneseo After Prom |
9,000.00 | Geneseo Art League |
5,000.00 | Geneseo Youth Baseball & Softball |
5,000.00 | Geneseo Historical Society |
70,000.00 | Geneseo Park District Foundation – Pool |
21,150.00 | Geneseo Izaak Walton League |
2,000.00 | Geneseo Youth Football |
4,000.00 | Geneseo Development & Growth |
10,000.00 | Rebuilding Together |
45,000.00 | Richmond Hill Players |
3,600.00 | Children Therapy Center of the Quad Cities |
4,000.00 | Teen Reach Adventure Camp |
12,000.00 | Junior Achievement of the Heartland |
3,000.00 | Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling |
850.00 | Geneseo High School Soccer/Geneseo Soccer Club |
5,000.00 | Good Shepherd Foundation of Henry County |
10,000.00 | William Cole Memorial Cabin |
30,000.00 | Braveheart Children’s Advocacy Center |
100,000.00 | Geneseo Public Library |
500.00 | Western Illinois University Foundation – WQPT Quad Cities |
7,500.00 | Geneseo Community Chest |
2014-2015
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $370,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2014 — 2015. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
48,111.90 | Scholarships Awarded |
1,000.00 | Geneseo Endowment for Excellence in Education – After Prom |
4,000.00 | Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mississippi Valley |
25,000.00 | Henry County Humane Society |
4,000.00 | Royal Family Kids Camp |
9,000.00 | Geneseo Art League |
2,500.00 | City of Geneseo (Fireworks Display) |
6,000.00 | Henry County Youth Services Bureau |
2,200.00 | Geneseo Development & Growth INC |
2,000.00 | Geneseo Youth Football |
2,500.00 | Andover Tourism – Memorial Park |
21,500.00 | Hammond Henry Hospital Capital Campaign |
40,000.00 | Richmond Hill Players |
3,000.00 | Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling |
30,000.00 | Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation |
12,000.00 | Junior Achievement of the Heartland INC |
4,000.00 | Teen Reach Adventure Camp |
5,000.00 | City of Geneseo (Kiwanis Pavillion Project) |
5,000.00 | Rebuilding Together Henry County NFP |
500.00 | Western Illinois University Foundation/WIU – Quad Cities |
20,000.00 | Geneseo Historical Society |
7,500.00 | Geneseo Community Chest |
100,000.00 | Geneseo Public Library |
2013-2014
The Geneseo Foundation provided over $400,000 in previous year pledges and current grants to qualified organizations during 2013 — 2014. Here are just a few of the local community groups and projects supported:
47,581.00 | Scholarships Awarded |
20,400.00 | William Cole Memorial Cabin |
9,000.00 | Geneseo Art League |
4,000.00 | Royal Family Kids Camp |
5,000.00 | Western Illinois University Foundation – Geneseo Room |
43,400.00 | Geneseo School Facility Enhancement Foundation |
1,000.00 | Geneseo After Prom |
2,500.00 | City of Geneseo – Annual Fireworks |
2,000.00 | Geneseo park District/Youth Basketball Uniforms |
4,000.00 | Big Brothers/Big Sisters |
2,000.00 | Geneseo Chamber of Commerce – Family Fun Fest |
3,500.00 | Geneseo Development & Growth INC |
5,000.00 | Aisle of Flags – Construction on Building |
20,000.00 | Richmond Hill Players |
5,000.00 | NameAndover Tourism Council – Memorial Park |
2,000.00 | Geneseo Youth Football INC |
749.88 | GHS SOccer Booster/Geneseo Youth Soccer |
3,000.00 | Geneseo Marriage & Family Counseling |
12,000.00 | Junior Achievement of the Heartland |
4,000.00 | Teen Reach Adventure Camp |
3,900.00 | Children’s Therapy Center |
7,500.00 | Geneseo Community Chest |
5,000.00 | Rebuilding Together Geneseo/Cambridge |
15,000.00 | Geneseo Historical – Carriage House |
21,500.00 | Hammond Henry Hospital |
100,000.00 | Geneseo Public Library |