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Who can apply: Eligible nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3).
Deadline: First of every month; applications reviewed monthly.
About Geneseo Foundation
The Geneseo Foundation concentrates its giving on local community strengthening in and around Geneseo, IL, with large, targeted investments rather than many small grants. A plurality of funding goes to college scholarship support for local students, while other major gifts support recreation and conservation assets (park district, Hennepin Canal) and at least one sizable grant to a social services organization (Freedom House). The foundation appears to prioritize place-based quality-of-life and education opportunities for its community.
Focus Areas
Local college scholarship programs for Geneseo-area studentsMunicipal and regional park and recreation support (Geneseo Park District)Canal and waterways conservation/recreation (Friends of Hennepin Canal)Local social services/shelter or residential recovery support (Freedom House)
Who They Fund
college students (postsecondary students)undergraduate students
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with only a handful of grants per cycle; repeat support for scholarship programs and large one-off contributions to local civic, recreation, and social-service organizations.
About Geneseo Foundation
Geneseo Foundation’s giving is built around Geneseo-area scholarships: the largest recent grants on file are all College Scholarships awards, including $297,913 in 2024 and $269,075 in 2025. That pattern places student support at the center of the foundation’s work, with multiple scholarship programs for graduating Geneseo High School seniors and four-year tuition awards for selected students. Outside education, the foundation has used substantial grants to support community assets that shape daily life in Geneseo and nearby towns. Its recent list includes major support for Geneseo Park District, Friends of Hennepin Canal, Freedom House in Princeton, and Inspire Continuing Care in Geneseo. Those grants show a mix of recreation, conservation, housing or recovery-related services, and local care infrastructure. The foundation also funds a wide set of local institutions through general charitable contributions, including schools, a hospital foundation, the public library, youth sports, and the city government. Taken together, the record shows a place-based funder focused on education access and community strength in and around Geneseo, Illinois.
What Geneseo Foundation Funds
Education support is the clearest theme. Geneseo Foundation gave $53,559 in 2023 to Geneseo High School and maintains scholarship programs for graduating seniors, including four-year tuition awards and recognition scholarships for students in NHS and NVTHS. Community recreation and civic space are another focus. The foundation gave $255,500 in 2025 to Geneseo Park District, a grant that sits alongside earlier support for local park and recreation assets. Health and care-related organizations also appear in the record. It provided $112,500 in 2023 to Hammond Henry Hospital Foundation and $126,000 in 2025 to Inspire Continuing Care, both in Geneseo. The foundation’s local development interests extend to youth and public-serving institutions, including $100,000 in 2023 to Geneseo Youth Baseball & Softball and $40,786 in 2025 to Geneseo Public Library.
How Geneseo Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a modest median with selective larger awards: p25 is $1,402, the median is $7,000, and p75 is $24,245. The recent grant list shows a separate pattern at the high end, with repeated six-figure gifts for scholarships and local institutions. Grants are made through regular programs reviewed monthly by the Board of Managers, and the foundation also offers matching grants for larger projects. It is a regular funder rather than a DAF, does not fund individuals directly, and does not make program-related investments. The scholarship programs are not unsolicited, while the general grant program and matching grants accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$24.1M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $24K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$24K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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