Holthues Trust appears to prioritize a mix of human-rights/peacebuilding organizations and regional community services, giving sustained operating support to both international advocacy groups (torture survivors, disability rights, abolition/anti‑slavery, prison sexual violence) and local Muscatine-area institutions (health clinic, social services, arts). The foundation also invests in environmental and climate advocacy in the Midwest and in story-telling/communications groups that amplify marginalized voices. Grants are often repeated and unrestricted or for core operating capacity, indicating long-term, relationship-driven funding rather than one-off project grants.
Holthues Trust gives sustained support to organizations working on human rights, torture recovery, disability rights, anti-slavery advocacy, and prison sexual violence, while also backing local Muscatine institutions. The repeat pattern is clear: the Center for Victims of Torture received $150,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Disability Rights International received $120,000 in each of those same three years. Those recurring awards sit alongside local commitments such as the Muscatine Center for Social Action, which received $155,000 in 2024 for domestic violence services and $100,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. The trust also funds advocacy organizations that use communications, testimony, and outreach to broaden public attention to these issues, including groups in Chicago, Washington, and Los Angeles. Across the recent grants, the foundation’s giving shows a mix of operating support, capacity-building, and program support, with many awards repeated over multiple years rather than made as one-time grants.
International human-rights work is a major thread in the trust’s giving. It awarded $120,000 in 2025 to Disability Rights International for international human rights for people with disabilities, and it supported Just Detention International with $120,000 in 2024 and $110,000 in 2023 for “Let’s End it Now: Fighting Prisoner Rape in the US and South Africa.” Anti-slavery work is another focus: Abolish Slavery Network March On Foundation received $100,000 in 2023 for the Abolish Slavery Network, indicating support for abolitionist organizing. The trust also backs public-facing narrative work, including $100,000 in 2024 to the Voices and Faces Project The for launching a center for testimony and human rights writing. In education for girls, it gave $90,000 in both 2023 and 2025 to Women’s Global Education Project for girls’ education in remote villages in Senegal and Kenya.
Typical awards cluster tightly around $10,000 to $40,000, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $40,000. The recent list also shows repeated support across years for several organizations, especially in human rights, local health, and community services, which points to relationship-based funding rather than isolated grants. Holthues Trust is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant record includes both operating support and project-specific grants, with many awards renewing in successive years.
$2.1M
$26.6M
$3.5M
$2.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Concentrated, repeat giving: multiple multi-year or recurring grants to the same core grantees, heavy emphasis on operating/unrestricted support and capacity-building rather than small one-off awards. Mix of significant international grants and targeted local/Midwest investments.
Notable grantees: Center for Victims of Torture, Disability Rights International, Muscatine Center for Social Action, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Nonviolent Peaceforce
Grants are concentrated in the United States, and Illinois is the top state by grant count. Chicago appears frequently in the recent list, alongside repeated awards to Muscatine, St Paul, Washington, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis. Iowa receives 20% of grants, reflecting ongoing support for Muscatine-area organizations and state-focused advocacy. Outside the HQ state, the trust also funds organizations in Minnesota, Illinois, Washington, DC, California, and Ohio, showing a regional footprint rather than a narrow local-only pattern.
The recent grants show support for human-rights and peacebuilding work, including torture recovery, disability rights, prison sexual violence prevention, anti-slavery advocacy, and testimony or witness projects. It also funds local Muscatine community services such as domestic violence response and a health clinic, plus environmental policy work in Iowa.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years. The Center for Victims of Torture received $150,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Disability Rights International received $120,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Nonviolent Peaceforce and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists also appear across more than one year.
The grant-size distribution is centered on smaller six-figure and five-figure awards: p25 is $10,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $40,000. The recent list also includes repeated awards at $100,000, $110,000, $120,000, and $150,000 for some recurring grantees.
Illinois is the top state by grant count. Iowa is also important, with 20% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent grants land in Chicago, Muscatine, St Paul, Washington, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and other U.S. locations.
Recent grantees include Muscatine Center for Social Action, Center for Victims of Torture, Disability Rights International, Just Detention International, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Nonviolent Peaceforce, and Environmental Law & Policy Center.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Victims of Torture | St Paul, MN | $150,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| Disability Rights International | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 2025 | International Human Rights for People with Disabilities |
| Nonviolent Peaceforce | Minneapolis, MN | $110,000 | 2025 | Advocacy and Outreach |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 2025 | Strengthening the Bulletin's Communication Capacity to Build a Larger Audience and Create a Safer More Secure Planet |
| Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $100,000 | 2025 | UnityPoint Mulberry Health Clinic |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Kent, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | Program and mission support |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | Simmons Center for Global Chicago |
| Muscatine Center for Social Action | Muscatine, IA | $100,000 | 2025 | Domestic Violence |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | Work in the State of Iowa |
| Women's Global Education Project | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2025 | Girls' Education in Remote Villages in Senegal & Kenya |
| Just Detention International | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | Let's End it Now: Fighting Prisoner Rape in the US and South Africa |
| Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $75,000 | 2025 | Muscatine city electric buses |
| Voices and Faces Project The | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2025 | Center for Story and Witness |
| MN Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) | St Paul, MN | $75,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Friends of Roots | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Flickinger Learning Center | Muscatine, IA | $30,000 | 2025 | Youth and teen educational programming |
| Senior Resources Inc | Muscatine, IA | $30,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| Ocean Conservation Research | Lagunitas, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Ocean Conservation Research Project |
| Table to Table | Iowa City, IA | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Sustainable Iowa Land Trust | West Branch, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Muscatine Symphony Orchestra | Muscatine, IA | $20,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| International Rescue Committee Iowa | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| The Boulevard of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | Chicago Project on Security and Threats |
| Iowa Resource for International Services | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Project Aware (N-Compass) | Marion, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Persuasion Institute | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| University of Global Health Equity Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| University of Austin | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| Children of Vietnam | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Mercy for Animals | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| One Acre Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Locally Haiti | Louisville, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Walk-In Counseling Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| Voorhees University | Denmark, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Our Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Agate Housing and Services | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Houses Into Homes | Coralville, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Latin America Working Group Education Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| Appetite for Change | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| Global Mountain Fund Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Immigrant Law Center of MN | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Middle Eastern Immigration and Refugee Advocacy | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | Operating |
| MN Coalition Against Sexual Assault | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
| Kliptown Youth Program (One World Childrens Fund) | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted-no spending requirement |
Disability Rights International
$120,000International Human Rights for People with Disabilities
Nonviolent Peaceforce
$110,000Advocacy and Outreach
Strengthening the Bulletin's Communication Capacity to Build a Larger Audience and Create a Safer More Secure Planet
UnityPoint Mulberry Health Clinic
Women's Global Education Project
$90,000Girls' Education in Remote Villages in Senegal & Kenya
Let's End it Now: Fighting Prisoner Rape in the US and South Africa
Voices and Faces Project The
$75,000Center for Story and Witness
MN Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA)
$75,000Operating
Partners in Health
$50,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Friends of Roots
$50,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Senior Resources Inc
$30,000Operating
Ocean Conservation Research
$30,000Ocean Conservation Research Project
Table to Table
$25,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Sustainable Iowa Land Trust
$20,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Muscatine Symphony Orchestra
$20,000Operating
International Rescue Committee Iowa
$20,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Iowa Resource for International Services
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Project Aware (N-Compass)
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Persuasion Institute
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
University of Global Health Equity Partners in Health
$10,000Operating
University of Austin
$10,000Operating
Locally Haiti
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Land Stewardship Project
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Houses Into Homes
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Latin America Working Group Education Fund
$10,000Operating
Global Mountain Fund Inc
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Immigrant Law Center of MN
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Middle Eastern Immigration and Refugee Advocacy
$10,000Operating
MN Coalition Against Sexual Assault
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement
Kliptown Youth Program (One World Childrens Fund)
$10,000Unrestricted-no spending requirement