Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdes & Kyle E Gerdes Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Waterloo, NE · EIN 47-0837289 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes
34grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$400smallest grant
$87Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 18 of its 34 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $64K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
24321 Leavenworth Cir
Waterloo, NE 68069-4840
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | Omaha, NE | $15,300 |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | Omaha, NE | $15,000 |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | Omaha, NE | $15,000 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University - Baseball | Bartlesville, OK | $5,000 |
| Samaitan's Purse | Boone, NC | $5,000 |
| Mario Murillo Ministries | Lafayette, TN | $3,000 |
| Citylight Bennington Church | Elkhorn, NE | $3,000 |
| Equipnet Inc | Almo, CA | $2,000 |
| Mario Murillo Ministries | Lafayette, TN | $2,000 |
| Rick Renner Ministries | Tusla, OK | $1,500 |
| Assure Women's Center | Omaha, NE | $1,000 |
| Capps Ministries GENREAL FUND | Broken Arrow, OK | $1,000 |
| Heartland Hope Mission | Omaha, NE | $1,000 |
| Joyce Meyer Ministries | Fenton, MO | $1,000 |
| Life Church | Elkhorn, NE | $1,000 |
| Living Waters | Omaha, NE | $1,000 |
| The Voice of the Martyrs | Bartlesville, OK | $1,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 |
| Wycliffe Associates | Orlando, FL | $1,000 |
| The Voice of the Martyrs | Bartlesville, OK | $1,000 |
| Citylight Bennington Church | Elkhorn, NE | $1,000 |
| Antioch Ministries International | Waco, TX | $1,000 |
| American Bible Society | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Ivxx Fire Ministries | Kannapolis, NC | $1,000 |
| Joyce Meyer Ministries | Fenton, MO | $1,000 |
| Rick Renner Ministries | Tusla, OK | $1,000 |
| Bible League International | Crete, IL | $500 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Omaha, NE | $500 |
| Harrison & Play Makers | Elkhorn, NE | $500 |
| Jewish Voice | Phoenix, AZ | $500 |
| NE Family Alliance | Lincoln, NE | $500 |
| Reconciliation Ministries | Columbia, SC | $500 |
| Vision Beyond Borders | Bozeman, MT | $500 |
| Waypoint Church | Omaha, NE | $400 |
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