Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes is a private foundation based in Waterloo, Nebraska. In 2025, it gave grants to charitable organizations including groups providing food and clothing, supporting women facing unplanned pregnancies, and serving disabled veterans.
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes at a glance
In short: Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes gave $35K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $34,700
- +28.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +250.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,652
- -63.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $65,141
- +29.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 24321 Leavenworth Circle, Waterloo, NE 68069-4840
Phone: (402) 679-8178
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Good News Jail & Prison Ministry ($15K). Together the top 10 received $28K.
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 79 grants of 79 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 61% of grant dollars went to recipients in Nebraska, 10% to Oklahoma, 9% to Tennessee, 6% to California, and 3% to Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes gives
- 19% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2019) to $123K (2021). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry Omaha, NE | General Fund | $15,300 |
| Mario Murillo Ministries Lafayette, TN | General Fund | $3,000 |
| Equipnet Inc Almo, CA | General Fund | $2,000 |
| Rick Renner Ministries Tusla, OK | General Fund | $1,500 |
| Assure Women's Center Omaha, NE | General Fund | $1,000 |
| Capps Ministries Broken Arrow, OK | Genreal Fund | $1,000 |
| Heartland Hope Mission Omaha, NE | General Fund | $1,000 |
| Joyce Meyer Ministries Fenton, MO | General Fund | $1,000 |
| Life Church Elkhorn, NE | General Fund | $1,000 |
| Living Waters Omaha, NE | General Fund | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $65,141 | $51,020 | $36,274 | $34,700 | 21 | $34,700 | $752 | $2,156 |
| 2024 | $50,395 | $75,605 | $28,555 | $27,000 | 6 | $27,000 | $43,557 | $2,049 |
| 2023 | $3,345 | $-2,486 | $26,465 | $25,000 | 7 | $25,000 | $174 | $926 |
| 2022 | $32,296 | $-4,886 | $48,163 | $43,600 | 5 | $43,600 | $396 | $3,262 |
| 2021 | $85,345 | $199,273 | $123,996 | $122,500 | 40 | $122,500 | $99,146 | $3,015 |
| 2020 | $10,068 | $-927 | $48,256 | $46,600 | 14 | — | $23,504 | $1,307 |
| 2019 | $59,251 | $-2,014 | $24,121 | $22,700 | 9 | — | $19,928 | $3,444 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose missions, as described by the organizations themselves, include providing food and clothing and promoting self-sufficiency for people in need (Heartland Hope Mission); helping women facing unplanned pregnancies address physical, spiritual, and emotional needs and make life-affirming decisions (Assure Women’s Center); and building better lives for disabled veterans and their families (Disabled American Veterans). Equipnet describes its mission as empowering innovators who use compassion and justice to drive transformation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 21 grants totaling $34,700. Grant amounts ranged from $400 to $15,300, with a median grant of $1,000. Its largest grants included $15,300 to Good News Jail & Prison Ministry, $3,000 to Mario Murillo Ministries, $2,000 to Equipnet, and $1,500 to Rick Renner Ministries. It also gave $1,000 each to Assure Women’s Center, Heartland Hope Mission, Life Church, Living Waters, Joyce Meyer Ministries, Capps Ministries, and The Voice of the Martyrs, among others. Disabled American Veterans received $500.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdes as director, president, and treasurer; Kyle E Gerdes as director, vice president, and secretary; and Gordon T Watanabe as director.
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes is led by Pamela K. Watanabe-Gerdes, Director, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pamela K. Watanabe-Gerdes
Director, President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gordon T. Watanabe
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kyle E. Gerdes
Director, Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes
How much does Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes give each year?
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes gave $35K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 6 grants.
What is Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes's typical grant size?
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,652, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes give grants?
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes gives mostly in Nebraska: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Oklahoma (10%) and Tennessee (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Omaha, NE (6 grants) and Elkhorn, NE (2 grants).
Does Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes give general operating support?
Yes: 95% of Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes's largest grantees?
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes's largest 2025 grantees include Good News Jail & Prison Ministry ($15,300), Mario Murillo Ministries ($3,000) and Equipnet Inc ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes?
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes's EIN?
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0837289. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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