Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation
To solicit funds from the general public to provide support for rock island-milan school district graduating students through scholarships and provide support to rock island-milan school district teachers with teacher assistance grants.
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation gave $375K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $375K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $374,713
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $374,713
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $374,713
- Total assets
- $5,127,374
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rock Island Milan School Dist ($375K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2020) to $415K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $375K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Island Milan School Dist Rock Island, IL | To Enhance Academic Opportunity | $374,713 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,127,374 | $1,087,437 | $634,136 | $374,713 | 1 | $641,428 |
| 2024 | $4,672,833 | $1,301,287 | $672,336 | $364,565 | 1 | $487,985 |
| 2023 | $4,043,814 | $969,469 | $614,731 | $414,603 | 1 | $540,444 |
| 2022 | $3,689,076 | $175,859 | $571,322 | $306,412 | 1 | $-606,335 |
| 2021 | $4,085,555 | $853,499 | $370,971 | $145,214 | 1 | $411,350 |
| 2020 | $3,602,011 | $677,340 | $337,521 | $47,540 | 1 | $417,641 |
| 2019 | $3,263,001 | $943,130 | $528,062 | $143,591 | 1 | $432,796 |
About Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation is a public charity, based in Rock Island, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $375K. Net investment income was $641K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation is led by Monta Ponsetto, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Monta Ponsetto
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$48K (2019) → $73K (2025)
Zach Edwards
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Elsberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Gustafson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Rowell
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ian Frink
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alli Haskill
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cara Banks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Jorgensen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shellee Showalter
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Andich
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Blew
Past President
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lashanta Williams
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Barb Cady (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Bob Swanson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Doug Hultquist (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Pryce T. Boeye (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Cindy Lukasik (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jerry Jones (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Reginald Lawrence (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Phillips (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Clyde Schoeck (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Oberhaus (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Rose Ann Hass (2019) — Director
- Former: Russ Kennel (2019) — Bookkeeper
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $73K, to Monta Ponsetto (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation
How much does Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation give each year?
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation gave $375K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $365K across 1 grant.
How large is Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation?
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation reported $5.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
Where does Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation operate?
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation's EIN?
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3504459. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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