K2 Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on faith-based social service work, funding both international Christian-led poverty relief in Haiti and locally focused programs that serve vulnerable youth and people impacted by incarceration in Iowa. The foundation makes a small number of large grants and appears to support operating or program needs for mission-driven nonprofits that provide relocation/redistribution of the poor, youth homelessness services, and incarceration counseling. Its awards are concentrated among a handful of repeat grantees rather than being broadly distributed.
K2 Charitable Foundation’s largest recent awards go to Haiti Christian Development Fund for relocation and redistribution of the poor in Haiti, including $742,000 in 2023 and $650,000 in 2024. That pattern points to a funder willing to make very large, repeated grants for a single international poverty-relief effort while also supporting smaller local ministries in Iowa. The foundation’s giving is split between faith-based work and direct services, with a strong emphasis on Christian-led programs and practical support for vulnerable people. In Iowa, K2 Charitable Foundation has backed Freedom for Youth with $504,150 in 2024 and $201,500 in 2023 for assistance to youth without a home. It has also funded New Horizons Ministries for incarceration counseling, along with churches, community foundations, pregnancy counseling, refugee family support, disability services, and Christian summer camp programming. The recent grant list shows a mix of large operating-style awards and smaller program grants, with repeat support concentrated among a limited number of organizations rather than a broad pool of recipients.
A major thread in K2 Charitable Foundation’s giving is support for people experiencing homelessness and instability in Iowa. Freedom for Youth received $504,150 in 2024 and $201,500 in 2023 to assist lost and hurting kids who are without a home in Iowa. The foundation also funds reentry and incarceration-related work. New Horizons Ministries received $225,000 in 2024 and $137,000 in 2023 for incarceration counseling, showing a repeated commitment to that service area. Faith-based community and education programs appear throughout the grant list. Examples include $41,000 to John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation for Christian community development, $12,000 to Mendenhall Ministries for religious instruction, and $2,000 to Hidden Acres Christian Center for Christian summer camp programs. It also supports family-oriented services, including $2,000 to Agape Pregnancy Resource Center for pregnancy counseling and $2,000 to Des Moines Refugee Support for refugee family support.
K2 Charitable Foundation’s typical grant size is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,000 at the median, and $51,500 at the 75th percentile, which shows a mix of small awards and a smaller number of much larger grants. The grant list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, especially for large program commitments and smaller annual awards. The foundation is a charitable foundation rather than an operating grantmaker or DAF sponsor, and it does not make program-related investments. The pattern suggests direct grant support for mission-driven nonprofits, with several recipients appearing in multiple years.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $52K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$52K
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Highly concentrated: few, large grants with repeat funding to the same organizations; mix of one major international project and targeted local service providers; grants appear program- or mission-focused rather than widely distributed small gifts.
Notable grantees: Haiti Christian Development Fund, Freedom For Youth, New Horizons Ministries
K2 Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Iowa, which accounts for 54% of grants and is also its top state by grant count. Des Moines appears repeatedly, including grants to Freedom for Youth, Greater Des Moines Community Foundation, Easter Seals, Agape Pregnancy Resource Center, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Open Bible Church. Other Iowa recipients include West Des Moines, Norwalk, Clive, and Dayton. Outside Iowa, the foundation’s grants also reached Florida, Colorado, Arizona, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, and Washington, but all recent grants in the file went to U.S. organizations.
Its recent grants center on faith-based social service work, including Christian-led poverty relief in Haiti, youth homelessness services in Iowa, incarceration counseling, pregnancy counseling, refugee family support, disability services, and church-based ministry programs.
Yes. Haiti Christian Development Fund received $742,000 in 2023 and $650,000 in 2024. Freedom for Youth, New Horizons Ministries, Leader Source, Greater Des Moines Community Foundation, Easter Seals, Agape Pregnancy Resource Center, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes also appear in more than one year.
The grant-size distribution is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,000 at the median, and $51,500 at the 75th percentile. That indicates many smaller grants alongside a smaller number of large awards.
Iowa is the top state by grant count, with 54% of grants going to recipients in the state. Des Moines is the most visible city in the recent grant list, followed by West Des Moines, Norwalk, Clive, and Dayton.
In the recent grant file, yes. The recipient country distribution shows 28 grants to U.S. organizations, and the listed recent grants all go to U.S.-based recipients, including one international program carried out through a U.S. organization in Florida.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND | MARGATE, FL | $1,032,500 | 2026 | RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI |
| NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES | CANCON CITY, CO | $407,500 | 2026 | INCARCERATION COUNSELING |
| FREEDOM FOR YOUTH | DES MOINES, IA | $269,000 | 2026 | ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA |
| AGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER | DES MOINES, IA | $150,000 | 2026 | PREGNANCY COUNSELING |
| OPEN BIBLE CHURCH | DES MOINES, IA | $82,000 | 2026 | ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS |
| JOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $67,500 | 2026 | CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| JOPPA | DES MOINES, IA | $40,000 | 2026 | HOMELESS OUTREACH |
| LEADER SOURCE | ELKHART, IN | $35,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| THE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES | MENDENHALL, MS | $25,000 | 2026 | CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| SCALPEL AT THE CROSS | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL MINISTRY |
| DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT | DES MOINES, IA | $2,000 | 2026 | ASSIST REFUGEE FAMILIES |
| HIDDEN ACRES CHRISTIAN CENTER | DAYTON, IA | $2,000 | 2026 | CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS |
| VARIETY - THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $2,000 | 2026 | CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| HOLY CROSS CHURCH | SULLIVANS ISLAND, SC | $2,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | DES MOINES, IA | $1,500 | 2026 | CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP RELIGIOUS TEACHING |
| JOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | DES MOINES, IA | $500 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND | MARGATE, FL | $606,344 | 2025 | RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI |
| FREEDOM FOR YOUTH | DES MOINES, IA | $452,500 | 2025 | ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA |
| NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES | CANCON CITY, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | INCARCERATION COUNSELING |
| CREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | $125,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| AGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER | DES MOINES, IA | $112,000 | 2025 | PREGNANCY COUNSELING |
| VOICE OF CALVARY MINISTRIES | JACKSON, MS | $30,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| THE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES | MENDENHALL, MS | $20,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| OPEN BIBLE CHURCH | DES MOINES, IA | $14,000 | 2025 | ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS |
| LEADER SOURCE | ELKHART, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| JOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $7,650 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| ART FOR ALL MISSISSIPPI | JACKSON, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ART PROGRAMS |
| COVINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BRETHREN | COVINGTON, WA | $2,500 | 2025 | ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS |
| HIDDEN ACRES CHRISTIAN CENTER | DAYTON, IA | $2,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS |
| PINKY SWEAR FOUNDATION | EDINA, MN | $2,000 | 2025 | ASSISTING FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | DES MOINES, IA | $1,500 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPRELIGIOUS TEACHING |
| THE ARK | CHICAGO, IL | $390 | 2025 | ASSISTING FAMILIES IN CHICAGO AREA |
| HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND | MARGATE, FL | $650,000 | 2024 | RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI |
| FREEDOM FOR YOUTH | DES MOINES, IA | $504,150 | 2024 | ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA |
| NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES | CANCON CITY, CO | $225,000 | 2024 | INCARCERATION COUNSELING |
| CREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | $56,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| JOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $41,000 | 2024 | CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
| LEADER SOURCE | ELKHART, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| OPEN BIBLE CHURCH | DES MOINES, IA | $6,000 | 2024 | ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS |
| GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | $6,000 | 2024 | SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF IOWA NONPROFITS FOR KIDS |
| AGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER | DES MOINES, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | PREGNANCY COUNSELING |
| EASTER SEALS | DES MOINES, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | ASSISTING KIDS WITH DISABILITIES |
| DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT | NORWALK, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | REFUGEE FAMILY SUPPORT |
| HIDDEN ACRES CHRISTIAN CENTER | DAYTON, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | DES MOINES, IA | $500 | 2024 | CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPRELIGIOUS TEACHING |
| HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND | MARGATE, FL | $742,000 | 2023 | RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI |
| FREEDOM FOR YOUTH | DES MOINES, IA | $201,500 | 2023 | ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA |
| NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES | CANCON CITY, CO | $137,000 | 2023 | INCARCERATION COUNSELING |
| NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $50,000 | 2023 | WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISADVANTEDGED. |
| MENDENHALL MINISTRIES | MENDENHALL, MS | $12,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION |
HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
$1,032,500RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI
NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES
$407,500INCARCERATION COUNSELING
FREEDOM FOR YOUTH
$269,000ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA
AGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER
$150,000PREGNANCY COUNSELING
OPEN BIBLE CHURCH
$82,000ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS
JOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION
$67,500CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LEADER SOURCE
$35,000EDUCATION
THE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES
$25,000CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SCALPEL AT THE CROSS
$20,000MEDICAL MINISTRY
DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT
$2,000ASSIST REFUGEE FAMILIES
HIDDEN ACRES CHRISTIAN CENTER
$2,000CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
$2,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
JOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$500RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
$606,344RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI
FREEDOM FOR YOUTH
$452,500ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA
NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES
$150,000INCARCERATION COUNSELING
CREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$125,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
AGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER
$112,000PREGNANCY COUNSELING
THE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES
$20,000CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OPEN BIBLE CHURCH
$14,000ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS
LEADER SOURCE
$10,000EDUCATION
JOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION
$7,650CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ART FOR ALL MISSISSIPPI
$5,000SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ART PROGRAMS
COVINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BRETHREN
$2,500ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS
HIDDEN ACRES CHRISTIAN CENTER
$2,000CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS
HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
$650,000RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI
FREEDOM FOR YOUTH
$504,150ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA
NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES
$225,000INCARCERATION COUNSELING
CREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$56,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
JOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION
$41,000CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LEADER SOURCE
$10,000EDUCATION
OPEN BIBLE CHURCH
$6,000ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS
GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$6,000SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF IOWA NONPROFITS FOR KIDS
AGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER
$2,000PREGNANCY COUNSELING
EASTER SEALS
$2,000ASSISTING KIDS WITH DISABILITIES
DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT
$2,000REFUGEE FAMILY SUPPORT
HIDDEN ACRES CHRISTIAN CENTER
$2,000CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS
HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
$742,000RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI
FREEDOM FOR YOUTH
$201,500ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA
NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES
$137,000INCARCERATION COUNSELING
NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE
$50,000WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISADVANTEDGED.
MENDENHALL MINISTRIES
$12,000RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION