The Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on community betterment in the Des Moines area, primarily through large, general-purpose gifts to the local community foundation and a small number of place-based projects. While most dollars (over 80%) flow to broad community improvement via repeated grants to the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, the foundation also makes targeted investments in local outdoor assets and cultural programming. Their giving pattern suggests a focus on building civic infrastructure and public amenities rather than funding many small program-specific awards.
Repeated six-figure gifts to the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines define the Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation’s recent giving. In the latest file, the foundation made a $609,851 grant in 2025 and a $340,467 grant in 2025 to that intermediary, following a $435,000 grant in 2023 and a $221,993 campaign gift in 2023. That pattern points to a donor that uses a local community foundation as a major vehicle for community betterment in Greater Des Moines. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation also supports place-based work tied to civic life and local amenities. It gave $101,498 to Icon Water Trails in West Des Moines and $35,385 to Urban Dreams in Des Moines, alongside smaller awards to Food Bank of Iowa and Everystep. The grant list also shows support for arts, environmental projects, and faith-linked institutions, but the largest activity centers on community infrastructure and neighborhood improvement in central Iowa. The foundation’s recent record is active, with grantmaking spread across 2023 and 2025 and a mix of large and small awards.
Community betterment is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent grants. It backed Urban Dreams with $35,385 in 2025 and Food Bank of Iowa with $33,670 the same year, both in Des Moines. It also supported Bricker-price Block Restoration Corporation in Earlham with $15,000, linking its giving to local redevelopment and community use. Arts and culture also appear in the record. The foundation gave $71,142 to Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc in 2025, $17,000 to Des Moines Art Center in 2025, and $100,000 to Scholas Occurrentes in Barcelona in 2023. In environmental giving, it supported The Nature Conservancy in Iowa with $15,000 and Great Outdoors Foundation with $10,000. The recent list also includes $10,000 to National Speech & Debate Association in West Des Moines, showing support for education-related programming as well.
Grant size is highly skewed toward small awards, with a p25 of $300, a median of $1,500, and a p75 of $5,000. That sits alongside a few much larger awards that drive a substantial share of annual giving. The recent record shows repeated support across multiple years for the same recipients, including the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, Urban Dreams, United Way of Central Iowa, Sacred Heart Church and School, National Gallery of Art, Des Moines Art Center, and Food Bank of Iowa. The foundation is a family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$1.4M
$121.5M
$15.8M
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $300 and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$300
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 145 | $3.1M | 98.0% |
| 2 | Spain |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving with a few large grants—especially repeat, unrestricted or community-benefit gifts to the Community Foundation—plus handful of targeted, one-off investments in local environmental, recreation, and cultural projects.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, Icon Water Trails, Scholas Occurrentes, In Harmony Farm
Giving is concentrated in Iowa, where 77% of grants go and where the top state by grant count is also located. Des Moines is the main recipient city, with additional grants in West Des Moines, Urbandale, and Earlham. Outside Iowa, the recent list includes Washington, DC; Boulder, Colorado; and Barcelona, Spain. The recipient-country mix is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 103 grants in the United States and 1 in Spain.
The recent grants cluster around community betterment, arts and culture, environmental work, and some education-related support. Examples include community grants to Urban Dreams and Food Bank of Iowa, arts funding for Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc and Des Moines Art Center, and environmental support for The Nature Conservancy in Iowa and Great Outdoors Foundation.
Typical awards are small: the p25 is $300, the median is $1,500, and the p75 is $5,000. The distribution is more concentrated at the low end, even though the foundation also makes occasional six-figure grants.
Yes. The recent record includes repeated grants to the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines in both 2023 and 2025, plus recurring support across years for Urban Dreams, United Way of Central Iowa, Sacred Heart Church and School, National Gallery of Art, Des Moines Art Center, and Food Bank of Iowa.
Most grants go to Iowa, which accounts for 77% of recipient locations and is also the top state by grant count. Des Moines appears frequently, with additional Iowa recipients in West Des Moines, Urbandale, and Earlham.
The largest recent grants in the file went to the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, including $609,851 in 2025 and $340,467 in 2025. Other large awards include $101,498 to Icon Water Trails and $100,000 to Scholas Occurrentes and In Harmony Farm.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 |
| $300K |
2.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | $609,851 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | $340,467 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ICON WATER TRAILS | WEST DES MOINES, IA | $101,498 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BRAVO GREATER DES MOUNES INC | DES MOINES, IA | $71,142 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES |
| SACRED HEART CHURCH AND SCHOOL | BOULDER, CO | $37,752 | 2025 | FAITH |
| URBAN DREAMS | DES MOINES, IA | $35,385 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| FOOD BANK OF IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $33,670 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $21,700 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN GIFT |
| NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $19,720 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES |
| DES MOINES ART CENTER | DES MOINES, IA | $17,000 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES |
| BRICKER-PRICE BLOCK RESTORATION CORPORATION | EARLHAM, IA | $15,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $15,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION | WEST DES MOINES, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| URBAN DREAMS | DES MOINES, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | MEMORIALS |
| EVERYSTEP | DES MOINES, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CENTER AT SIXTH | DES MOINES, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BY DEGREES | DES MOINES, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER IOWA | URBANDALE, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER | DES MOINES, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | MEMORIALS |
| BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | DES MOINES, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | G2 DONATIONS |
| RMHC OF CENTRAL IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ELLIPSIS | JOHNSTON, IA | $5,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT | IOWA CITY, IA | $4,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| DIOCESE OF DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | $3,200 | 2025 | FAITH |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $3,165 | 2025 | CAMPAIGN GIFT |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH | DES MOINES, IA | $3,000 | 2025 | FAITH |
| ST MARY'S CHURCH | DES MOINES, IA | $3,000 | 2025 | FAITH |
| OKOBOJI FOUNDATION | OKOBOJI, IA | $2,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| ST PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL | PERRY, IA | $2,500 | 2025 | FAITH |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER IOWA | URBANDALE, IA | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BARBARA'S HOUSE | GREENWICH, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| HOYT SHERMAN PLACE | DES MOINES, IA | $2,392 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES |
| DES MOINES ART CENTER | DES MOINES, IA | $2,300 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES |
| HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY | DES MOINES, IA | $1,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| IOWA RIVERS REVIVAL | DES MOINES, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA | AMES, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| DALLAS COUNTY FOUNDATION | ADEL, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | G2 DONATIONS |
| DMARC | DES MOINES, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | FAITH |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | AMES, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| IOWA GREAT LAKES FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | $1,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | DES MOINES, IA | $950 | 2025 | FAITH |
| OKOBOJI PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION | SPENCER, IA | $500 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| BRENTON ARBORETUM | DALLAS CENTER, IA | $500 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| EARLHAM CHICKS WITH CHECKS | EARLHAM, IA | $400 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| DES MOINES WINE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | $290 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BETTERMENT |
| GUTS GEAR INC | DES MOINES, IA | $250 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
ICON WATER TRAILS
$101,498COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BRAVO GREATER DES MOUNES INC
$71,142ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
SACRED HEART CHURCH AND SCHOOL
$37,752FAITH
COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
DES MOINES ART CENTER
$17,000ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
BRICKER-PRICE BLOCK RESTORATION CORPORATION
$15,000COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN IOWA
$15,000ENVIRONMENTAL
NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION
$10,000EDUCATION
CENTER AT SIXTH
$5,000COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BY DEGREES
$5,000COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$5,000G2 DONATIONS
RMHC OF CENTRAL IOWA
$5,000COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT
$4,000EDUCATION
DIOCESE OF DES MOINES
$3,200FAITH
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
$3,000FAITH
ST MARY'S CHURCH
$3,000FAITH
OKOBOJI FOUNDATION
$2,500COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
ST PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL
$2,500FAITH
BARBARA'S HOUSE
$2,500COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
HOYT SHERMAN PLACE
$2,392ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
DES MOINES ART CENTER
$2,300ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY
$1,500COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
IOWA RIVERS REVIVAL
$1,000ENVIRONMENTAL
DALLAS COUNTY FOUNDATION
$1,000COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
IOWA GREAT LAKES FOUNDATION
$1,000ENVIRONMENTAL
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$950FAITH
OKOBOJI PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
$500ENVIRONMENTAL
BRENTON ARBORETUM
$500ENVIRONMENTAL
EARLHAM CHICKS WITH CHECKS
$400COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
DES MOINES WINE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
$290COMMUNITY BETTERMENT
GUTS GEAR INC
$250HUMAN SERVICES