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K2 Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

International$5.1MHuman Services$2.7MReligion$1.7MHealth$417kCommunity Improvement$330kPhilanthropy$259kEducation$80kEmployment$50kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $120k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $300k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.7M
$35,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$4.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HAITI CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND$1,032,500
NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES$407,500
FREEDOM FOR YOUTH$269,000
AGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER$150,000
OPEN BIBLE CHURCH$82,000
JOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION$67,500
JOPPA$40,000
Individual grant recipient$35,000
THE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES$25,000
SCALPEL AT THE CROSS$20,000
DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT$2,000
HIDDEN ACRES CHRISTIAN CENTER$2,000
VARIETY - THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF IOWA$2,000
HOLY CROSS CHURCH$2,000
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$1,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $87k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%PINKY SWEAR FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT: $2k → 6%ETERNAL ANCHOR: $2k → 9%MIDWEST FOOD BANK: $5k → 14%VOICE OF CALVARY MINISTRIES: $30k → 23%ETERNAL ANCHOR: $2k → 9%MIDWEST FOOD BANK: $1k → 14%ETERNAL ANCHOR: $2k → 9%ETERNAL ANCHOR: $1k → 9%JOPPA: $40k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
IA
IN
CO
AZ
SC
OK
MS
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$10M · 21 repeat orgs$165k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +105% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
12

Total granted

$10M
$101k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+105%
+2%

Still filing today

52%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $64k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesReligionInternationalEmploymentPhilanthropyEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NH
    NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $920k · revenue +18%
  • NM
    Neighborhood Ministries Inc
    5× · 2017–2021 · $541k · revenue +311%
  • CC
    CREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2024 · $216k · revenue ×14

Funded once

  • NY
    Not Your Average Joegraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +122%
  • VO
    VOICE OF CALVARY MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2024 · $30k · revenue 0%
  • CM
    CALVARY MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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2
Mission Haiti

Our purpose is to show the love of god by developing and equipping strong christian leaders in haiti for the cause of christ.

Religion
3
Cross (Christians Reaching Out in Social Services)

The organization provides direct assistance and support services to residents of champlin, corcoran, dayton, maple grove, osseo and rogers, mn targeting households with low incomes and those faced with financial crisis.

Religion
4
A Jesus Mission

A Jesus Mission creates unique opportunities for individuals or teams to serves as Christian missionaires around the world through traditional evangelism, discipleship training, and outreach.

Religion
5
Evanjafrica Inc

Evanjafrica ministries is a non-profit christian organization located in nampula, mozambique. evanjafrica is registered with the ministry of justice republic of mozambique at the department of religious affairs under number 127/2004. our…

International
6
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
Health
7
Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa Inc

Habitat for humanity of central iowa, inc. works in partnership with god and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with god's people in need by building houses, so that there are decent houses in decent…

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8
Freedom for Youth Ministries

Freedom for youth offers the love of jesus christ to at-risk inner city youth and homeless young adults which empowers them to break bondages in their lives, discover their god given purpose and lead a life filled with faith, hope & love.…

Youth Development
9
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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10
His Harvest Stand

To lift people out of poverty by responding to human need with the love of christ.

Food & Nutrition
11
Challenge Ministries Us

The organization exists to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ while providing support and serving the poor through benevolent assistance, medical services, education, orphan care, church planting, etc.

International
12
Miracle Hill Ministries Inc

Miracle hill ministries is committed to life transformation for children and adults experiencing homelessness. more information and program outcomes may be found at www.miraclehill.org.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Horizons Ministries Inc; the most unlike its peers is Not Your Average Joe. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 38 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Haiti Christian Development Fund: $5,111,844 · InternationalHaiti Christian Development Fund+1 more: $20,000 · InternationalFREEDOM FOR YOUTH: $1,427,150 · OtherFREEDOM FOR YOUTHFREEDON FOR YOUTH: $1,227,630 · OtherFREEDON FOR YOUTHNEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES INC: $919,500 · OtherNEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES INCAGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER: $353,000 · OtherAGAPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERJOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION: $329,728 · OtherJOHN & VERA MAE PERKINS FOUNDATION+17 more: $298,315 · Other+17 moreNeighborhood Ministries Inc: $541,000 · ReligionTHE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES: $57,000 · Religion+1 more: $1,500 · ReligionCREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $216,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $43,000 · PhilanthropyJOPPA: $40,000 · Human ServicesVOICE OF CALVARY MINISTRIES: $30,000 · Human ServicesETERNAL ANCHOR: $7,000 · Human ServicesMIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP: $5,500 · Human ServicesDes Moines Refugee Support: $4,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesNot Your Average Joe: $50,000 · EmploymentART FOR ALL MISSISSIPPI: $5,000 · Arts & CultureJOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $2,500 · Education
International$5,131,844Other$4,555,323Religion$599,500Philanthropy$259,000Human Services$88,500Employment$50,000Arts & Culture$5,000Education$2,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHaiti Christian Development Fund: $5,111,844 over 9y, 86% of budgetNEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES INC: $919,500 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetNeighborhood Ministries Inc: $541,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetCREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $216,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetTHE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES: $57,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetNot Your Average Joe: $50,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $43,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJOPPA: $40,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetVOICE OF CALVARY MINISTRIES: $30,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetETERNAL ANCHOR: $7,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetART FOR ALL MISSISSIPPI: $5,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetDes Moines Refugee Support: $4,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetARRIVE MINISTRIES: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPINKY SWEAR FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChrist-Life Ministries Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Haiti Christian Development Fund ↗
  • Who funds NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Neighborhood Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds CREIGHTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MENDENHALL MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds Not Your Average Joe ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN ↗
  • Who funds JOPPA ↗
  • Who funds VOICE OF CALVARY MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds SCALPEL AT THE CROSS INC ↗
  • Who funds ETERNAL ANCHOR ↗
  • Who funds MIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP ↗
  • Who funds ART FOR ALL MISSISSIPPI ↗
  • Who funds Des Moines Refugee Support ↗
  • Who funds ARRIVE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds JOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds PINKY SWEAR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA ↗
  • Who funds Christ-Life Ministries Inc ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncGA12.9× affinity13 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization K2 Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from K2 Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to K2 Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to K2 Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 38 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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