Open Foundations · Iowa

K2 Charitable Foundation

Urbandale, Iowa · EIN 461208733. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.1M across 16 grants in 2025, a median of $30K each.

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$2.1M
paid in 2025
16
grants paid
$30K
median grant
3%
to first-time recipients
$4.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
KENNETH L SMITH
Address
10021 HICKMAN ROAD, URBANDALE, IA, 50322
Phone
5152763456
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE FOUNDATION BOARD IS DEVELOPING THE GRANT APPLICATION PROGRAM THAT WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE APPLICANTS
Submission deadline
SUBMISSION DEADLINES HAVE NOT BEEN YET DETERMINED
Restrictions on awards
IN PROCESS OF DETERMINING ANY RESTRICTIONS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611349349104036. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

community developmentchristian communityeducationreligious

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 16 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Haiti Christian Development FundFL$1,032,500RELOCATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR IN HAITI
2New Horizons MinistriesCO$407,500INCARCERATION COUNSELING
3Freedom for YouthIA$269,000ASSIST LOST AND HURTING KIDS WHO ARE WITHOUT A HOME IN IOWA
4Agape Pregnancy Resource CenterIA$150,000PREGNANCY COUNSELING
5Open Bible ChurchIA$82,000ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES AND MINISTERS
6John & Vera Mae Perkins FoundationMS$67,500CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
7JoppaIA$40,000HOMELESS OUTREACH
8Leader SourceIN$35,000EDUCATION
9The Mendenhall MinistriesMS$25,000CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
10Scalpel at the CrossFL$20,000MEDICAL MINISTRY
11Des Moines Refugee SupportIA$2,000ASSIST REFUGEE FAMILIES
12Hidden Acres Christian CenterIA$2,000CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS
13Holy Cross ChurchSC$2,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
14Variety - the Childrens Charity of IowaIA$2,000CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
15Fellowship of Christian AthletesIA$1,500CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP RELIGIOUS TEACHING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202013$786K
202113$732K
202215$1.2M
202313$1.5M
202416$1.5M
2025 (partial year)16$2.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Iowa56%
Florida13%
Mississippi13%
Colorado6%
Indiana6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Barry LuchtelSECRETARY · 2025
John LamaleTREASURER · 2025
Kenneth L SmithPRESIDENT · 2025
Landon LuchtelVICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Robert WilsonDIRECTOR · 2025
Tom GilbertDIRECTOR · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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