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The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Iowa City, Iowa · EIN 364154135

The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation is a private foundation in Iowa City, Iowa. In tax year 2024 it gave $289,500 in 126 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $333,580 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$333,580120$6.4 million
2024$289,500126$6.7 million

How to apply

The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa100$249,000
Florida5$15,200
Massachusetts3$7,600
Minnesota5$5,400
Illinois3$5,000
Missouri1$1,200
Oklahoma1$1,200
Connecticut1$1,000
Kansas1$1,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 126 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
Iowa City, IA
Care research of alzheimer's relative dementia$30,000
Community Foundation of Johnson County
Coralville, IA
Rotary - kerber heart sale fund$10,000
Rotary District 6000 Hef Inc
Coralville, IA
Iowa m.o.s.t. (miles of smiles team)$10,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
Iowa City, IA
Reach program$10,000
Zach Johnson Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
Kids on course endowment$10,000
Iccsd Foundation
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$6,000
Riverside Theatre
Iowa City, IA
Education and shakespeare support$6,000
The First Tee of Naples
Naples, FL
Scholarships and capital campaign$6,000
The Swarm Collective
North Liberty, IA
Support for men's and women's golf programs$6,000
Childserve Foundation Inc
Coralville, IA
Music therapy$5,000
Community Foundation of Johnson County
Coralville, IA
Healthy kids: school-based health clinics$5,000
Covenant Teaching Fellowship
Hollywood, FL
General operating fund$5,000
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
Iowa City, IA
Capital campaign$5,000
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$5,000
Mercy Medical Center Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
Training dementia care giving$5,000
Ronald McDonald House
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$5,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
Iowa City, IA
Hancher$5,000
United Way of Johnson County
Coralville, IA
General operating fund$4,500
American Seniors Golf Association Foundation
Marstone, MA
General operating fund$4,000
Oaknoll Foundation
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$4,000
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
Iowa City, IA
Library special collection, scottish highlander alumni fund, and college of education$4,000
Shelter House Community
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$3,500
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
General operating fund$3,000
Hoover Presidential Foundation
West Branch, IA
General operating fund$3,000
Iowa Golf Association Foundation
Des Moines, IA
General operating fund$3,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Corrider
Cedar Rapids, IA
General operating fund$2,500
Community Crisis Services and Food Bank
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$2,500
CSPS Hall Inc
Cedar Rapids, IA
General operating fund$2,500
Evans Scholars Foundation
Glenview, IL
General operating fund$2,500
Iowa Environmental Council
Des Moines, IA
General operating fund$2,500
Iowa Golf Association Foundation
Des Moines, IA
Herman sani scholarship$2,500
Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
General operating fund$2,500
Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
Jay peterson washington scholarship fund$2,500
The Iowa Childrens Museum
Coralville, IA
General operating fund$2,500
Donald Ross Society Foundation
Concord, MA
General operating fund$2,100
Alzheimer's Association - East Central Iowa
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$2,000
American Cancer Society
Iowa City, IA
Iowa city hope lodge support$2,000
First Presbyterian Church
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$2,000
Free Medical and Dental Clinic
Iowa City, IA
General operating fund$2,000
Give Foundation
Riverside, IA
General operating fund$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation give?

$289,500 in tax year 2024, across 126 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kenneth K Kinsey (President, Treas., & Director), Jeanette A Kinsey (Secretary & Director), Elizabeth J Hawley (Director) and Kristofer K Kinsey (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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