Walden Charitable Foundation
Accepts applications
Walden Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Arnolds Park, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $183,000 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$183,000
- Number of grants23
- Typical grant$5,000
- Largest grant$30,000
- Assets$2.7 million
- New grantees30%
Giving in 2025 was up from $127,000 the year before.
30% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $107,000 | 27 | $2.3 million |
| 2024 | $127,000 | 17 | $2.5 million |
| 2025 | $183,000 | 23 | $2.7 million |
How to apply
| Contact | C B Kitty Conover 1215 Grand Avenue, Spencer, IA 51301 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (712) 580-4101 |
| What to submit | No standard form |
| Restrictions | The requests must be to provide support for charitable and educational causes and organizations. |
What Walden Charitable Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 23 | $183,000 |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| River's Edge Methodist Church | Upper des moines kits for homeless individuals. Childcare center. Caasa kits for adults and children needing emergency supplies. | $30,000 |
| Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation | Behavioral health unit adding a second security room for mental health patients | $15,000 |
| Atlas of Spencer | Funds to cover salaries, staff training, emergency funds, and homeless help | $13,000 |
| Atlas of Lakes Area | Funds to pay for staffing and benevolence. | $13,000 |
| Creston Area Food Pantry | Food pantry 150 households weekly | $12,500 |
| Lutheran Lakeside Camp | Provide foster kids a week at camp and captial campaign to replace/repair water/sewer issues | $12,000 |
| Creston Area Food Shelf DBA Creston Food Pantry Inc | Pre-K-12 grade backpack program, shut in bags and weekend bags for college students, holiday baskets for easter & christmas | $10,500 |
| Love Takes Root | Solar oven for young baking entrepeneurs in haiti and school lunch program for students spoons, pots, plates, propanes, additional garden supplies breadfruit trees and kitchen staff | $10,000 |
| Tri County Food Pantry | Food pantry 70-100 families 2x/month, school pantry serves 50-60 kids per month, school snack cabinets | $10,000 |
| Dickinson County Hunger Coalition | $5000 covers the cost of food for one month, working to take some food to terrill as well as their milford location | $10,000 |
| Morningside University | Donation to the cary conover endowed scholarship | $7,500 |
| Crosswinds Church-Efca | Ilcc campus ministry: transportation, acquire/repair bikes, grocery cards, cultural fair, furniture, clothing | $5,000 |
| Family Crisis Centers Inc | Help for domestic violence, human trafficking, violent crimes, homelessness serves nw iowa including ida, clay and dickinson | $5,000 |
| Orient UMC Mobile Food Pantry | Food to needy households once monthly = 4,000 pounds/month | $5,000 |
| The Outreach | The outreach (started in march 2025) with many volunteers from gaco/after the hotel closed from flooding) is providing free hot meals twice weekly and have added a food pantry. | $5,000 |
| Feed Our Children Co Living World Outreach Ministries | Spencer's backpack program, providing weekend bags of ready made meals for school aged kids | $4,000 |
| Clay County Pals | Mentor/mentee area activities: bowling alley, cooking at church kitchen, theater, museums, crafting | $3,000 |
| Keokuk County Hospitals and Clinics | Provides free bandaging and wound care kits for lymphedema patients | $3,000 |
| Kings & Queens Local | Educating mentors, respite for foster care families, supplies for foster families | $2,500 |
| 51025 Zip Code Celebration | A town celebration of the zip code date. Entertainment and activities for the celebration | $2,500 |
| Ida County 4-H Foundation | 4-h programs | $2,000 |
| Clay County Food for Life | Meat processing and distribution, food insecurity | $1,500 |
| Okoboji Foundation- Youth in Philanthropy | Okoboji foundation, will distribute to nonprofits | $1,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Kitty Shean Conover
- Cornelius B Conover IV
- Cornelius B Conover V
- Nicole K Steele
- Brandon J Conover
- Joseph W Conover
Questions people ask
Does Walden Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does Walden Charitable Foundation give?
$183,000 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.
Who runs Walden Charitable Foundation?
Its 2025 filing lists Kitty Shean Conover (Director/President), Cornelius B Conover IV (Director), Cornelius B Conover V (Director/Vice-President) and Nicole K Steele (Director/Secretary) among 6 officers and trustees.
What does Walden Charitable Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, human services and food and hunger.