K21 Health Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- K21 Health Foundation funds health and wellness work across four Health Pillars: Community Culture & Wellbeing, Health Access & Opportunity, Direct Services & Prevention, and Youth Development & Activity, so check that your project sits within one of these before applying.
- Its geographic focus is Kosciusko County, so make sure your work serves that area.
- Most grants are modest: half of its 188 grants were $20,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $1,500 and $170,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant made was $1,500,000.
- Applications run on fixed deadlines, with Pre-Grant Questionnaires and applications due quarterly, and the foundation encourages a Pre-Application Meeting with its Grants Manager before you submit a full application.
- With 84% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in its two preceding filings, relationships and a track record with the foundation seem to count for a lot, so newcomers should expect the Pre-Grant Questionnaire and meeting stage to matter as much as the written case.
Overview
K21 Health Foundation is a US private foundation based in Winona Lake, IN.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation advances residents’ health and wellness through sustainable grantmaking and investment in community-based solutions. It supports nonprofit organisations, programmes and projects that benefit local residents, alongside qualifying school systems and governmental agencies serving them. Its four Health Pillars are Community Culture & Wellbeing, Health Access & Opportunity, Direct Services & Prevention, and Youth Development & Activity. Across those pillars, it backs work that improves community infrastructure and natural assets, supports active lifestyles, removes barriers to healthy living, provides direct health services and prevention, and promotes young people’s development and activity. It works with nonprofit leaders to understand residents’ health needs and help achieve organisational goals.
Themes
- Community culture & wellbeing
- Health access & opportunity
- Direct services & prevention
- Youth development & activity
Geographic Focus
Kosciusko County.
How to apply
For the main community grants, applicants submit a Pre-Grant Questionnaire; the Grants Manager reviews the submission and contacts them either to open an application or schedule a Pre-Application Meeting.
Deadlines: Pre-Grant Questionnaires and applications are due quarterly by 5PM.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 188 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation encourages applicants to meet with its team before submitting so it can guide their idea in the right direction.
- The Pre-Grant Questionnaire assesses whether a project aligns with K21’s funding criteria before a full application.
- At a Pre-Application Meeting, the Grants Manager discusses whether the project meets requirements and advises on the grant type and positioning.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations K21 Health Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 66 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $24,004 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Stillwater Hospice · Help center program support and equipment$639,2972024 tax year
- Joe's Kids · Facility renovation$476,8902024 tax year
- Kosciusko Community YMCA · Facility renovation and health fair$366,3532024 tax year
- Town of Winona Lake · Park improvements$343,1432024 tax year
- Warsaw Health Expenses · Park development along center lake$231,0722024 tax year
- Town of Pierceton · Park and playground improvement$200,0002024 tax year
- Fellowship Missions · Facility expansion and renovation$200,0002024 tax year
- Town of Claypool · Water treatment improvements$178,1582024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jerry Yeager — Director
- Matthew Shaw — Director
- Dr Jasmine Schlitt — Director
- Dr Caitlin Ryser — Director
- Sandra Parra — Director
- Chad Larsh — Director
- Anita Kishan — Director
- Rick Kerlin — Director
- Tammy Keirn — Director
- Joella Hausemann — Director
- Joe Graham — Director
- Tricia Gall — Director
- Patrick Boyle — Director
- Jill Gross — Secretary
- Lisa O'Neill — Treasurer
- Jessica Bricker — Vice Chairman
- Bill Smith — Chairman
- Richard Haddad — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,898,045 | $3,860,667 | $75,847,769 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,935,560 | $4,651,498 | $80,856,575 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,092,377 | $4,794,422 | $84,406,023 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to K21 Health Foundation?
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Contact
- (574) 269-5188
- jennifer@k21healthfoundation.org
- Winona Lake, IN
- k21healthfoundation.org
Applying to K21 Health Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (574) 269-5188
- jennifer@k21healthfoundation.org
- Winona Lake, IN
- k21healthfoundation.org