Christ Cares for Kids Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Christ Cares for Kids Foundation funds work around basic needs, housing, education, community and relationships, mental health, faith, and food security, so it suits organisations whose work sits in these areas.
- Its geographic focus is given as a priority on the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, and globally, so check your organisation's location or programme against that stated priority before approaching.
- A realistic request would sit around the median grant of $210,000, with most grants falling between $18,000 and $980,000, though amounts as high as $2,500,000 have been given.
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, and with 98% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the previous two years, this looks like a highly relationship-led funder rather than an open, competitive one.
- Because it operates by invitation only, organisations without an existing relationship or invitation should not send unsolicited applications.
Overview
Christ Cares for Kids Foundation is a US private foundation based in Issaquah, WA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation seeks to increase people’s experiences of the love of Jesus Christ through meeting basic needs, housing and education, and nurturing relationships, community, mental health and faith. It serves this purpose by empowering and assisting compassionate and skilled leaders globally. Most grants support general funds for work it believes in; it also contributes to projects such as building improvements to schools and homes, efforts addressing social injustice and food insecurity, and disaster response. It values ministries that meet basic needs such as shelter and food while also offering relational support and case management. Its stated local communities are in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, alongside its global work.
Themes
- Basic needs
- Housing
- Education
- Community and relationships
- Mental health
- Faith
- Food security
Geographic Focus
Priority: Midwest; Pacific Northwest; globally.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. No application steps are provided.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 73 grants to organisations were $210,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The board investigates partners’ financial integrity and impact.
- The foundation encourages organisations to share how grants will be used or have been used, and any future project needs.
- It likes ministries that meet basic needs such as shelter and food while also offering relational support and case management.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Christ Cares for Kids Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 27 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $210k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- International Justice Mission · General fund$2,103,7502025 tax year
- New Hope Community Church · General fund$1,906,5002025 tax year
- Samaritans Purse · General fund$1,325,0002025 tax year
- Traverse City Christian School · General fund$1,066,7002025 tax year
- Bellevue Christian School · General fund$980,0002025 tax year
- Door International · General fund$785,0002025 tax year
- Crossroads Bible Church · General fund$765,0002025 tax year
- Jubilee Reach · General fund$640,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Krista Tsai — Executive Director
- Brandon Dornbusch — Secretary
- Kara Guy — Vice President
- Linda Dornbusch — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,673,785 | $2,673,607 | $101,224,162 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $15,743,555 | $13,286,750 | $256,114,725 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $15,998,530 | $13,371,667 | $274,634,251 | Filing for 2025 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
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