Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it gives only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; approach it only through a route that could lead to an invitation.
- Its recorded grants go mainly to community betterment, arts, faith, environmental and education work, and most of its grant dollars went to Iowa, so work in those fields and in Iowa fits best, although no geographic focus is stated.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $250 and $35,500, with a median of $2,500, so a modest request is the realistic size; its largest grant was far above that band, so the band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the competition for places is high and the relationship matters more than a first-time request.
- The filing does not say when it considers requests.
Overview
Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Des Moines, IA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants went to community foundations and organisations working in community betterment. Other recipients included arts and cultural institutions, churches, environmental and conservation organisations, educational organisations, food banks and community-service charities. The most frequently recorded grant purpose was community betterment, with further support recorded for arts, culture and humanities, faith, and environmental work; other purposes included education, health, human services and civil rights. Recipients included organisations outside Iowa, but most recorded grant dollars went to Iowa. The filing says the foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Iowa.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
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 146 grants to organisations were $2,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 61% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations Kyle J & Sharon Krause Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 3% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Spain).
- 64% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 55 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $3,165 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines · Community betterment$609,8512024 tax year
- Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines · Community betterment$340,4672024 tax year
- ICON Water Trails · Community betterment$101,4982024 tax year
- Bravo Greater Des Mounes Inc · Arts, culture, humanities$71,1422024 tax year
- Sacred Heart Church and School · Faith$37,7522024 tax year
- Urban Dreams · Community betterment$35,3852024 tax year
- Food Bank of Iowa · Community betterment$33,6702024 tax year
- United Way of Central Iowa · Campaign gift$21,7002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sharon S Krause — Vice President / Secretary
- Kyle J Krause — President / Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,090,587 | $1,072,003 | $11,964,932 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $667,153 | $641,800 | $202,723,745 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,539,529 | $1,441,682 | $255,153,433 | 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
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Contact
- Des Moines, IA