K2N2 Family Foundation
K2N2 Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations working in areas including urban forests, redwood conservation, education, university programs, and services for people experiencing homelessness.
K2N2 Family Foundation at a glance
In short: K2N2 Family Foundation gave $70K across 37 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $69,700
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 37
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,884
- +15.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250
- Total assets
- $741,275
- +5.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (12 of 36, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to K2N2 Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who K2N2 Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Canopy ($26K). Together the top 10 received $61K.
Grant Size Distribution
177 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 177 grants of 177 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 3% to recipients in Illinois, and 1% to recipients in Maryland. The filing also reports grants to recipients in Connecticut and Massachusetts, each accounting for 0% of grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 37 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is K2N2 Family Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 12 of 36 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $392; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $250 first-time, $500 repeat.
- 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2019) to $80K (2023). In 2025 it made 37 grants totaling $70K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Canopy Palo Alto, CA | General & Unrestricted | $26,000 |
| Save the Redwoods League San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| Uc Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | Department of Statistics and Applied Probability fund | $5,000 |
| Community Services Agency Mountain View, CA | General & Unrestricted | $4,150 |
| Living Classroom Los Altos, CA | General & Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| Uc Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Hopes Corner Inc Mountain View, CA | General & Unrestricted | $1,200 |
| Channel Islands Restoration Santa Barbara, CA | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Inaturalist San Rafael, CA | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $741,275 | $134,107 | $93,679 | $69,700 | 37 | $76,009 | $98,478 | $74,412 |
| 2024 | $700,847 | $105,405 | $83,442 | $61,950 | 38 | $68,136 | $45,058 | $66,901 |
| 2023 | $678,884 | $90,983 | $98,773 | $80,000 | 42 | $56,065 | $81,266 | $55,674 |
| 2022 | $686,574 | $22,661 | $62,906 | $44,050 | 37 | $49,407 | $11,087 | $55,540 |
| 2021 | $726,819 | $32,142 | $56,539 | $36,851 | 23 | $41,876 | $218,600 | $60,313 |
| 2020 | $751,216 | $421,693 | $38,476 | $25,400 | 35 | — | $11,246 | $32,920 |
| 2019 | $367,999 | $23,173 | $36,841 | $24,423 | 38 | — | $29,414 | $29,529 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, K2N2 Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $74K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for environmental conservation and education, university-related purposes, and community services. For example, Canopy describes its mission as collaborating with communities to grow and sustain equitable urban forests; Save the Redwoods League says it protects and restores redwood forests; and Living Classroom says it provides outdoor, hands-on education to children. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 37 grants totaling $69,700. Grants ranged from $100 to $26,000, with a median of $250. Among the largest were $26,000 to Canopy, $15,000 to Save the Redwoods League, $5,000 to the UC Santa Barbara Foundation for its Department of Statistics and Applied Probability fund, and $4,150 to Community Services Agency. Other reported grants included $3,000 to Living Classroom and $1,200 to Hopes Corner Inc.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kowsik Guruswamy as president, director, and secretary, and Siumui Lo as director and vice president.
K2N2 Family Foundation is led by Kowsik Guruswamy, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kowsik Guruswamy
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Siumui Lo
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about K2N2 Family Foundation
How much does K2N2 Family Foundation give each year?
K2N2 Family Foundation gave $70K across 37 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $62K across 38 grants.
What is K2N2 Family Foundation's typical grant size?
K2N2 Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $1,884, across 37 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from K2N2 Family Foundation that year got $392 on average.
Where does K2N2 Family Foundation give grants?
K2N2 Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (9 grants), Santa Barbara, CA (3 grants), Mountain View, CA (3 grants) and Palo Alto, CA (2 grants).
Does K2N2 Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 97% of K2N2 Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (36 of 37) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are K2N2 Family Foundation's largest grantees?
K2N2 Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Canopy ($26,000), Save the Redwoods League ($15,000) and Uc Santa Barbara Foundation ($7,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is K2N2 Family Foundation?
K2N2 Family Foundation reported $741K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $76K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $74K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does K2N2 Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for environmental conservation and education, university-related purposes, and community services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from K2N2 Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is K2N2 Family Foundation's EIN?
K2N2 Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1375396. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does K2N2 Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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