Kingdom Builder Foundation
Kingdom Builder Foundation is a public charity based in Solana Beach, California. Established in 2007, it makes grants to Christ-centered ministries and missions through legacy gifts from members and friends of Solana Beach Presbyterian Church.
Kingdom Builder Foundation at a glance
In short: Kingdom Builder Foundation gave $332K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in California. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $331,915
- -25.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,440
- -13.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,375
- Total assets
- $3,790,277
- +5.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (8 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Kingdom Builder Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation provides an online application. Applicants must meet the SBPC connection and alignment criteria described above. The committee evaluates alignment with the church’s vision and mission and considers applications through a review and discernment process; the website notes that eligible applicants may not receive a grant or the full amount requested.
- Review Cycle
- The website describes two application cycles each year, in spring and fall, but does not give specific dates.
- Deadline
- The website describes two application cycles each year, in spring and fall, but does not give specific dates.
- Contact
Mailing address: 120 Stevens Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Phone: (858) 509-2580
Website: https://kbfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kingdom Builder Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Plant with Purpose ($75K). Together the top 10 received $272K.
Grant Size Distribution
92 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 80 grants of 92 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 76% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 7% to Colorado, 4% to Texas, 3% to Pennsylvania, and 3% to Wisconsin. The 2025 grants also included recipients in other states, including Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Kingdom Builder Foundation open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 18 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $9K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $324K (2020) to $463K (2022). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $332K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Plant with Purpose San Diego, CA | Development | $75,122 |
| CASA De Amistad Solana Beach, CA | Student Support | $50,000 |
| Pathways to Citizenship Solana Beach, CA | Volunteer Support | $49,815 |
| Solana Beach Presbyterian Church Solana Beach, CA | Church Support | $38,122 |
| Young Life Colorado Springs, CO | Student Leaders | $12,182 |
| Christian Associates International Centennial, CO | Ministry Space | $10,000 |
| International Service Fellowship Upper Darby, PA | Facility Expansion | $10,000 |
| Order of Malta Clinic of San Diego St Leo's Solana Beach, CA | Medical Services | $10,000 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Madison, WI | Student Missions | $8,750 |
| Hope Without Boundries Solana Beach, CA | Mature Adult Care | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,790,277 | $259,770 | $421,300 | $331,915 | 18 | $85,270 |
| 2024 | $3,595,142 | $604,067 | $511,211 | $445,813 | 21 | $95,278 |
| 2023 | $3,357,106 | $577,752 | $496,526 | $445,564 | 20 | $29,338 |
| 2022 | $2,953,900 | $306,042 | $522,943 | $462,904 | 17 | $4,884 |
| 2021 | $3,501,946 | $1,299,293 | $402,851 | $329,378 | 16 | $933,539 |
| 2020 | $2,582,712 | $811,556 | $404,580 | $323,723 | 12 | $78,882 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that its mission is to build God’s Kingdom by making grants to Christ-centered ministries and missions through legacy gifts from members and friends of SBPC. Its 2024 filing describes grants as supporting its exempt-purpose mission and names Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Hope without Boundaries, Reality Changers, Casa de Amistad, and Pathways to Citizenship among its grantees.
The 2025 grants include support for development, student support, volunteer support, church support, medical services, and evangelism-related activities. Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of work: Pathways to Citizenship says it provides legal immigration help and services to people in need; Young Life describes a ministry introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ through activities including clubs, Bible studies, camps, and short-term missions; and Mission Flight says it flies medical patients to appointments in California and volunteer teams to remote areas of Mexico.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 18 grants totaling $331,915. Its website says grants typically range from $500 to $10,000, though several 2025 grants were larger. The five largest reported grants were to Plant With Purpose ($75,122, for development), Casa de Amistad ($50,000, for student support), Pathways to Citizenship ($49,815, for volunteer support), Solana Beach Presbyterian Church ($38,122, for church support), and Young Life ($12,182, for student leaders).
The foundation’s website says its volunteer granting committee reviews eligible applications twice a year, in spring and fall. It states that it does not fund ongoing day-to-day operating costs such as salaries, benefits, or utilities, or facility needs, except that these may be considered for seeding or starting new ministries or missions. Requests for an ongoing ministry’s annual operating budget are not considered unless the operations are intended to reach new people or start something new.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ericka Southcombe as executive director, Danielle Kruger as chair, Joseph Kellogg as treasurer, Diana Ambrose as secretary, and Jeremy Church, David Hay, Andrew Hutton, Debbie Inada, Dennis Law, and Matt Miller as directors. The foundation’s website describes its board as made up entirely of active SBPC members.
Kingdom Builder Foundation is led by Danielle Kruger, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Danielle Kruger
Chair
Director & Treasurer → Board of Directors Chair, 2024
Board of Directors Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Hutton
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Law
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Hay
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Inada
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Church
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Shaw
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Ericka Southcombe
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2025
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$29K (2021) → $53K (2025)
Diana Ambrose
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Kellogg
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Dan Farris (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Judy Enns (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Debra Inada (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Lee Hejmanowski (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Joe Kellogg (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeff Creighton (2020–2023) — Chairman of the Board
- Former: John Wierick (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Childs (2020–2022) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Clay Westling (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lori Clarke (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike McClenahan (2020–2022) — Senior Pastor
- Former: Steven Goe (2020–2022) — Chairman of the Board
- Former: Valerie Bass (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Stansbury (2022) — Consultant
- Former: John Hoffman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Siem (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Mike Stansbury (2020–2021) — Consultant
- Former: Raj Idiculla (2020–2021) — Director & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $53K, to Ericka Southcombe (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Kingdom Builder Foundation
How much does Kingdom Builder Foundation give each year?
Kingdom Builder Foundation gave $332K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $446K across 21 grants.
What is Kingdom Builder Foundation's typical grant size?
Kingdom Builder Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,375, and its average grant was $18,440, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kingdom Builder Foundation that year got $12K on average.
Where does Kingdom Builder Foundation give grants?
Kingdom Builder Foundation gives mostly in California: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Solana Beach, CA (5 grants) and San Diego, CA (2 grants).
Does Kingdom Builder Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Kingdom Builder Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Kingdom Builder Foundation's largest grantees?
Kingdom Builder Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Plant with Purpose ($75,122), CASA De Amistad ($50,000) and Pathways to Citizenship ($49,815), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kingdom Builder Foundation?
Kingdom Builder Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $260K.
What does Kingdom Builder Foundation fund?
The foundation states that its mission is to build God’s Kingdom by making grants to Christ-centered ministries and missions through legacy gifts from members and friends of SBPC. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kingdom Builder Foundation?
The foundation provides an online application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kingdom Builder Foundation's EIN?
Kingdom Builder Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0605414. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Kingdom Builder Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kingdom-builder-foundation-morg_26f5501f4dd642ef83f93a0a273a0f23
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