Kiowa Foundation
Kiowa Foundation is a private foundation, based in Marshalltown, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $200K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $7K.
Kiowa Foundation at a glance
In short: Kiowa Foundation gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,625
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $199,810
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kiowa Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gios Garden ($5K). Together the top 4 received $11K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kiowa Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $11K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gios Garden Middleton, WI | Fund Raiser | $4,500 |
| Marshalltown Christian School Marshalltown, IA | Fund Raiser | $4,500 |
| Marshalltown Community Theater Marshalltown, IA | Fund Raiser | $1,000 |
| Cirsi Marshalltown, IA | Fund Raiser | $500 |
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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 | $199,810 | $24,482 | $11,437 | $10,500 | 4 | $10,500 | $7,138 | $9,608 |
| 2024 | $186,765 | $17,490 | $11,350 | $10,500 | 5 | $10,500 | $6,604 | $8,814 |
| 2023 | $180,625 | $16,502 | $10,730 | $10,000 | 4 | $10,000 | $5,356 | $9,467 |
| 2022 | $174,853 | $17,092 | $11,409 | $10,750 | 8 | $10,750 | $3,805 | $9,839 |
| 2021 | $169,170 | $19,311 | $8,625 | $8,000 | 6 | $8,000 | $3,329 | $9,958 |
| 2020 | $158,484 | $12,986 | $8,949 | $8,250 | 8 | — | $2,986 | $8,190 |
| 2019 | $154,447 | $15,189 | $6,406 | $5,750 | 5 | — | $5,189 | $7,552 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kiowa Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kiowa Foundation is led by Gregory Brown, President & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gregory Brown
President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Brown
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 Kiowa Foundation
How much does Kiowa Foundation give each year?
Kiowa Foundation gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 5 grants.
What is Kiowa Foundation's typical grant size?
Kiowa Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $2,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kiowa Foundation give grants?
Kiowa Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wisconsin (43%). The most frequent recipient cities were Marshalltown, IA (3 grants).
Does Kiowa Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Kiowa Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Fund Raiser" (4 grants).
How large is Kiowa Foundation?
Kiowa Foundation reported $200K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Kiowa Foundation's EIN?
Kiowa Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6080819. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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