Walden Charitable Foundation
Historical FunderArnolds Park, Iowa · EIN 82-3195023 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$183K
Organizations funded23
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$2.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,000 and $12,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | C B KITTY CONOVER |
|---|---|
| Address | 1215 GRAND AVENUE, SPENCER IA 51301 |
| Phone | 7125804101 |
| Form and materials | NO STANDARD FORM |
| Deadlines | N/A |
| Restrictions | THE REQUESTS MUST BE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL CAUSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside Iowa.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| River's Edge Methodist Church | Spencer, IA | Upper des moines kits for homeless individuals. childcare center. caasa kits for adults and children needing emergency supplies. | $30,000 |
| Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation | Spencer, IA | Behavioral health unit adding a second security room for mental health patients | $15,000 |
| Atlas of Spencer | Spencer, IA | Funds to cover salaries, staff training, emergency funds, and homeless help | $13,000 |
| Atlas of Lakes Area | Arnolds Park, IA | Funds to pay for staffing and benevolence. | $13,000 |
| Creston Area Food Pantry | Creston, IA | Food pantry 150 households weekly | $12,500 |
| Lutheran Lakeside Camp | Spirit Lake, IA | Provide foster kids a week at camp and captial campaign to replace/repair water/sewer issues | $12,000 |
| Creston Area Food Shelf Dba Creston Food Pantry Inc | Creston, IA | Pre-K-12 grade backpack program, shut in bags and weekend bags for college students, holiday baskets for easter & christmas | $10,500 |
| Love Takes Root | Spencer, IA | Solar oven for young baking entrepeneurs in haiti and school lunch program for students spoons, pots, plates, propanes, additional garden… | $10,000 |
| Tri County Food Pantry | What Cheer, IA | Food pantry 70-100 families 2x/month, school pantry serves 50-60 kids per month, school snack cabinets | $10,000 |
| Dickinson County Hunger Coalition | Spirit Lake, IA | $5000 covers the cost of food for one month, working to take some food to terrill as well as their milford location | $10,000 |
| Morningside University | Sioux City, IA | Donation to the cary conover endowed scholarship | $7,500 |
| Crosswinds Church-Efca | Spencer, IA | Ilcc campus ministry: transportation, acquire/repair bikes, grocery cards, cultural fair, furniture, clothing | $5,000 |
| Family Crisis Centers Inc | Sioux Center, IA | Help for domestic violence, human trafficking, violent crimes, homelessness serves nw iowa including ida, clay and dickinson | $5,000 |
| Orient UMC Mobile Food Pantry | Orient, IA | Food to needy households once monthly = 4,000 pounds/month | $5,000 |
| The Outreach | Spencer, IA | The outreach (started in march 2025) with many volunteers from gaco/after the hotel closed from flooding) is providing free hot meals twice… | $5,000 |
| Feed Our Children Co Living World Outreach Ministries | Spencer, IA | Spencer's backpack program, providing weekend bags of ready made meals for school aged kids | $4,000 |
| Clay County Pals | Spencer, IA | Mentor/Mentee area activities: bowling alley, cooking at church kitchen, theater, museums, crafting | $3,000 |
| Keokuk County Hospitals and Clinics | Sigourney, IA | Provides free bandaging and wound care kits for lymphedema patients | $3,000 |
| Kings & Queens Local | Spirit Lake, IA | Educating mentors, respite for foster care families, supplies for foster families | $2,500 |
| 51025 Zip Code Celebration | Holstein, IA | A town celebration of the zip code date. entertainment and activities for the celebration | $2,500 |
| Ida County 4-H Foundation | Ida Grove, IA | 4-H programs | $2,000 |
| Clay County Food for Life | Spencer, IA | Meat processing and distribution, food insecurity | $1,500 |
| Okoboji Foundation- Youth in Philanthropy | Arnolds Park, IA | Okoboji foundation, will distribute to nonprofits | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $183,000 | 23 |
| 2024 | $127,000 | 17 |
| 2023 | $107,000 | 27 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 15, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611359349101301
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-3195023
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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