Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation Inc
Mason City, IA · EIN 42-6037351. Reported 155 grants totalling $3,580,371 to 88 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $6,480. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $657,049. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants Paid | Mason City, IA | $657,049 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gramt Paid - Schedule Attached | Mason City, IA | $596,992 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clear Lake Classical School | Ventura, IA | $275,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Niacc | Mason City, IA | $200,000 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| One Vision | Clear Lake, IA | $170,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Iowa College Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| N Ia Transition Center | Mason City, IA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Youth for Christ | Abert Lea, MN | $105,000 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mercy One | Mason City, IA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of North Iowa | Mason City, IA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Mason City, IA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kinney Pioneer Museum | Clear Lake, IA | $78,332 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Yss Francis Lauer Youth Srvs | Mason City, IA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Go Serv Global | Ankeny, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Redeemer Preschool | Ventura, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Iowa Events Center | Mason City, IA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mason City YMCA Building | Mason City, IA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Ia | Urbandale, IA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northern Lights Alliance Homeless S | Mason City, IA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worth County Historical Society | Northwood, IA | $27,450 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mason City Cheer Fund | Mason City, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Iowa Christian School | Mason City, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Cancer Connection | Johnston, IA | $20,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Garner Child Care Center | Garner, IA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northern Lights Alliance for Homele | Mason City, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rudd Library | Rudd, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA and Rehab Center | Mason City, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Hertko Hollow | West Des Moines, IA | $19,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Elderbridge Agency on Aging | Mason City, IA | $18,520 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Mason City | Mason City, IA | $18,181 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Caring Pregnancy Center | Mason City, IA | $17,501 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Kitchen | Mason City, IA | $16,910 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Forest City Library | Forest City, IA | $16,666 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ag in the Classroom | Mason City, IA | $16,355 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 7TH Day Advent Church | Mason City, IA | $16,000 | 6 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church | Mason City, IA | $15,306 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| North Iowa Fair | Mason City, IA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| River City Soc Historic Preservatio | Mason City, IA | $14,422 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Clear Lake | Clear Lake, IA | $13,615 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Clear Lake Community School | Clear Lake, IA | $13,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Outdoor Training Center- Ventura Gu | Ventura, IA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worth County Public Health | Northwood, IA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Grace Evangelical Free Church | Mason City, IA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United to Serve | Clear Lake, IA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| City of Coulter- Fire Dept | Coulter, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Floyd County Fair | Charles City, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Luther College | Decorah, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom Inn His Grace | Mason City, IA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kcmr | Mason City, IA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Surf Ballroom | Clear Lake, IA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwood Public Library | Northwood, IA | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iowa State Extension Office | Mason City, IA | $7,422 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| N Ia & S Mn Veteran Stand Down | Mason City, IA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Winnebago Council of Boy Scouts | Waterloo, IA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foster the Family | Clear Lake, IA | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Art Farm Iowa | Mason City, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Northwood | Northwood, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Clear Lake, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forest City Education Foundation | Forest City, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forest City Enhancement Comm | Forest City, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Winnabago County | Leland, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hancock Co Historical Society | Britt, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kossuth Co Fair Assoc | Algona, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nevada Foundation | Nevada, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rudd Historical Society | Rudd, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stebens Childrens Theatre | Mason City, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 7TH Day Advent Church | Gentry, AR | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Winnebago Historical Society | Forest City, IA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mason City Senior Center | Mason City, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Christmas Cheer Fund | Mason City, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mason City Chamber Foundation | Mason City, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Thompson | Thornton, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Floyd County Fair Society | Charles City, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grow Rockford Together Assn | Rockford, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iowa Project Aware | Marion, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mason City Comm Theatre | Mason City, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mason City Instrumental Music | Mason City, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mromrock Steady Boxing | Mason City, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Iowa Cert | Mason City, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwood Methodist Church | Northwood, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River City Kiwanas | Mason City, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zion St John Lutheran Church | Sheffield, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clear Lake Arts Center | Clear Lake, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mollies Mission | Mason City, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Child Safety Council | Mason City, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Percisionaires Foundation | Osage, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cerro Gordo County Sheriff | Mason City, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
32 of 88 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Clear Lake Classical School
VENTURA BUILDING PURCHASE - N Ia Transition Center
NEW BUILDING/ 43 N IA/CRISIS TEAM - Iowa College Foundation
LIBRARY FUND/REBRANDING MEETINGS - Clear Lake Community School
FFA MARK JOHNSON MERMORIAL - Kcmr
FACEBOOK PAGE DEVELOPMENT - Mason City Chamber Foundation
CHILD CARE PAY ASSISTANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 28 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $596,992 | $596,992 |
| 2022 | 1 | $657,049 | $657,049 |
| 2023 | 57 | $751,201 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $825,017 | $6,000 |
| 2025 | 51 | $750,112 | $7,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Iowa. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,480. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Iowa.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 520, Mason City, IA, 50401. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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