K21 Health Foundation

What K21 Health Foundation does

K21 Health Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) health foundation established in 1999 and headquartered in Winona Lake, Indiana, that exists to improve the health and wellness of Kosciusko County residents. The foundation was capitalized with an endowment of approximately $63 million at founding and operates a structured, sales-led grant-making process: applicant organizations submit Pre-Grant Questionnaires (LOIs) on a quarterly cadence, attend pre-application meetings with staff, and then submit full applications for review and decision by a Grant Committee. Its core product is the K21 Grant Program, supplemented by a designated Cancer Care Fund, and grants are organized around four health pillars — Community Culture & Wellbeing, Direct Services & Prevention, Health Access & Opportunity, and Youth Development & Activity.

The foundation serves three primary customer segments: IRS tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in good standing with the Indiana Secretary of State, school systems serving Kosciusko County students, and local governmental agencies including cities, towns, fire departments, and townships. The grant-making workflow is supported by a Foundant-based GrantInterface online portal; there are no proprietary technology products, APIs, or AI capabilities. Grant amounts are uncapped — applicants must justify the requested amount against mission alignment — and awards have ranged from roughly $6,600 (Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, 2021) to a flagship $1.5 million commitment (Town of Winona Lake, Miller Sunset Pavilion ice rink, 2022), with a record single-cycle disbursement of $3,345,327 in Q1 2025.

Operationally, K21 is a lean organization with fewer than 10 staff including President and CEO Rich Haddad, Operations Manager Angie Summers, and Grants Manager Jennifer Stewart. Governance rests with a 17-member volunteer board of community leaders. Marketing and applicant engagement are conducted through a content-rich website, an email newsletter, an annual community wellness fair co-hosted with the Kosciusko Community YMCA, and Vimeo-hosted brand videos. Geography is intentionally restricted to Kosciusko County, with no subsidiaries, no parent company, and no plan disclosed to expand beyond the county.

Name

K21 Health Foundation

Legal name

K21 Health Foundation

Website

https://k21healthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

K21 Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1999 in Winona Lake, Indiana, that funds health and wellness initiatives in Kosciusko County by awarding grants on a quarterly cycle to eligible nonprofits, school systems, and government agencies from a roughly $63 million endowment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Foundation Grant-Making

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Community health grants
• Nonprofit foundation
• Healthcare funding
• Wellness programs
• Endowment management

Headquarters

HQ city

Winona Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grant Disbursements: K21 Health Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations, school systems, and governmental agencies serving Kosciusko County residents. Funding comes from an endowment established in 1999 with approximately $63 million. The foundation maintains this endowment through investments and uses returns to fund community grants that advance health and wellness.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

K21 Health Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation that awards grants four times a year to nonprofit organizations, school systems, and governmental agencies serving Kosciusko County, Indiana residents. The foundation funds projects across six health pillars — direct healthcare services, active youth development, nutrition/prevention, healthy-living programs, environmental health, and recovery/opportunity programs — and also administers a designated Cancer Care Fund. Funding originates from an approximately $63 million endowment established in 1999.

Product overview

K21 Health Foundation operates as a single, unified grant-making foundation focused on improving health and wellness for Kosciusko County residents. The foundation's primary product is its grant program, which accepts applications four times annually from qualifying organizations. The foundation also administers a dedicated Cancer Care Fund. The grant program is guided by four Health Pillars: Community Culture & Wellbeing, Direct Services & Prevention, Health Access & Opportunity, and Youth Development & Activity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K21 Grant Program The foundation's core grant-making program providing financial support to nonprofit organizations, school systems, and governmental agencies serving Kosciusko County residents to advance health and wellness initiatives across six health pillars. Applications are accepted four times annually via a Pre-Grant Questionnaire (LOI) followed by a full application. Grant amounts have no set limit; requests are evaluated based on need justification and mission alignment.
• Cancer Care Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $45 million in cumulative grants awarded by 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, minor and flagship.

• Kosciusko County VelocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026K21 awarded $375,000 matching grant for Winona Lake Bike Park phase two construction. K21 has a longstanding financial partnership with KCV supporting trail development and cycling recreation in the county.
• Town of Silver LakemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2025$200,000 grant for Indian Trail Park construction and Rambler Park enhancement including toddler and adult areas, boat structure, climber, swing set, and basketball court.
• Kosciusko Community YMCAmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2024Ongoing partnership supporting annual Wellness Fair and LIVESTRONG program for cancer survivors. K21 co-hosts the annual wellness fair providing free health screenings to the community.
• Kosciusko County Velo (KCV) Cycling ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2023Ongoing financial partnership supporting trail maintenance and expansion. $30,756 grant for equipment and 15-acre trailhead development including gravel parking, pump track, skills park, and jump lines.
• Lilly Center for Lakes & StreamscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2023Renewed funding partnership for water quality research. K21 has supported the center for multiple years to test 45 local lakes and streams for toxins, comparing against 2013 baseline data.
• North Webster Tippecanoe Township Fire DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2023Grant for training mannequins enabling advanced first responder training including water safety, fire safety, and CPR for emergency personnel throughout the county.
• Ronald McDonald HouseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2022Financial partnership supporting family accommodation services for families of pediatric patients at Parkview Regional Medical Center.
• Mad Anthony's Children's Hope HouseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2022Financial partnership providing rest and respite for families facing sudden illness or injury of a child, offering nightly stay and warm meals.
• Town of Winona LakeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2022$1.5 million grant (increased from original $1M pledge) for Miller Sunset Pavilion ice rink construction, providing winter recreation destination for county residents.
• Ronald McDonald Care MobileminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2021$6,600 grant supporting pediatric mobile care visits to Kosciusko County offering wellness visits, immunizations, screenings, and health education for children ages 0-18.
• BrightpointmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2020Partnership since 2011 supporting Covering Kids & Families program. $20,000 grant helps residents obtain and maintain health coverage through outreach, education, and enrollment assistance.
• Fellowship MissionsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2020$30,000 emergency grant for homeless shelter's temporary relocation to Camp Crosley during COVID-19 to enable self-isolation for symptomatic residents while maintaining services for employed residents.
• Kosciusko County Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2020Joint COVID-19 relief partnership providing $25,000 in second wave grants to shelter and residential service programs including All Things New, Beaman Home, Bowen Center, Cardinal Services, Fellowship Missions, Rose Garden Recovery, and Serenity House.
• The United Way of Kosciusko CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2020Joint COVID-19 relief partnership coordinating with K21 and other funders to address community needs during pandemic.
• Zimmer-Biomet FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2020Joint COVID-19 relief partnership providing funding to shelter and residential service programs during pandemic response.
• Combined Community ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2020Part of first wave of $20,000 in food assistance grants during COVID-19. K21 joined other funders to support food pantries seeing increased demand.
• Salvation ArmyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2020Part of joint COVID-19 food assistance initiative supporting increased food pantry demand.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wayne County Foundation: Single-county community foundation serving Wayne County, Indiana. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized Indiana community foundation operating in a single county with endowment-driven grantmaking across health, education, and community development.
• Kosciusko County Community Foundation: Also a Kosciusko County-focused grantmaking foundation that partners with K21 on initiatives including COVID-19 relief. Directly comparable as a community foundation operating in the same geography with overlapping grantee base and similar endowment-driven grantmaking model.
• St. Joseph Community Health Foundation: Indiana-based health-focused foundation supporting community health initiatives in northeast Indiana. Directly comparable as a regional health foundation with similar mission of funding health-related programs through local nonprofit partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Lilly Endowment: One of the largest private foundations in the United States, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Comparable as a state-based philanthropic foundation with significant grantmaking capacity, though operating at much larger scale and broader mission scope than K21.
• Ball Brothers Foundation: Long-standing Indiana family foundation headquartered in Muncie with significant endowment-driven grantmaking. Comparable as an Indiana-based private foundation operating in similar geographies, though with broader philanthropic scope beyond health.
• Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF): Major Indianapolis-based community foundation managing multiple funds and grantmaking programs across central Indiana. Comparable as a regional community foundation with endowment-driven grantmaking, though operating at much larger scale with broader geographic and thematic scope.
• Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis: Indiana-based health philanthropy focused on improving community health outcomes in central Indiana. Comparable as a health-focused grantmaking foundation serving Indiana communities, though with a larger geographic focus and broader health mission scope.

Regional players

• Noble County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation serving Noble County, an adjacent county to Kosciusko. Comparable as a nearby Indiana community foundation with similar endowment-driven grantmaking model and overlapping rural Indiana operating context.
• Community Foundation of Elkhart County: Northern Indiana community foundation serving neighboring Elkhart County. Comparable as a regional Indiana community foundation with similar endowment-driven grantmaking model and overlapping nonprofit partner ecosystem in the northern Indiana region.

Others

• Indiana Community Foundation Initiative: Statewide network and support organization for Indiana's community foundations. Comparable as it represents and supports Indiana-based community foundations including foundations serving single counties similar to K21's operating model.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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