Open Foundations · Michigan

Whirlpool Foundation

Benton Harbor, Michigan · EIN 386077342. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $7.9M across 97 grants in 2023, a median of $6K each.

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$7.9M
paid in 2023
97
grants paid
$6K
median grant
16%
to first-time recipients
$12.6M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
WHIRLPOOL FOUNDATION
Address
2000 N M-63, BENTON HARBOR, MI, 49022
Phone
2699235000
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
LETTER PLUS PRESCRIBED APPLICATION FORM
Submission deadline
MATCHING GIFTS DEADLINES ARE FEBRUARY 15TH AND AUGUST 15TH OF EACH YEAR.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN CHILDREN OF THE EMPLOYEES OF WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WILL NORMALLY BE PAYABLE AT A MAXIMUM RATE OF $6,000 PER YEAR. HOWEVER, ADJUSTMENTS APPROPRIATE TO THE SITUATION MAY BE MADE UPON APPROVAL BY WHIRLPOOL FOUNDATION. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE (1) THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO PROHIBIT GRANTS TO CHILDREN OF THE FOUNDATION MANAGER OR THE SELECTION COMMITTEE, (2) THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THREE OUTSIDE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT IN ANY WAY ASSOCIATED WITH WHIRLPOOL OR THE FOUNDATION, OTHER THAN BY REASON OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, AND (3) THE NUMBER OF GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THE PROGRAM TO SUCH CHILDREN DO NOT EXCEED 25 PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN WHO, (I) WERE ELIGIBLE, (II) WERE APPLICANTS FOR SUCH GRANTS, AND (III) WERE CONSIDERED BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IN SELECTING THE RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS IN THAT YEAR.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202443179349102459. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

sons daughtersdaughters scholarshipunited way

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 97 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Cornerstone AllianceMI$1,900,000ECONOCMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT
2United Way of Southwest MichiganMI$1,644,500UNITED WAY
3Habitat for Humanity InternationalGA$1,000,000BUILDBETTER WITH WHIRLPOOL
4Curious Kids' MuseumMI$673,070TRAVELING EXHIBIT GRANT
5Cornerstone Public Asset FundMI$500,000ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT
6WcifwccgeMI$350,000WHIRLPOOL CHARITY GOLF EVENT
7CpafMI$300,000BIKE PATH GRANT
8United Way of Sandusky CountyOH$218,173UNITED WAY
9Darke County United WayOH$217,583UNITED WAY
10Mosaic CcdaMI$150,000TRANSFORMATION CENTER GRANT
11United Way of the Ocoee RegionTN$123,646UNITED WAY
12Michigan Council of Women in TechnologyMI$78,500TECHNOLOGY GRANT
13United Way of Hancock CountyOH$53,101UNITED WAY
14The Emerge Innovation HubMI$50,000TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT GRANT
15United Way of Racine CountyWI$42,953UNITED WAY

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020127$10.2M
202182$4.4M
202276$7.5M
202397$7.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Michigan32%
Ohio31%
Tennessee7%
Iowa7%
Indiana7%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Carey MartinTRUSTEE · 2023
Daniele BrownTRUSTEE · 2023
Deb O'connorMANAGING DIRECTOR · 2023
Donald D'annaTRUSTEE · 2023
Jennifer PowersTREASURER · 2023
Michael TodmanPRESIDENT · 2023
Pamela KlynTRUSTEE · 2023
Sheena BaileySECRETARY · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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