Winnebago Industries Foundation
Forest City, IA · EIN 23-7174206. Reported 209 grants totalling $10.1M to 151 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Winnebago Industries Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
7 of the organizations Winnebago Industries Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $1,517,774 to them. That is 40% of the $3,831,774 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Delaware | $1,407,190 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Nexus Community Partners | grantmaking organization | Minnesota | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Initiatives | grantmaking organization | California | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co | community foundation | Florida | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | federated giving programme | Minnesota | $14,584 | 3 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation | community foundation | Indiana | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | community foundation | Minnesota | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $484 and the largest $2,181,753.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation (benevity Grants) | Newark, DE | $2,442,333 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $1,407,190 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund (campaign Matches) | Atlanta, GA | $446,940 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | $435,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| No Barriers | Fort Collins, CO | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund (campaign Matches) | Charleston, SC | $312,278 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish | Phoenix, AZ | $302,315 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camber Outdoors | Boulder, CO | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington DC, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| North Iowa Area Community College Foundation | Mason City, IA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Americus, GA | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Scholarship America | Minneapolis, MN | $199,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Plano, TX | $156,810 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Handson Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $124,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tolson Center | Elkhart, IN | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Five Star Life | Elkhart, IN | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Parks Foundation | Washington DC, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City, IA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Outdoor Foundation | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outdoor Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County | Goshen, IN | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | St Paul, MN | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forest City Enhancement Committee | Forest City, IA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mn Philanthropic Collective Co Nexus Community Partners | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nexus Community Partners | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Outdoor Afro | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rv-Mh Heritage Foundation | Elkhart, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Bend Elkhart Area Regional Partnership | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wilderness Inquiry | St Paul, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Embracing Our Differences | Sarasota, FL | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Handson | St Paul, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latino Outdoors | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Forest | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pumpkinvine Nature Trail | Goshen, IN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mississippi Park Connection | St Paul, MN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Melanated Cares Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forest City Public Library | Forest City, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Vikings Foundation | Eagan, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Vikings Foundation | Eagan, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Park Connection | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County | Goshen, IN | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossroads United Way | Elkhart, IN | $21,327 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forest City Education Foundation | Forest City, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Winnebago County Conservation Society | Forest City, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lgbt Outdoors | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Take-a-Vet Fishing | Bartlett, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Youth Frontiers | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yourcause | Plano, TX | $18,640 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa | Urbandale, IA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Horizon Education Alliance | Goshen, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Earth Residents Association | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Chance Last Opportunity | Sarasota, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $14,584 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Loveway Incorporated | Middlebury, IN | $12,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cultivate Food Rescue | South Bend, IN | $11,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc | South Bend, IN | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Recreation Coalition | Washigton, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross (ia) | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Best Prep | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brickstreet Theater | Forest City, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Care Camps | Ogdensburg, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dodge Nature Center | West Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Great River Greening | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Koa Care Camps | Ogdensburg, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lake Mills Parks and Recreation Department | Lake Mills, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Michiana Public Broadcasting | South Bend, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mote Marine Lab & Aquarium | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Indiana-Michiana | South Bend, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Together Outdoors | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toys for Tots | Syracuse, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winnebagohancock Pheasants Forever | Forest City, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Recreational Vehicle Technical Institute (rvti) | Elkhart, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rvti | Elkhart, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mn Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Be a Boarder | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bestprep | Brooklyn Park, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bristol Fire Dept Corp | Bristol, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Elkhart County | Elkhart, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First for Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology | Manchester, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gary Sinese Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hurricane Fiona Community Response Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keep Florida Beautiful | Tallahassee, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Keep Manatee Beautiful | Bradenton, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living Well Disability Services | Mendota Heights, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manatee County Habitat for Humanity | Bradenton, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richard Baidas Memorial Scholarship Foundation | Milford, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scarville Firemens' Association | Scarville, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seminole High School | Seminole, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Servants at Work - St Joes Chapter | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toys for Tots Elkhart County | Syracuse, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unidos Now | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Through Reading | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of North Central Iowa | Mason City, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Mishawaka, IN | $3,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Boggy Creek | Eustis, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Heart Connection | Des Moines, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Quality Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Whatcha Wanna Do | Fort Wayne, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cerro Gordo Trails | Mason City, IA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Middlebury Parks Department | Middlebury, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Corporate Volunteerism Council | St Paul, MN | $1,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope for Brad | Britt, IA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Winnebago Historical Society | Forest City, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society - North Central Region | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Southbendelkhart | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridging | Bloomington, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Coastal Studies | Provincetown, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chanhassen Football Gridiron Club | Chanhassen, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clear Lake Jaycees | Clear Lake, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hunting With Heroes of Lakota | Lakota, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Metropolitan Ministries | Tampa, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Outdoor Outreach | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Hand Hounds | Minnetonka, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Servants at Work Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Free Book Buggie | Eagan, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Goshen Elementary School | Goshen, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| York Elementary | Bristol, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Springs School | Manly, IA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Iowa Community School Dist | Buffalo Center, IA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United South Central | Wells, MN | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army National | Alexandria, VA | $504 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Troop 261 | Lakeville, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Garner Visioning Committee | Garner, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Lakes Community Band | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foodbank of Northern Indiana | South Bend, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society | Fridley, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gymtown Pantry | Osceola, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manatee Babe Ruth | Bradenton, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safcom - Scott County Mn | Shakopee, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sarasota County 4H Livestock Club | Sarasota, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sarasota Shock | Sarasota, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spring Lake Park Boys Soccer Boosters | St Anthony, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple of God's Grace | Wakasura, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Forest City Ia | Forest City, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
37 of 151 (25%) 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 17%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- American Online Giving Foundation (benevity Grants)
GRANT DISBURSEMENTS ON BEHALF OF WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION - American Online Giving Foundation
BENEVITY GRANTS AND REWARDS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS ADMINISTERED ON BEHALF OF WIF - Scholarship America
SCHOLARSHIP DISBURSEMENTS - Blackbaud Giving Fund (campaign Matches)
CAMPAIGN MATCHES (2021 CC/OFFLINE MATCH; 2020 PAYROLL MATCH) - National Park Foundation
OPEN OUTDOORS FOR KIDS AND OPERATIONS - Blackbaud Giving Fund
COMMUNITYGO CAMPAIGN GIFT MATCHES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 | $1,369,450 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 65 | $1,800,393 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $2,396,685 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | $2,832,153 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | $1,655,690 | $15,000 |
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
38% of its giving went to organizations in Delaware.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Winnebago Industries Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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 152, Forest City, IA, 50436. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 23-7174206 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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