Whirlpool Foundation

Historical Funder

Benton Harbor, Michigan · EIN 38-6077342 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$10.1M

Organizations funded141

Typical grant$6,000

Total assets$12.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $6,000 and $8,445.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	WHIRLPOOL FOUNDATION
Address	2000 N M-63, BENTON HARBOR MI 49022
Phone	2699235000
Form and materials	LETTER PLUS PRESCRIBED APPLICATION FORM
Deadlines	MATCHING GIFTS DEADLINES ARE FEBRUARY 15TH AND AUGUST 15TH OF EACH YEAR.
Restrictions	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 $7,500 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.

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.

Education83
Human Services14
STEM6
Community Development3
Arts & Culture2
Youth Sports2

Where it gives

71% of grants went outside Michigan.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Cornerstone Alliance	Benton Harbor, MI	Econocmic development grant	$1,800,000
United Way of Southwest Michigan	St Joseph, MI	United way	$1,632,314
Habitat for Humanity International	Americus, GA	Buildbetter with whirlpool	$1,250,000
Harbor Habitat for Humanity	Benton Harbor, MI	Buildbetter with whirlpool	$1,000,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Mi	Benton Harbor, MI	Sponsorship	$925,000
Cornerstone Public Asset Fund	Benton Harbor, MI	Economic development grant	$575,824
Whirlpool Collective Impact Fund	Benton Harbor, MI	Whirlpool charity	$475,000
Berrien Community Foundation	St Joseph, MI	Steve upton love your community grant	$392,443
Darke County United Way	Greenville, OH	United way	$236,894
United Way of Sandusky County	Fremont, OH	United way	$221,379
United Way of the Ocoee Region	Cleveland, TN	United way	$145,734
Curious Kids' Museum	St Joseph, MI	Traveling exhibit grant	$101,930
Michigan Council of Women in Technology	Southfield, MI	Technology grant	$100,000
Mosaic Ccda	Benton Harbor, MI	Transformation center grant	$100,000
The Emerge Innovation Hub	Benton Harbor, MI	Training & development grant	$75,000
United Way of Hancock County	Findlay, OH	United way	$73,928
United Way of Racine County	Racine, WI	United way	$54,305
Berrien Resa	Berrien Springs, MI	Sponsorship	$39,375
United Way of East Central Iowa	Cedar Rapids, IA	United way	$32,664
Tulsa Area United Way	Tulsa, OK	United way	$26,020
United Way of North Central Ohio	Marion, OH	United way	$25,875
American Corporate Partners	New York, NY	Veteran mentoring program	$25,000
Logan Community Resources Inc	South Bend, IN	Sponsorship	$25,000
Michigan Hospitality Foundation	Lansing, MI	Partnership	$25,000
Folds of Honor	Tulsa, OK	Sponsorship	$25,000
Michigan Tech Fund	Houghton, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$22,500
Feeding America (Bhas)	Grand Rapids, MI	Strategic grant	$20,000
Hamelink Brooklyn	Grand Rapids, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$16,948
Mother Teresa Christian Spiritist Center	Benton Harbor, MI	Sponsorship	$15,600
United Way Greater Toronto	Toronto, CA	Uw campaign	$13,314
Coloma Community Schools	Coloma, MI	Sponsorship robotics	$12,500
Lakeshore Public Schools	Stevensville, MI	Sponsorship robotics	$12,500
Jones Braygen Zade	Knoxville, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$12,000
United Way of Putnam County	Ottawa, OH	United way	$11,614
Benjamin Liviya	Bowling Green, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$9,600
United Way of Greater Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	United way	$8,445
City of Greenville	Greenville, OH	Donation park benches	$8,000
Gerding Kayla	Findlay, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$8,000
Adkison Morgan Leah	Tulsa, OK	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Bilbrey Kenyon	Columbus, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Butler Brynn	Akron, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Faber Joseph	Kent, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Galvin Anecia	Allendale, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Inkrott William	Ada, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Jones Alayna	Columbus, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Khare Vishisht	Chicago, IL	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Kim Lun	Oklahoma City, OK	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
King Jacob	Athens, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Lieske Mikayla	Perrysburg, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Marrie Nicole	Cleveland, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Nevison Mackenzie	Athens, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Newland Rylee	Iowa City, IA	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Potter Haylee	Oxford, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Quickle Alexis	Columbus, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Schmitt Rachel	Kenosha, WI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Schoen Taylor	Ada, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Sighn Aseem	Ann Arbor, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Sirigireddy Ankith	Raleigh, NC	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Spielbauer Grant	Notre Dame, IN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500
Stachler Makayla	Dayton, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$7,500

Showing the 60 largest of 141 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Adkison Morgan Leah	Tulsa, OK	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Best Buy Tech Center (Boys & Girls Club Bh)	Benton Harbor, MI	Strategic and citizenship grant	$0
Bilbrey Kenyon	Columbus, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Bommineni Ananya	Ann Arbor, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Brewer Sage	Athens, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Butler Brynn	Akron, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Christe-Couvillion Edward	Cookeville, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Corrington Devin	Dayton, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Crockett Chloe	Jefferson City, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Faber Daniel	Dayton, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Faber Joseph	Kent, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Feeding America (Bhas)	Grand Rapids, MI	Strategic grant	$0
Gable Ella	East Lansing, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Galvin Anecia	Allendale, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Greider Kylee	Lima, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Hamelink Brooklyn	Grand Rapids, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Harbor Habitat Project T	Benton Harbor, MI	Buildbetter with whirpool	$0
Hashbarger Garrett	Lima, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Hokanson Katie	Madison, WI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Huynh Annelise	Norman, OK	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Inkrott William	Ada, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Jenkins Campbell	Saratoga Springs, NY	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Jones Alayna	Columbus, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Kauble Adam	Tiffin, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Kauble Andrew	Berea, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Keller Cara Elizabeth	Cedarville, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Khare Vishisht	Chicago, IL	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Kim Lun Gawn	Oklahoma City, OK	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
King Jacob	Athens, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Kretz Ayden	Toledo, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Lieske Mikayla	Perrysburg, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Linville Vivienne	Bexley, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Littlejohn Charles	Bowling Green, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Lokinu Charlotte	Iowa City, IA	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Marrie Nicole	Cleveland, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Midithuri Hiranmayi	Bloomington, IN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Nevison Mackenzie	Athens, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Newland Rylee	Iowa City, IA	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Odubasa Vivian	Iowa City, IA	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Potter Haylee	Oxford, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Prosser Anna	East Lansing, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Quickle Alexis	Columbus, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Rahman Tasawwar Emran	Providence, RI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Ramey Brianna	Akron, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Randolph Kyndra	Athens, TN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Reyes Victor	West Lafayette, IN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Rios Haleigh	Bowling Green, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Roberts Brady	East Lansing, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Salzman Maddie	Allendale, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Sang Vung	Norman, OK	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Schmitt Rachel	Kenosha, WI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Schoen Taylor	Ada, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Sighn Aseem	Ann Arbor, MI	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Sirigireddy Ankith	Raleigh, NC	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Spielbauer Grant	Notre Dame, IN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Stachler Makayla	Dayton, OH	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Steffen Haileigh	Grinnell, IA	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Stone Naveah	Savannah, GA	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
Svetlev Jared	West Lafayette, IN	Sons & daughters scholarship	$0
The Washing Machine Project	London,	Strategic and citizenship grant	$0

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$10,095,034	213
2023	$7,945,802	187

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 30, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513039349101531
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 38-6077342
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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