Funding search · EIN 426297940 · Milwaukee, WI
John H Witte Jr Foundation Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 72
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $17,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Southeastern Community College Fdn3 grants · $252,000
- United Way-Burlington Area3 grants · $180,000
- Burlington Capitol Theatre4 grants · $115,000
- Burlington Area Development Fdn4 grants · $110,000
- Southeastern Community College Fnd1 grant · $84,000
- Burlington Area Homeless Shelter4 grants · $78,500
- Transitions Dmc4 grants · $63,500
- Burlington Civic Music3 grants · $60,000
- City Hope Foundation2 grants · $60,000
- Friends of Burlington Parks3 grants · $60,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $84,000
Southeastern Community College Fnd · West Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $84,000
Southeastern Community College Fdn · West Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $84,000
Southeastern Community College Fdn · West Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $84,000
Southeastern Community College Fdn · West Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $60,000
United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
United Way-Burlington Area · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
United Way-Burlington Area · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $60,000
United Way-Burlington Area · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $50,000
Burlington STEM Foundation · West Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $40,000
Burlington Area Development Fdn · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $35,000
Burlington Area Development Fdn · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $35,000
City Hope Foundation · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $30,000
Burlington Capitol Theatre · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $30,000
Burlington Capitol Theatre · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $30,000
Burlington Capitol Theatre · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $28,500
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $28,500
Transitions Dmc · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $25,000
Burlington Area Development Fdn · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
Partners for Conservation · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $25,000
Burlington Capitol Theatre · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $25,000
City Hope Foundation · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $20,500
Burlington Riverfront Entertainment · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Burlington Civic Music Association · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Friends of Burlington Parks · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Heart Song · West Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Burlington Civic Music · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Burlington STEM Foundation · W Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Friends of Burlington Parks · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Heartsong · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Burlington Civic Music · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Des Moines Cty Historical Society · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Friends of Burlington Parks · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $20,000
Burlington Area Ymca · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $20,000
Burlington Civic Music · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $20,000
Des Moines Cty Historical Society · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $15,000
Art Center of Burlington · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Transitions Dmc · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Art Center of Burlington · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $15,000
Junior Achievement of the Heartland · Moline, IL · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Burlington Area Development Fdn · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Art Center of Burlington · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Junior Achievement · Moline, IL · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Art Center of Burlington · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Burlington Area Ymca · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Junior Achievement of the Heartland · Moline, IL · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Southeast Iowa Symphony Association · Mt Pleasant, IA · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Transitions Dmc · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Mississippi Valley Council · Quincy, IL · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Southeast Iowa Symphony Association · Mt Pleasant, IA · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Transitions Dmc · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $10,000
Young House Family Services · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $7,500
St Vincent De Paul · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Bart Howard Foundation · W Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Bel Canto Chorale · Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Homestead 1839 · W Burlington, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Southeast Iowa Symphony Association · Mt Pleasant, IA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Bart Howard Foundation · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Southeast Iowa Symphony Association · Mt Pleasant, IA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Bart Howard Foundation · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Bel Canto Chorale · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Burlington Municipal Band Fnd · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $5,000
Partners for Conservation · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $3,000
St Vincent De Paul · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $3,000
The Nest of Des Moines County · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $3,000
The Salvation Army · Burlington, IA · 2021
General operating
- $2,500
Bel Canto Chorale · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Burlington Municipal Band Fnd · Burlington, IA · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Burlington Municipal Band Fnd · Burlington, IA · 2022
General operating
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