Funding search · EIN 010791882 · Wilmington, DE

The Klungness Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

154
grants reported
$7.6M
total given
2022–2023
filing years
$30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

conservancyeducationhealthmichiganwirelessenergykeweenawklungness

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Top recipients

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  • Association for Environmental Health & Sciences Fo1 grant · $521,000
  • Michigan Technological University2 grants · $500,000
  • Environmental Health Trust4 grants · $479,500
  • Albion College1 grant · $400,000
  • Virginia Organizing2 grants · $375,000
  • Wilderness Watch3 grants · $355,950
  • New Power Tour2 grants · $220,000
  • Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility2 grants · $202,500
  • U C San Diego Foundation2 grants · $195,000
  • The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $184,076

Giving over time

$2.0M
2022
$5.5M
2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 154 grants.

  • $521,000

    Association for Environmental Health & Sciences Fo · Amherst, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $400,000

    Albion College · Albion, MI · 2022

    Klungness Scholarship fund

  • $350,450

    Environmental Health Trust · Teton Village, WY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $300,000

    Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI · 2023

    the Klungness Sustainable Energy Innovation and Demonstration Fund at Michigan Tech

  • $250,000

    Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $220,950

    Wilderness Watch · Missoula, MT · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $200,000

    Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI · 2022

    the James A. Klungness Endowed Scholarship fund

  • $180,000

    The International Dark-Sky Association · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $172,500

    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $150,000

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Keweenaw Heartlands Project, Michigan

  • $150,000

    New Power Tour · Hancock, MI · 2023

    MI HOPE energy efficiency program

  • $150,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2023

    The Nature Conservancy of Michigan - For Slate River Reserve

  • $150,000

    U C San Diego Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2023

    UCSD Golomb Research Group Fund

  • $125,000

    Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $120,000

    Wilderness Watch · Missoula, MT · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $115,000

    Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    General Support of Swedish Charity, Hand till Hand

  • $103,050

    Environmental Health Trust · Teton Village, WY · 2023

    To support Federal, State, and Local outreach program regarding wireless tech/radiofrequency radiation

  • $100,000

    Keweenaw Community Foundation · Hancock, MI · 2023

    KCF and specified endowments funds

  • $100,000

    Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · New York, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Northern Lights Ymca · Escanaba, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

  • $100,000

    Portage Health Foundation · Hancock, MI · 2023

    Giving Tuesday and Local Education Fund

  • $100,000

    Reid Park Zoological Society · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Pathway to Asia Program

  • $100,000

    St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $81,050

    Scientific Alliance for Education · Sheffield, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $80,000

    Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $75,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023

    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

  • $72,500

    Northeast Wilderness Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $70,000

    New Power Tour · Hancock, MI · 2022

    MI HOPE energy efficiency program

  • $60,000

    Superior Bio-Conservancy · River Hills, WI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfare · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2023

    funds for Elephants

  • $50,000

    Keweenaw Land Trust · Hancock, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2023

    The Bee Conservancy Program

  • $50,000

    Swan View Coalition · Kalispell, MT · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Almost Home Animal Shelter and Adoption Center · Pennsauken, NJ · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home for Abused Wo · Calumet, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Caring House · Iron Mountain, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Finlandia University · Hancock, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Menominee Range Historical Foundation · Iron Mountain, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Northern Lights Ymca · Escanaba, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Pine Mountain Music Festival · Hancock, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Portage Health Foundation · Hancock, MI · 2022

    Giving Tuesday program

  • $45,000

    U C San Diego Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    EHS Research-Golomb Research Group fund

  • $40,000

    Copper Harbor Trails Society · Copper Harbor, MI · 2023

    For the development of the Keweenaw Point Trail

  • $40,000

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Friends of the Clearwater · Moscow, ID · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club · Hancock, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    North American Wilderness Recovery · Albuquerque, NM · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Planned Parenthood of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Swedetown Trails Club · Calumet, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023

    Ukraine Fund

  • $34,076

    The Nature Conservancy · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2023

    The Nature Conservancy in Michigan - For Keweenaw Heartlands Project

  • $33,000

    Electromagnetic Safety Alliance Incorporated · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,250

    California Brain Tumor Association · Indian Wells, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I · Merrifield, VA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Copper Country Humane Society · Houghton, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Deep Springs Corporation · Dyer, NV · 2023

    Operating Support for the Deep Springs College

  • $30,000

    Dickinson County Humane Society · Quinnesec, MI · 2023

    Almost Home Animal Shelter in Quinnesec, MI

  • $30,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Friends of Pima Animal Care Center · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter · Palm Springs, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Friends of the World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Grassroots Environmental Education · Port Washington, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Hope for Ukraine · Roseland, NJ · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    International Wolf Center · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Marthas Village and Kitchen · Indio, CA · 2023

    funds for Martha's Village and Kitchen in Palm Springs

  • $30,000

    National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Omega House · Houghton, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Sr Jose Womens Shelter · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    For the benefit of AZPM

  • $30,000

    Vital Ground Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bozeman, MT · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Copper Harbor Trails Society · Houghton, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club · Hancock, MI · 2022

    Construction of new trails fund

  • $30,000

    North American Wilderness Recovery · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Building Biology Institute Corp · Santa Fe, NM · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $24,000

    Cellular Phone Task Force · Santa Fe, NM · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    31 Backpacks · Houghton, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Colorado Horse Rescue · Longmont, CO · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Habitat for Humanity International · Houghton, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Mercy Ems · Calumet, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    The Cousteau Society · Chesapeake, VA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    The Salvation Army · Hancock, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    U P Wildlife Rehabilitation · Chassell, MI · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I · Merrifield, VA · 2022

    Ukraine Crisis response fund

  • $20,000

    Environmental Health Trust · Teton Village, WY · 2022

    Microsite on environmental impacts of wireless radiation and 5G program

  • $20,000

    Grassroots Environmental Education · Port Washington, NY · 2022

    supporting wireless education and human safety standards program

  • $20,000

    Reid Park Zoological Society · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Elephants and General Fund

  • $20,000

    Vital Ground Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $18,000

    Scientific Alliance for Education · Sheffield, MA · 2023

    Wireless Safety Education Projects

  • $17,250

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

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