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 2022–2023. 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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Funding pattern
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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
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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