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Ruth St John & John Dunham West Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 39-6056375 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$8.4M
Grants reported
211
Typical grant
$20K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$1.7M

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
MS Phyllis Schippers
Deadlines
None - grants are considered monthly at board meetings.
Application materials
Written narrative describing organization and its need for funding.
Restrictions
Qualifying organizations mainly in manitowoc county, wi.
Original filing text
Contact
MS PHYLLIS SCHIPPERS
Address
915 MEMORIAL DRIVE MANITOWOC, WI, 54220
Phone
9206846110
Deadlines
NONE - GRANTS ARE CONSIDERED MONTHLY AT BOARD MEETINGS.
Application materials
WRITTEN NARRATIVE DESCRIBING ORGANIZATION AND ITS NEED FOR FUNDING.
Restrictions
QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS MAINLY IN MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI.

Reported organization name: RUTH ST JOHN & JOHN DUNHAM WEST FOUNDATION INC

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202563$3.6M
2024148$4.8M

Where Ruth St John & John Dunham West Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum Inc

MANITOWOC, WI

$411.3KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Restricted

The Haven of Manitowoc County Inc

MANITOWOC, WI

$300KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Restricted

Manitowoc Public School District Foundation

MANITOWOC, WI

$300KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Restricted

Lighthouse Community Recovery Center Inc

MANITOWOC, WI

$250KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Restricted

Lakeshore Humane Society

MANITOWOC, WI

$250KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Restricted

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Ruth St John & John Dunham West Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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