Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc
Walworth, WI · EIN 39-1763633. Reported 310 grants totalling $4,195,221 to 114 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $450 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uw Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,209,000 | 19 | 5 | 2025 |
| Uwm Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $703,500 | 9 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth for Understanding | Saginaw, MI | $155,920 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Wauwatosa, WI | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vip Services | Elkhom, WI | $100,000 | 8 | 4 | 2025 |
| Walworth County Food & Diaper Bank | Elkhorn, WI | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wi Technical College System Foundation | Madison, WI | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chicago Futabakai Japanese School | Arlington Heights, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wi Associates of Independent Colleges and Universities | Madison, WI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wi Association of Independent Colleges and Universities | Madison, WI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Los Rios Colleges Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $57,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Boon, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Fontana Fire & Rescue | Fontana, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walworth County Fired & Rescue | Walworth, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wmc Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Smiles | Darien, CT | $46,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Foot High School | Walworth, WI | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Folsom High School | Folsom, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | $32,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vip Sevices | Elkhom, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yerkes Observatory | Williams Bay, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Geneva Lake Family YMCA | Lake Geneva, WI | $26,760 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Folsom Environmental & Water Resources Dept | Folsom, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Folsom Police Department | Folsom, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Folsom-Cordova Unified School District | Rancho Cordova, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Japan-America Society of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sister Cities International | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wisconsineye Public Affairs Network | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School District of Jefferson | Jefferson, WI | $24,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Aurora Health Care Foundation | Elkhorn, WI | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tree House Child and Family Center | Elkhorn, WI | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Geneva Lakes Family YMCA | Lake Geneva, WI | $20,916 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anderson Japanese Gardens | Rockford, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Open Arms Free Clinic | Elkhorn, WI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Table for Two USA | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Research Foundation for the State Univ of Ny | Albany, NY | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aurora University George Williams College | Williams Bay, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Badger High School | Lake Geneva, WI | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Covenant Harbor | Lake Geneva, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delavan-Darien High School | Delavan, WI | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Peterson Institute for Inetrnational Econimics | Washington DC, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peterson Institute for International Economics | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Chiba | Cudahy, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin | Wauwatosa, WI | $14,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Uw Food Research Institute | Madison, WI | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Folsom | Folsom, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation | Madison, WI | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elkhorn High School | Elkhom, WI | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Walworth County Sheriff Office | Elkhorn, WI | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Inspiration Ministries | Walworth, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kettle Moraine Land Trust | Elkhorn, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Walworth County Literacy Council | Elkhorn, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Warrenton Police Department | Warrenton, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Walworth Fontana Rotary Foundation | Walworth, WI | $9,700 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jefferson High School | Jefferson, WI | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Folsom Econimic Development Corp | Folsom, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Beginnings Apfv Inc | Elkhorn, WI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tree House Child & Family Center | Elkhorn, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Performing Arts Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin School for the Deaf | Delavan, WI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Policy Forum | Milwaukee, WI | $7,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Badger Institute | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wise Foundation | Warrenton, MO | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Folsom Lake College Foundation | Folsom, CA | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breast Cancer Recovery | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Lake Geneva, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Opportunities Inc | Fort Atkinson, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St John's Program for Real Change | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Johns Program for Real Change | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Walworth County Historical Society | Elkhorn, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waukesha County Community Fund | Waukesha, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Japan America Society of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,900 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| World Affairs Council Inc | West Allis, WI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Geneva Lake Conservancy | Fontana, WI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce | Madison, WI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Japanese American Council | Suite N, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Chicago Shimpo | Suite, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Sister Cities International | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elkhom Hight School | Elkhom, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glacier's Edge Council-Boy Scouts of America | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| PBS Wisconsin Friends | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Foundation of Wi | Madison, WI | $2,625 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Water Council | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American River Conservancy | Coloma, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Geneva Lake West Rotary Club | Walworth, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Walworth County | Lake Geneva, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Folsom Cert | Folsom, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Soroptimist International | Cameron Park, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Fighting Forty Association | Sharon, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin World Affairs Council Inc | West Allis, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delavan Lake Improvement Association | Delavan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Econimoc Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Geneva Lake Environment Agency | Williams Bay, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Geneva Lake Women's Association | Lake Geneva, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glaciers Edge Boy Scout Council | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Federation for Home Economics | Delavan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jefferson County Cancer Coalition | Fort Atkinson, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Love in Action Foundation Inc | Roseville, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madison-Obihiro Sister Cities Inc | Monona, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Japanese Association | Bayside, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Brookfield, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics of Wisconsin | Racine, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wisconsisn Women in Government | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Folsom Police Foundation | Folsom, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Folsom Cert | Folsom, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Geneva Lake Environmental Agency | Williams Bay, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
64 of 114 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Uw Foundation
KIKKOMAN GRASSLAND 2.0 PROJECT(PAYMENT 3 OF 10) - Uwm Foundation
"GREAT LAKE RESEARCH VESSEL(PAYMENT 2 OF 10)", PRASAD TALENT FUND,2024 CHANCELLOR'S FUND - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation
GREAT LAKE RESEARCH VESSEL(PAYMENT 1 OF 10) - American Red Cross
HURRICANES MILTON & HELENE RELIEF FUND - Los Rios Colleges Foundation
FLC SCIENCE BUILDING (FOLSOM 25TH ANNIV.) - Folsom Environmental & Water Resources Dept
WATER QUALITY LAB EQUIPMENT (FOLSOM 25TH ANNIV.)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 114 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $478,056 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 69 | $580,360 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $930,755 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 66 | $1,072,770 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 65 | $1,133,280 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc has 36 of them, worth $12.6M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $1,800,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $1,600,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $1,400,000 |
| Uw Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,350,000 |
| Uw Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,350,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,200,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,200,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,050,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,050,000 |
| Uw-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| School District of Jefferson | Jefferson, WI | $72,000 |
| School District of Jefferson | Jefferson, WI | $64,000 |
| Walworth County Food & Diaper Bank | Elkhorn, WI | $40,000 |
| The Bridge Food & Diaper Bank | Elkhom, WI | $40,000 |
| Uw Foundation | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
Where its money goes
83% of its giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 69, Walworth, WI, 53184. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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