The Paul J White Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a small set of community-focused organizations in the Upper Midwest, emphasizing general operating support. Grants repeatedly support K–12 school-related foundations, local civic institutions (including community journalism), and arts/education programs, suggesting a preference for sustaining community infrastructure rather than project-specific funding.
Concentrated, repeat giving to a few core grantees with multiple general-operating grants; relatively few, moderately sized awards rather than many small one-off gifts.
The Paul J White Family Foundation shows a clear pattern of repeated, unrestricted support for a small set of community institutions, especially a local civic-information nonprofit and school-related foundations in the Upper Midwest. The largest recent awards in the record are three separate $50,000 general operating grants to Wausau Pilot & Review in Wausau, Wisconsin, spanning 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeat giving signals a funder that backs continuity rather than one-time projects. The foundation also made several $25,000 general operating grants to Hodag Schools Foundation Inc in Rhinelander, Wisconsin across 2023, 2024, and 2025, reinforcing its interest in K–12 school support. In addition, it has funded arts and education intermediaries such as Arstart Inc in St. Paul, Minnesota with a $45,000 grant in 2024. The broader grant list includes smaller awards to groups in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee, and North Dakota, all within a regional pattern centered on community-based organizations.
K–12 education is one of the foundation’s most visible areas of support. It gave $25,000 to Hodag Schools Foundation Inc in Rhinelander, Wisconsin in 2023, repeated that amount in 2024, and again in 2025, all for general operating support. That repeated cadence suggests sustained backing for school-related infrastructure. Community journalism is another recurring theme. The foundation awarded $50,000 to Wausau Pilot & Review in Wausau, Wisconsin in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, again as general operating support. Arts and education intermediaries also appear in the record. In 2024, Arstart Inc in St. Paul, Minnesota received $45,000 for general operating support. Smaller grants extend the picture to other community organizations, including Dylan Witschen Foundation in Andover, Minnesota and Welcome House Inc in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-sized range: p25 is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $35,000. The record also includes repeated larger awards at $50,000 and $25,000, indicating a mix of anchor grants and smaller general operating support. Recipients appear across multiple years, most clearly with Wausau Pilot & Review and Hodag Schools Foundation Inc, both funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a family foundation, gives regionally, funds individuals: false, and makes program-related investments: false. The grant descriptions in the record are consistently general operating support rather than project-specific awards.
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$415K
$45K
$92K
Most grants fall between $5K and $35K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$35K
About 20% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Notable grantees: Wausau Pilot & Review, Hodag Schools Foundation Inc, ARStart Inc
The grant map is concentrated in the Upper Midwest, with Wisconsin as the top state by grant count and Minnesota receiving 20% of grants in the foundation’s HQ state. Named recipient places include Wausau and Rhinelander in Wisconsin, St. Paul, Andover, and Edina in Minnesota, and Bismarck in North Dakota. Outside the region, the record also includes Hooper, Utah, and Kingsport and Memphis, Tennessee. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports community-based nonprofits, especially K–12 school foundations and district-related programming, regional community journalism, and arts-and-education intermediaries. The recent grants list also includes churches, a wildlife organization, and other local nonprofits, mostly as general operating support.
Yes. Every grant in the recent list is labeled general operating support, including repeated awards of $50,000 to Wausau Pilot & Review and $25,000 to Hodag Schools Foundation Inc. The pattern points to core support rather than project-only funding.
The grant-size profile centers on mid-sized gifts: p25 is $5,000, median grant size is $10,000, and p75 is $35,000. The recent record also includes larger $45,000 and $50,000 awards, alongside smaller $1,500 to $5,000 grants.
Recurring. Wausau Pilot & Review appears with $50,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Hodag Schools Foundation Inc appears with $25,000 grants in each of those same years. That repeated pattern shows ongoing support for selected grantees.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAUSAU PILOT & REVIEW | WAUSAU, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HODAG SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC | RHINELANDER, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUNNYSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH | KINGSPORT, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WAUSAU PILOT & REVIEW | WAUSAU, WI | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ARSTART INC | ST PAUL, MN | $45,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HODAG SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC | RHINELANDER, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | EDINA, MN | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WAUSAU PILOT & REVIEW | WAUSAU, WI | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HODAG SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC | RHINELANDER, WI | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SERENDIPITY FARMS | HOOPER, UT | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DYLAN WITSCHEN FOUNDATION | ANDOVER, MN | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DUCKS UNLIMITED INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WELCOME HOUSE INC | BISMARCK, ND | $2,800 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
WAUSAU PILOT & REVIEW
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
HODAG SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
SUNNYSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
DUCKS UNLIMITED INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
WAUSAU PILOT & REVIEW
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
ARSTART INC
$45,000GENERAL OPERATING
HODAG SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
GENERAL OPERATING
DUCKS UNLIMITED INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$1,500GENERAL OPERATING
WAUSAU PILOT & REVIEW
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
HODAG SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
SERENDIPITY FARMS
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
DYLAN WITSCHEN FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
DUCKS UNLIMITED INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
WELCOME HOUSE INC
$2,800GENERAL OPERATING