Winnebago Industries Foundation
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About Winnebago Industries Foundation
Winnebago Industries Foundation primarily channels large, corporate-directed philanthropy through third‑party donation platforms rather than making direct program grants to operating nonprofits. Nearly all of its giving goes to giving intermediaries that administer employee giving, corporate matching and campaign disbursements, indicating the foundation acts as a funding vehicle for Winnebago’s workplace and corporate philanthropy. The foundation’s activity is concentrated and transactional — supporting broad public‑benefit causes indirectly via platform disbursements rather than targeted, programmatic awards.
Focus Areas
Corporate employee giving programs (Benevity-administered donations)Corporate campaign matching funds (Blackbaud/pledge matches)Intermediary grant disbursements to a broad array of public‑benefit charities
Who They Fund
youth and students (including nontraditional & scholarship recipients)underserved / equity-seeking communities (e.g., Little Earth)people impacted by disasters (international & domestic)seniors and people with disabilities (recreation access)
About Winnebago Industries Foundation
Winnebago Industries Foundation’s most distinctive recent pattern is its use of large intermediary disbursements and campaign matches to route corporate philanthropy at scale. The biggest 2025 grant in the recent list was $2,181,753 to American Online Giving Foundation for Benevity grant disbursements, followed by $446,940 to Blackbaud Giving Fund for campaign matches. Those transactions sit alongside more targeted support for outdoor access, education, workforce pathways, and community projects, showing a mix of platform-based giving and direct grantmaking. In the same recent record, the foundation supported scholarship distribution through Scholarship America, helped fund a partnership pilot with Make a Wish, and backed capital and community investments such as North Iowa Area Community College Foundation and Tolson Center. Its grant file also includes repeat support for organizations tied to outdoor equity and stewardship, including National Park Foundation, Camber Outdoors, and No Barriers. The overall picture is of a foundation that uses corporate giving infrastructure while also selecting specific nonprofits for recurring program and project support.
What Winnebago Industries Foundation Funds
Outdoor access is a clear throughline. The foundation gave $100,000 to National Parks Foundation for outdoors pillar sponsorship and another $100,000 to National Park Foundation for a contribution, while also funding a strategic partnership with National Park Foundation programs such as Open OutDoors for Kids, Junior Ranger Angler, and Service Corps. Education and workforce development appear in several forms. Winnebago Industries Foundation awarded $100,000 to Camber Outdoors for work internships and outdoor equity, and $236,250 to Scholarship America for scholarship disbursements. Community infrastructure also shows up in its grant file: it gave $100,000 to Tolson Center for capital, community center and revitalization, and $50,000 to RV-MH Heritage Foundation for the RV Hall of Fame capital project. Environmental stewardship appears through a $100,000 grant to The Nature Conservancy for a sustainability partnership.
How Winnebago Industries Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent file also contains much larger platform disbursements and campaign-match payments. The pattern includes repeat support across years for some recipients, such as scholarship administration, outdoor-equity partners, and community capital projects, alongside many one-off intermediary payments. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. Grant activity is invitation-only for its community investment process, and some partnership programs are structured as multi-year support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.8M
Total Assets
$42K
Total Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$2.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $30K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Regional19 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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