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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4056831

Kinship Foundation

A private foundation in Madison, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $144,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kinship Foundation Does Not Solicit
Organizations But Does Accept, Applications for the Kinship
Fellows Program at WWW, WI 53703
(608) 710-4530
Form and materials
Online applications include attaching a resume, a statement of why the candidate wants to attend kinship & what the candidate anticipates doing in 5 yrs, a proposed project along with a summary, an essay describing the applicant's experience working with market-based tools, a statement summarizing candidate's leadership experience and two letters of recommendation.
Deadlines
2026 program submission deadline was january 11, 2026. Future deadlines to be posted on the website.
Restrictions
Applicants must possess a minimum of a four year college degree (or overseas equivalent). Have a minimum of five years relevant work experience. Be proficient in spoken and written english. Be a conservation practitioner (rather than an academic or researcher). Applicants who meet the above requirements will be evaluated in the following areas: proposed project viability and appropriateness, leadership potential, and potential contribution at the fellowship program and ongoing membership in the fellows community. A stipend of $8,000 is awarded along with lodging and meals for the month long program.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $714,563

  • Tax year 2024

    $144,772

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $593,144

  • Tax year 2023

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $187,679

  • Tax year 2022

    $199,800

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $693,658

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $510,519

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,020,396

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  2. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  3. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  4. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  5. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  6. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  7. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  8. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  9. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  10. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  11. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  12. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  13. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  14. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  15. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  16. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  17. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000
  18. Individual

    Fellowship to participate in month long program

    $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Karie D ThomsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul D ThomsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • S Gunnar KlarrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rana H SaltiPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ethan MeersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nydia SearleDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Angela GibsonVICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $221,633
  • Frederick T SearleDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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