How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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The John C Kulis Foundation
4915 Rattlesnake Hammock Rd 298
Naples, FL 34113
(414) 255-4497
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Churches and/or other organizations must submit a grant proposal which must include:(i)name and address of the organization; (ii)confirmation of 501(c)(3)tax exempt status, or in the case of a church, confirmation of hierarchical affiliation with a church that has confirmed 501(c)(3)status; (III) an organization summary with a short statement of the purpose, size and history of the organization; (v) a detailed budget that identifies the projected income and expense of the organization; (vi) a proposal that describes the program. All grant proposals must be signed by two of the following: the executive director, the chief executive officer, and/or the board chairman of the organization. The organization must further certify that it has tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and that it is not classified as a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the internal revenue code. Grant proposal requirements may be modified slightly to accomodate uniq
- Deadlines
- In 2024 requests/applications for grants were accepted on a rolling basis. No deadlines were imposed
- Restrictions
- Organizations and grant projects must align with the foundation's charitable purpose.
Assets and giving by year
2018$1,041,047
2019$6,032,983
2020$1,427,972
2021$73,000
2022$5,000
2023$3,000
2024$6,125
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Tax year 2024
$6,125
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $10,116,669
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Tax year 2023
$3,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $9,467,694
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Tax year 2022
$5,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $8,704,616
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Tax year 2021
$73,000
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $11,454,224
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Tax year 2020
$1,427,972
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $10,058,908
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Tax year 2019
$6,032,983
- Grants listed
- 53
- Assets, end of year
- $9,726,283
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Tax year 2018
$1,041,047
- Grants listed
- 252
- Assets, end of year
- $14,923,907
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Individual
Theological seminary
$3,000 -
Guardian Angel Orthodox Day SchoolDes Plaines, IL
Education
$2,025 -
Trinity Lutheran ChurchVilla Park, IL
Education
$1,000 -
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI
Education
$100
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education1 grant $100100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- John KirkPRESIDENT, D Hours 40Pay $246,000
- Seth GoettelmanVICE-PRESIDE Hours 40Pay $182,400
- William R SmithDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $19,000
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