Kinship Foundation
Kinship Foundation is a private foundation based in Madison, Wisconsin. Its 2025 filing describes support for scholars in scientific fields and a fellowship program designed to educate and train conservation leaders.
Kinship Foundation at a glance
In short: Kinship Foundation gave $144K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $144,000
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,000
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $714,563
- +20.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (6% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Kinship Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says the foundation does not solicit. Applications are submitted online and must include a resume; statements about the candidate’s reasons for attending and anticipated activities in five years; a proposed project and summary; an essay about experience working with market-based tools; a summary of leadership experience; and two recommendation letters. Applicants must have at least a four-year college degree or overseas equivalent, at least five years of relevant work experience, spoken and written English proficiency, and be conservation practitioners rather than academics or researchers. Applicants are evaluated on project viability and appropriateness, leadership potential, and potential contribution to the program and fellows community.
- Review Cycle
- The filing states that the 2026 program submission deadline was January 11, 2026. This deadline has passed; future deadlines were to be posted on the foundation’s website.
- Deadline
- The filing states that the 2026 program submission deadline was January 11, 2026.
- Contact
Application contact: Kinship Foundation Does Not Solicit
Mailing address: Organizations But Does Accept, Applications For The Kinship, Fellows Program At Www, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 710-4530
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kinship Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
88 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 88 grants of 88 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports recipient-state shares of 89% in an unspecified state, 6% in North Carolina, and 6% in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kinship Foundation gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $144K (2023) to $200K (2022). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $144K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $144,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 filing describes miscellaneous income from the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office as unclaimed funds.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $714,563 | $1,925,845 | $1,804,426 | $144,000 | 18 | $1,154,348 | $185 |
| 2024 | $593,144 | $2,175,000 | $1,765,755 | $144,772 | 19 | $1,115,301 | — |
| 2023 | $187,679 | $1,535,954 | $2,042,355 | $144,000 | 18 | $1,152,000 | $943 |
| 2022 | $693,658 | $1,824,957 | $1,643,318 | $199,800 | 33 | $842,092 | $1,407 |
| 2021 | $510,519 | $697,956 | $1,206,500 | — | — | $631,500 | $456 |
| 2020 | $1,020,396 | $913,690 | $1,089,950 | — | — | — | $5,795 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The filing does not state a mission. It describes activities supporting scientific-field scholars and a conservation leadership fellowship.
Grantmaking
For filing year 2025, the foundation reported 18 payments totaling $144,000, each $8,000. The filing describes an $8,000 stipend, plus lodging and meals for a month-long program, for selected conservation fellows. These payments are associated with the foundation’s fellowship program.
The filing lists 2025 payments of $8,000 each to, among others, five individual recipients, for participation in the month-long program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Karie D. Thomson, Paul D. Thomson, S. Gunnar Klarr, Ethan Meers, Nydia Searle, and Frederick T. Searle as directors; Rana H. Salti as president/treasurer; and Angela Gibson as vice president/executive director.
Kinship Foundation is led by Angela Gibson, Vice President & Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Angela Gibson
Vice President & Executive Director
Secretary & Executive Director → Vice President & Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$95K (2021) → $222K (2025)
Rana H. Salti
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ethan Meers
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karie D. Thomson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nydia Searle
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul D. Thomson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S. Gunnar Klarr
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederick T. Searle
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Julianna E. Dixon (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Renee G. Michaels (2020–2021) — Secretary & Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $222K, to Angela Gibson (Vice President/Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Kinship Foundation
How much does Kinship Foundation give each year?
Kinship Foundation gave $144K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $145K across 19 grants.
What is Kinship Foundation's typical grant size?
Kinship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $8,000, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kinship Foundation give grants?
Kinship Foundation's top state is North Carolina, with 6% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was New York (6%).
Does Kinship Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Kinship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Fellowship to Participate in Month Long Program" (18 grants).
How large is Kinship Foundation?
Kinship Foundation reported $715K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What does Kinship Foundation fund?
The filing does not state a mission. It describes activities supporting scientific-field scholars and a conservation leadership fellowship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kinship Foundation?
The filing says the foundation does not solicit. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kinship Foundation's EIN?
Kinship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4056831. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Kinship Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kinship-foundation-morg_4f7d6f0cc5f04ffcb0488d58eb56f105
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