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Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation

Accepts applications Egg Harbor, Wisconsin · EIN 391858063

Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation is a private foundation in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $59,175 in 46 grants; the typical grant was $400 and the largest $12,600. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $39,240 the year before.

26% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$26,07041$983,895
2024$39,24042$1.4 million
2025$59,17546$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactRobert A Doneff
7833 Dock Road, Egg Harbor, WI 54209
Phone or email(920) 559-6255
What to submitAny written requests

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin34$48,775
Minnesota4$8,700
Arizona6$1,000
Michigan1$500
Indiana1$200

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 46 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Baileys Harbor, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$12,600
Mayo Clinic Foundation
Rochester, MN
Unrestricted charitable grant$6,000
Door County Medical Center Foundation
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$5,000
Kingdom Workers
Waukesha, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$5,000
Zion Lutheran Church
Egg Harbour, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$5,000
Birch Creek Music Performance Center
Egg Harbor, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$4,000
St Marcus Lutheran School
Milwaukee, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$3,000
Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN
Unrestricted charitable grant$2,000
Destination Door County
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$1,900
Door County Land Trust
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$1,000
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Wauwatosa, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$1,000
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
Mequon, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$1,000
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Manitowoc, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$1,000
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Waukesha, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$775
St Peter Lutheran Church
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$750
Wels Christian Aid and Relief
Waukesha, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$750
St Johns Lutheran Church - Manitowoc
Manitowoc, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$600
Branch Lutheran Schools of Haiti
Saint Paul, MN
Unrestricted charitable grant$500
Central Africa Medical Mission
Swartz Creek, MI
Unrestricted charitable grant$500
Door County Maritime Museum
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$500
Lutheran Women's Missionary Society
Fort Atkinson, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$500
Peninsula Players Theatre
Fish Creek, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$500
Institutional Ministries
Oconomowoc, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$400
Manitowoc Lutheran High School
Manitowoc, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$400
New Beginnings - A Home for Mothers
Milwaukee, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$400
Christian Life Resources
Hartford, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$300
Door County Auditorium
Fish Creek, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$300
Manitowoc County Historical Society
Manitowoc, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$300
Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel & Student Center
Madison, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$300
Arizona Lutheran Academy
Phoenix, AZ
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Arizona Music Festival
Scottsdale, AZ
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Capitol Civic Center
Manitowoc, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Door Shakespeare
Baileys Harbor, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Egg Harbor Fire Fighters Assoc
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Egg Harbor Historical Society
Egg Harbor, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Fountain Hills Theater
Fountain Hills, AZ
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Midsummer Music Festival
Sister Bay, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Peninsula Art School
Fish Creek, WI
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Phoenix Symohony
Phoenix, AZ
Unrestricted charitable grant$200
Wels Prison Ministry
New Ulm, MN
Unrestricted charitable grant$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation give?

$59,175 in tax year 2025, across 46 grants, with a typical grant of $400.

Who runs Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert Doneff (President), Lynn Doneff (Trustee), Anton Doneff (Trustee) and Sarah Bonovich (Trustee).

What does Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and education.

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