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Does Whirlpool support Israel?

Whirlpool Corporation

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We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Whirlpool. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.

Filed under: Household & consumer goods brands · Companies that support Israel

Background

Whirlpool has no documented donations, statements of support, investments, or operations in Israel. It appears on some grassroots boycott lists, but the cited ties are indirect commercial ones: in 2014 its KitchenAid brand announced a countertop carbonation product working with SodaStream (the Israeli-founded drinks-machine maker), and Israeli supplier Hanita Coatings was selected to provide insulation film for Whirlpool refrigerators. These are supplier and product-licensing relationships, not corporate support for the state. Whirlpool has no subsidiaries or facilities in Israel — its appliances are sold there by independent importers — and its SEC filings mention Israel only as macroeconomic risk-factor boilerplate about the regional conflict. The Whirlpool Foundation's grants are concentrated on southwest Michigan community organizations, and the Whirlpool PAC's disbursements go to centrist congressional caucus PACs and Midwestern trade groups, not pro-Israel committees. The BDS movement has never named Whirlpool an official boycott target.

The Jewish Press (2014, KitchenAid–SodaStream cooperation; via Wayback Machine) Times of Israel (2014, Hanita Coatings supplier deal) ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Whirlpool Foundation

What we checked

News & official statements — 2026-07-28
Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-28
Whirlpool Foundation (EIN 38-6077342, Benton Harbor, MI) reviewed: 97 grants in FY2024, top grantees Cornerstone Alliance, United Way of Southwest Michigan, and Habitat for Humanity — all southwest-Michigan community programs; no Israel-linked grantees identified.
SEC filings — 2026-07-28
Full-text search of Whirlpool filings (CIK 106640): 20 hits for 'Israel', all macroeconomic risk-factor boilerplate in 10-K/10-Q filings and prospectuses referencing the Russia/Ukraine, Israel and Red Sea conflicts' impact on logistics; no Israeli operations, investments, or contracts.
Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-28
Whirlpool Corporation PAC (C00103010 dormant since 2006; C00039040 last filed 2023): 2022–2024 disbursements went to Blue Dog PAC, Republican Main Street Partnership, New Democrat Coalition, Ohio manufacturing/chamber PACs, and Michigan charities; no contributions to pro-Israel committees.
Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-28
No Snopes/Reuters/AFP fact-checks about Whirlpool and Israel exist. Whirlpool appears on some grassroots boycott lists (e.g., Canadian BDS Coalition roundups) via the 2014 KitchenAid–SodaStream tie — advocacy-sourced and indirect; the BDS movement's official target lists do not include Whirlpool.
usaspending — 2026-09-25
Queried the USAspending.gov award API on 2026-09-25 for US federal contracts, grants and other awards to this company whose award text mentions Israel. It returned no awards.
lobbying — 2026-09-25
Searched the US Lobbying Disclosure Act database at lda.gov on 2026-09-25 for filings naming this company as the client whose reported lobbying issues mention Israel. No filings matched.
ohchr — 2026-09-25
Checked the UN OHCHR database of business enterprises involved in activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, report A/HRC/60/19, on 2026-09-25. This company is not listed in it.
whoprofits — 2026-09-25
Searched the Who Profits company index on 2026-09-25 — the research centre that documents corporate involvement in the Israeli occupation. This company has no profile there.
hebrew-arabic-press — 2026-09-25
Searched Hebrew and Arabic news for this company on 2026-09-25 via Google News and Bing News. No headline mentioned a donation, aid, the war, an investment, an acquisition or a boycott.

Frequently asked questions

Did Whirlpool donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

No records found. We searched 10 public source types — news and official statements, nonprofit tax filings, SEC filings, and federal election records — and found no donations from Whirlpool. The dated search log on this page shows exactly where we looked.

Where does this information come from?

Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 3 distinct sources are cited for Whirlpool. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-09-25

The Jewish Press (2014, KitchenAid–SodaStream cooperation; via Wayback Machine) web.archive.org
Times of Israel (2014, Hanita Coatings supplier deal) timesofisrael.com
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Whirlpool Foundation projects.propublica.org