Does Whirlpool Corporation support Israel?

We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Whirlpool Corporation. 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
  Searches for Whirlpool donations, statements, or support for Israel found none. Only indirect commercial ties surfaced: the 2014 KitchenAid–SodaStream carbonation-product cooperation and the 2014 selection of Israeli supplier Hanita Coatings for refrigerator insulation. No operations, offices, or investments in Israel found.
• 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.

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Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-28

• 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