Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1661743. Reported 2,317 grants totalling $11.8M to 819 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$11.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
819organizations funded
30%of grantees funded again the next year
$71,611assets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $6,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 819 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Rubicon, WI | $1,184,355 | 271 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $275,000 | 61 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point | Merrill, WI | $270,000 | 58 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - La Crosse | Hubertus, WI | $253,500 | 49 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Glenwood City, WI | $237,474 | 59 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marquette University | Delavan, WI | $206,747 | 52 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Madison, WI | $186,250 | 50 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - River Falls | Appleton, WI | $170,356 | 40 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Whitewater | Lodi, WI | $167,500 | 44 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Racine, WI | $158,260 | 29 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | West Bend, WI | $148,334 | 35 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Wausau, WI | $116,265 | 27 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Stout | Gillett, WI | $116,066 | 27 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Norbert College | New Holstein, WI | $100,000 | 23 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh | Weyauwega, WI | $100,000 | 23 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | Whitehall, WI | $92,053 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carroll University | Sun Prairie, WI | $88,750 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | South Milwaukee, WI | $82,500 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fox Valley Technical College | New London, WI | $72,499 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carthage College | Kenosha, WI | $71,400 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Technical College - Lacrosse | La Crosse, WI | $68,948 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwood Technical College | Highbridge, WI | $67,500 | 11 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigan Technological University | Oshkosh, WI | $60,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Purdue University | Hartford, WI | $60,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Oconomowoc, WI | $57,500 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | Benton, WI | $55,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Winona State University | Onalaska, WI | $55,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northcentral Technical College | Mosinee, WI | $51,534 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| Viterbo University | Plain, WI | $51,500 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Berlin West Middlehigh School | New Berlin, WI | $48,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sauk Prairie High School | Prairie Du Sac, WI | $48,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gateway Technical College - Kenosha | Fox Point, WI | $47,930 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edgewood College | Madison, WI | $45,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty University | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $45,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moraine Park Tech College | Fond Du Lac, WI | $45,000 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Oshkosh, WI | $45,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Grafton, WI | $44,167 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Parkside | Warrens, WI | $43,062 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of St Thomas | Cameron, WI | $42,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yale University | Mequon, WI | $40,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madison College Foundation | Middleton, WI | $39,663 | 20 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waukesha County Technical College | West Allis, WI | $38,012 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Madison Area Technical College | New Glarus, WI | $36,909 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern Michigan University | Manitowoc, WI | $36,666 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Pulaski, WI | $35,138 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mount Mary University | Wausau, WI | $35,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Menomonee Falls, WI | $35,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Shorewood, WI | $34,000 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Catherine University | Turtle Lake, WI | $33,750 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Pleasant Prairie, WI | $32,500 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Superior | Bennett, WI | $32,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | New Berlin, WI | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Stoughton, WI | $30,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hamline University | Eau Claire, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kimberly High School | Kimberly, WI | $30,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lakeland University | Brandon, WI | $30,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mauston High School | Mauston, WI | $30,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington University in St Louis | Sheboygan, WI | $30,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iowa State University | Green Lake, WI | $27,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design | Brodhead, WI | $27,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ripon College | Manitowoc, WI | $27,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Oostburg, WI | $25,949 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Central Technical College | Mosinee, WI | $25,530 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marian University | Fond Du Lac, WI | $25,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California - Berkeley | Oshkosh, WI | $25,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Montana | Ellsworth, WI | $25,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Highland Community School | Milwaukee, WI | $24,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brown University | Brookfield, WI | $23,750 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Spencer, WI | $23,333 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Ellsworth, WI | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Dakota State University | Osseo, WI | $22,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's University | Hayward, WI | $22,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota - Duluth | Eau Claire, WI | $21,250 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dartmouth College | Whitefish Bay, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University | Brookfield, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Brookfield, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indiana University - Bloomington | Mount Pleasant, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lawrence University | Stevens Point, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Loras College | Appleton, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Union Grove, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Cloud State University | Horicon, WI | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Univ of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | Waukesha, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan | Combined Locks, WI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota - Rochester | La Crosse, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Neenah, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Oklahoma | Sheboygan, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Valparaiso University | Appleton, WI | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mid-State Technical College | Pittsville, WI | $19,318 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame | Ripon, WI | $19,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arrowhead High School | Hartland, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baraboo High School | Baraboo, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Burlington High School | Burlington, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crandon Elementary School | Crandon, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crandon High School | Crandon, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delong Middle School | Eau Claire, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greendale High School | Greendale, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hales Corners Lutheran School | Hales Corners, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hamilton High School - Mps | Milwaukee, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Cross School | Green Bay, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church & School | Brookfield, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mineral Point High School | Mineral Point, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Berlin Eisenhower School | New Berlin, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Richmond High School | New Richmond, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northland Pines High School | Eagle River, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pius Xi Catholic High School | Milwaukee, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reagan High School | Milwaukee, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Division High School | Milwaukee, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| South High School - Sheboygan | Sheboygan, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Bruno Parish School | Dousman, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Waukesha North High School | Waukesha, WI | $18,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Columbia University | Wausau, WI | $17,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Concordia University-Mequon | Brussels, WI | $17,500 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Washington University | Menomonee Falls, WI | $17,500 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Luther College | Dodgeville, WI | $17,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Martin Luther College | Appleton, WI | $17,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University | Silver Lake, WI | $17,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macalester College | Milwaukee, WI | $17,000 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Wisconsin - Waukesha | Waukesha, WI | $16,250 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University | Kaukauna, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kabby Hong | Madison, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lori Danz | Solon Springs, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Minnesota - Minneapolis | Shorewood, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of South Dakota | Chippewa Falls, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wheaton College | Hudson, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Concordia University | Eagle River, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Oshkosh, WI | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Dakota State University | Menomonie, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Alabama | Wausau, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Middleton, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Northwestern St Paul | Amery, WI | $12,500 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Foundation for Educational Admin | Madison, WI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appleton West High School | Appleton, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asa Clark Middle School | Pewaukee, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bessie Allen Middle School | North Fond Du Lac, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brookfield East High School | Brookfield, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Career & College Academy | Elkhorn, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cedar Grove - Belgium Middle School | Cedar Grove, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coloma Elementary School | Coloma, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| D C Everest High School | Weston, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| De Forest High School | De Forest, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elkhorn Area Middle School | Elkhorn, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grace Evangelical Lutheran School | Menomonee Falls, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hemlock Creek Elementary | De Pere, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillcrest School | Kenosha, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hudson Middle School | Hudson, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Irving Elementary | West Allis, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lafollette High School | Madison, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lakeland Union High School | Minocqua, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Les Paul Middle School | Waukesha, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Chute High School | Little Chute, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lodi Elementary School | Lodi, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mcfarland High School | Mcfarland, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Medford Middle School | Medford, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Menomonie Middle School | Menomonie, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Day School | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Parkside School | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mineral Point Unified School District | Mineral Point, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monroe High School | Monroe, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muskego High School | Muskego, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New London High School | New London, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northland Pines Elementary School | Eagle River, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northland Pines Middle School | Eagle River, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oak Creek West Middle School | Oak Creek, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oh Schultz Elementary | Mishicot, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon High School | Oregon, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oshkosh West High School | Oshkosh, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Poplar Creek Elementary School | New Berlin, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School | Sheboygan, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Milwaukee High School | South Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Augustine Preparatory Academy | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Catholic School Fort Atkinson | Fort Atkinson, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary Parish School | Hales Corners, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Paul Lutheran School | Grafton, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul Lutheran School - Grafton | Grafton, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Superior High School | Superior, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Verona Area High School | Verona, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Elementary - Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington Elementary School - Wauwatosa | Wauwatosa, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Waterford Union High School | Waterford, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Waukesha South High School | Waukesha, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West De Pere High School | De Pere, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Depere Middle School | De Pere, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westside Elementary School | Sun Prairie, WI | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bellin College | Hilbert, WI | $11,471 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona University - Flagstaff Campus | Slinger, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Augsburg University | Coleman, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Babson College | Brookfield, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay De Noc Community College | Kimberly, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Belmont University | Berlin, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beloit College | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boyce College | Elkhorn, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brigham Young University - Idaho | Elkhorn, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carthage College | Lake Geneva, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central State University | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clarke University | Platteville, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clemson University | Oshkosh, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College of Dupage | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Concordia College | Luck, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Concordia University Nebraska | Chetek, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Covenant College | Oostburg, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dordt College | Sheboygan, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emmaus Bible College | Suamico, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ETHNOS360 Bible Institute | Hustisford, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evangel University | Marshfield, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ferris State University | Ogdensburg, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida International University | Whitewater, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida State University | Sun Prairie, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Bagley, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Illinois State University | Watertown, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indiana University | Oshkosh, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jackson State University | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judson College | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kansas State University | Westfield, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota State University Mankato | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moody Bible Institute | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nicolet College | Boulder Junction, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeast Wisc Tech College - Marinette | Niagara, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northland College | Comstock, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oak Hills Christian College | Amery, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Greendale, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland State University | Plum City, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rice University | Waukesha, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roosevelt University | Kansasville, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Omro, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Louis University | New Berlin, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sessions College of Professional Design | Greenwood, WI | $10,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Michael's College | Barron, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Syracuse University | Beloit, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Southern University | Sun Prairie, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Truman State University | Howards Grove, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Air Force Academy | La Crosse, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Military Academy | Barron, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Naval Academy | Hudson, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Univeristy of California - San Diego | Wauwatosa, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Omro, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California - Los Angeles | Muskego, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Cincinnati | Brookfield, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Florida | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Georgia | Reedsburg, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Miami | Onalaska, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Nevada - Las Vegas | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of New Mexico | Oak Creek, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | Hammond, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Notre Dame | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Oregon | Brookfield, WI | $10,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Redlands | Ashland, WI | $10,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Rochester | Mequon, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
198 of 819 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
Plus 238 grants to individuals totalling $1,440,000 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Lori Danz
2022 FELLOW AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR - Kabby Hong
2021 FELLOW AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR - Jones Elementary School
2023 AWARDS FELLOWS AND LEADER SCHOOLS - Altoona High School
2024 AWARDS FELLOWS AND LEADERS SCHOOLS - Al Behrman Elementary School
2022 AWARDS FELLOWS AND LEADER SCHOOLS - Altoona Intermediate
2021 AWARDS FELLOWS AND LEADER SCHOOLS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 109 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 665 | $3,463,821 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 634 | $3,237,283 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 517 | $2,558,740 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 501 | $2,523,239 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 825 N Jefferson St 350, Milwaukee, WI, 53202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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