Funding search · EIN 391661743 · Milwaukee, WI

Herb Kohl Educational Foundation

Name: Herb Kohl Educational Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,861
grants reported: $9.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $6,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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University of Wisconsin - Madison51 grants · $195,654
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point29 grants · $142,500
Marquette University34 grants · $141,147
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee34 grants · $140,500
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse28 grants · $135,000
University of Wisconsin - Platteville26 grants · $98,956
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire24 grants · $95,000
University of Wisconsin - River Falls23 grants · $92,856
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh22 grants · $90,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities18 grants · $85,000

Giving over time

$2.7M

2022

$2.6M

2023

$2.7M

2024

$1.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,861 grants.

$15,000
Sun Prairie East High School · Sun Prairie, WI · 2025
2025 fellow and teacher of the year
$15,000
Ana Celia Baez · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 fellow and teacher of the year
$15,000
Brian Collins · Saint Croix Falls, WI · 2023
2023 fellow and teacher of the year
$15,000
Lori Danz · Solon Springs, WI · 2022
2022 fellow and teacher of the year
$12,500
Wisconsin Foundation for Educational Admin · Madison, WI · 2025
Donation
$12,500
Wisconsin Foundation for Educational Admin · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Carleton College · Onalaska, WI · 2025
2024 excellence
$10,000
Greenville Technical College · De Pere, WI · 2025
2023 initiative
$10,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
2023 initiative
$10,000
Arizona State University · Kaukauna, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Babson College · Brookfield, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Carroll University · Baraboo, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Carthage College · Belleville, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Edgewood College · Mineral Point, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Edgewood College · Janesville, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Emmaus Bible College · Suamico, WI · 2024
2022 initiaitve
$10,000
Evangel University · Marshfield, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Fox Valley Technical College · Winneconne, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Gateway Technical College - Kenosha · Trevor, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Brookfield, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Gustavus Adolphus College · Stoughton, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Harvard University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Indiana University - Bloomington · Mount Pleasant, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Jackson State University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Judson College · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Loras College · Appleton, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Marquette University · Elkhart Lake, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering · Menomonee Falls, WI · 2024
2023 excellence
$10,000
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Northcentral Technical College · Tomahawk, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Northwood Technical College · Barron, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Olivet Nazarene University · Union Grove, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Purdue University · Hilbert, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Ripon College · Fredonia, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College · Lancaster, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
St Norbert College · Green Bay, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Univ of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · Menomonee Falls, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Florida · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Miami · Onalaska, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Chippewa Falls, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Oshkosh, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Nevada - Las Vegas · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Pennsylvania · Middleton, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Southern California · Marshfield, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of St Thomas · Appleton, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Utah · Neenah, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · Spring Valley, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay · Manitowoc, WI · 2024
2024 initiaitve
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · De Pere, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · Hartford, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Madison · Mequon, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · Saint Cloud, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Parkside · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Parkside · Kenosha, WI · 2024
2023 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Platteville · La Crosse, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - River Falls · Frederic, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - River Falls · Weyauwega, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · Deerfield, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · Wautoma, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · Merrill, WI · 2024
2023 initiative
$10,000
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater · Milton, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Viterbo University · Marathon, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Washington University in St Louis · Mequon, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Winona State University · Menasha, WI · 2024
2024 initiative
$10,000
Winona State University · Kiel, WI · 2024
2024 excellence
$10,000
Brown University · Brookfield, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Carroll University · New Holstein, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Carthage College · Lake Geneva, TN · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Clemson University · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Concordia University Wisconsin · Pleasant Prairie, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Dartmouth College · Whitefish Bay, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Ferris State University · Ogdensburg, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Florida International University · Whitewater, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Hamline University · Eau Claire, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Kansas State University · Westfield, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Lakeland University · Brandon, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Lakeshore Technical College · Oostburg, WI · 2023
2023 initaitive
$10,000
Lawrence University · Stevens Point, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Liberty University · Wisconsin Rapids, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Loyola University Chicago · Ellsworth, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Marquette University · Wisconsin Rapids, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Michigan Technological University · Juneau, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Milwaukee Area Technical College · Madison, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design · Brodhead, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering · South Milwaukee, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Moody Bible Institute · Madison, WI · 2023
2022 excellence
$10,000
Northwood Technical College · South Range, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Portland State University · Plum City, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
Purdue University · Hartford, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Roosevelt University · Kansasville, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
St Cloud State University · Horicon, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
St Michael'S College · Barron, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
St Norbert College · Neenah, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Syracuse University · Beloit, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Texas Southern University · Sun Prairie, WI · 2023
2023 initiative
$10,000
United States Naval Academy · Hudson, WI · 2023
2023 excellence
$10,000
Univ of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · Waukesha, WI · 2023
2023 excellence

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.