Funding search · EIN 391923558 · Waukesha, WI

The Robert D and Patricia E Kern

$154.8M
in grants paid: 368
grants: 185
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$14.4M
Charter Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Impact-character-cte integration
$9.2M
Mtf Fund · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Ongoing operational support
$7.5M
The Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Kern institute - mcw - national transformation network
$6.5M
Greathearts Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Network expansion and programming support
$6.2M
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$3.0M
Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Development and promotion of ken burns film
$2.2M
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally; post-doc support
$1.5M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2024
Human flourishing program capacity; pilot to address ethics and character on campus
$1.2M
British Schools and Universities Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Character initiative; development of character virtues
$1.1M
In Medias Res · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Support four ongoing initiatives
$1.0M
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Develop a framework to form leaders for flourishing at belmont university
$839,375
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$817,620
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Launch the digital leadership development index assessment tool
$650,000
Windrider Institute · Eagle, ID · 2024
Support for 2024 windrider forum
$600,000
American Association of Colleges and Universities · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for the clte
$549,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$525,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$516,384
Center for Urban Teaching · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Support leadership development program
$500,000
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
University of Notre Dame Du Lac · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
To facilitate the cultivation of character in education across diverse fields
$495,000
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$450,000
New Schools for Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Support creating and operating charter schools in alabama
$345,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally; implement apdp
$302,500
Yes Every Kid Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
To support future implementation strategy
$287,676
Parent Choice · Brookfield, WI · 2024
Operating expense
$251,250
Rowan University Foundation · Glassboro, NJ · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$250,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating support
$250,000
Bes · Boston, MA · 2024
Embed virtue ethics character across leadership programs
$250,000
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Capacity building
$229,000
Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2024
To expand the capacity of the leader and culture development team at the texas tech university system
$200,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
General operating support
$175,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$175,000
St Augustine Preparatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating support
$166,943
University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2024
Embedding em institutionally; support the center for character & citizenship (ccc)
$150,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2024
Support steering committee for th ereformation of higher education boards
$150,000
Rocketship Education · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Develop a comprehensive approach to character formation
$137,750
Fresno Pacific University · Fresno, CA · 2024
Implement apdp
$137,000
Uw-Platteville Foundation · Platteville, WI · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$125,654
The Western Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America · Holland, MI · 2024
Implement apdp
$125,000
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Embedding em institutionally; implement apdp
$123,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$114,000
Gordon College · Wenham, MA · 2024
Implement apdp
$110,700
Character Lab · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Character focused content and programming
$100,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$87,000
Northwest Nazarene University · Nampa, ID · 2024
Implement apdp
$84,000
California Baptist University · Riverside, CA · 2024
Implement apdp
$70,000
Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Implement apdp
$66,294
Biola University · La Mirada, CA · 2024
Grow apdp
$60,000
James Madison University Foundation · Harrisonburg, VA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$55,000
North Caroline State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$50,000
Gps Education Partners · Waukesha, WI · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Western New England University · Springfield, MA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$47,500
Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$45,000
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$39,000
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$37,500
Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$36,875
The Citadel the Military College of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Minnesota State University Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
University of New Haven · West Haven, CT · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Lutheran University Association · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering · Needham, MA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
New York Institute of Technology · Old Westburg, NY · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$35,000
Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$30,000
Campbell University · Buis Creek, NC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$28,500
Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$28,375
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$28,000
Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$26,875
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$26,875
University of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers · Norcross, GA · 2024
Content design, workshop development, and sponsorship of the iise annual conference in 2025
$25,000
Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Miami University Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Bradley University · Peoria, IL · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Catholic Memorial High School of Waukesha · Waukesha, WI · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Dearborn, MI · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, TN · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
The University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
University of St Thomas · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
University of the Pacific · Stockton, CA · 2024
Embedding em institutionally
$25,000
University of Toledo · Toledo, OH · 2024
Embedding em institutionally

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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. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.