Funding search · EIN 390810536 · Kohler, WI

Kohler Foundation

Name: Kohler Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

590
grants reported: $82.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $6,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

directly individual institution paid scholarship educatioinal collection barbara

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Kohler Trust for Clean Water1 grant · $53.7M
Friends of Dickeyville Grotto1 grant · $7.6M
John Michael Kohler Arts Center28 grants · $3.4M
Louis Round Wilson Library at University of North Carolina1 grant · $2.7M
Freeborn County Historical Society1 grant · $2.1M
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area1 grant · $1.1M
Arts Foundation of Kosciusko1 grant · $872,650
Mississippi Museum of Art1 grant · $547,865
Racine Art Museum11 grants · $531,220
David M Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library1 grant · $425,771

Giving over time

$11.6M

2022

$67.4M

2023

$3.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 590 grants.

$53.7M
Kohler Trust for Clean Water · Kohler, WI · 2023
Gifting of stock
$7.6M
Friends of Dickeyville Grotto · Dickeyville, WI · 2023
Art donation: dickeyville grotto
$2.7M
Louis Round Wilson Library at University of North Carolina · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Art donation-roland freeman collection
$2.1M
Freeborn County Historical Society · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Art donation-itasca rock garden
$1.3M
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2022
Art donation-kea tawana
$1.1M
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area · Niagara Falls, NY · 2023
Art donation: prophet isaiah's second coming house
$872,650
Arts Foundation of Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS · 2022
Art donation-lv hull (art)
$547,865
Mississippi Museum of Art · Jackson, MS · 2022
Art donation-roland freeman collection
$425,771
David M Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library · Durham, NC · 2023
Art donation: danny lyon civil rights archive
$369,250
Utah Arts Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Art donation: christian school art collection
$366,175
Fuller Craft Museum · Brockton, MA · 2023
Art donation: paul smith collection
$304,000
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2023
Art donation: prophet isaiah's second coming house
$280,968
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Dr. Charles smith - hammond collection
$274,684
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2023
Art donation: joe "40,000" murphy
$250,000
Lakeshore Technical College · Cleveland, WI · 2024
Scholarships
$249,479
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Thomas kong
$211,372
Racine Art Museum · Racine, WI · 2022
Art donation-bob trotman
$202,440
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$191,229
Wright Museum of Art · Beloit, WI · 2023
Art donation: david lundahl collection
$190,677
University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$183,906
Kleefield Museum of Art at Csu - Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Art donation-stella waitzkin (2021 collection)
$182,850
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2023
Art donation: paul smith collection
$178,375
South Bend Museum of Art · South Bend, IN · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$168,000
547 Arts Center · Greensburg, KS · 2023
Art donation: meeker & anderson collection
$163,500
Racine Art Museum · Racine, WI · 2023
Art donation: eleanor spiess - ferris
$163,016
Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2024
Stella waitzkin 2021
$158,773
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Juanita leonard collection
$128,164
Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$120,600
Volland Foundation · Alma, KS · 2024
Meeker & anderson collection
$110,300
Village of Mount Morris · Mount Morris, IL · 2024
Mount morris fountain
$105,500
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Art donation-william dutterer collection
$94,250
Portland Art Museum (Oregon) · Portland, OR · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$94,063
University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$91,000
Kansas City Blind All-Stars · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Art donation-heidi lasher-oakes
$89,700
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2022
Art donation-silvio barile sculptures 2022
$87,100
Racine Art Museum · Racine, WI · 2022
Art donation-janice lowry
$81,210
The Kinsey Institute - Indiana University · Bloomington, IL · 2023
Art donation: john schacht
$78,651
Addison Gallery of Am Art at Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2024
Stella waitzkin 2021
$75,000
Mint Museum · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Art donation: bob trotman collection
$73,950
St Mary'S University · Leavenworth, KS · 2024
Gustavo fares art collection
$71,550
West Bend Friends of Sculpture · West Bend, WI · 2022
Art donation-tom gross
$71,250
University of Wyoming Art Museum · Laramie, WY · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$70,000
Ashville Art Museum · Asheville, NC · 2023
Art donation: bob trotman collection
$70,000
Montana Museum of Art and Culture · Missoula, MT · 2023
Art donation: eleanor spiess - ferris
$69,600
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2022
Art donation-mary jo schwalbach
$67,800
Art Museum of West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$65,000
University of Minnesota - Twin Citi · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$64,900
Art Museums of Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$60,000
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2023
Operations and programs
$59,250
Kleefield Contemporary Art Museum at Csu-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$58,300
Montana Museum of Art and Culture · Missoula, MT · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$58,212
Art Museum of West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Art donation-stella waitzkin (2021 collection)
$57,000
Luther Fine Arts Collection - Luther College · Decorah, IA · 2023
Art donation: janice lowry
$55,950
Lawrence University · Appleton, WI · 2023
Art donation: gustavo fares art collection
$54,683
Rockford Art Museum · Rockford, IL · 2024
Glen c davies art collection
$54,100
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater · Whitewater, WI · 2024
Gustavo fares art collection
$53,400
Art Institute of Chicago (Indian Textiles) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$52,500
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Art donation-david harper (prone)
$52,284
South Bend Museum of Art · South Bend, IN · 2022
Art donation-stella waitzkin (2021 collection)
$51,700
Gerberhart Archives · Chicago, IL · 2024
John schacht
$51,300
Columbia Museum of Art (South Carolina) · Columbia, SC · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$50,275
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Stella waitzkin 2021
$50,000
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Operations and programs
$50,000
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
2024 conference
$50,000
Massachussets Institute of Technolo · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$50,000
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2022
Operations and programs
$50,000
The Broad Museum of Art at Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$48,500
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Romano gabriel collection
$47,750
Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum - Cal State Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Art donation: john schacht
$47,151
Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Stella waitzkin 2021
$46,900
Princeton University Art Museums · Princeton, NY · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$46,510
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Estelle ginsburg collection
$45,208
University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$45,050
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2023
Art donation: glen c. Davies art collection
$45,050
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art · Madison, WI · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$45,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Heidi lasher-oakes collection
$45,000
Concordia University · Mequon, WI · 2023
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$43,559
Milwaukee Institute of Art Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$43,000
Illinois State Museum · Springfield, IL · 2022
Art donation-eleanor spiess-ferris
$42,800
Art Museum of West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Art donation: sally duback mosaic
$42,300
University of Kentucky Art Museum · Lexington, KY · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$42,074
University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$42,000
John Michael Kohler Arts Center · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Phyllis bramson
$41,700
Muskegon Museum of Art · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$40,475
University of Michigan Museum of Art · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Art donation: barbara rossi collection
$40,450
Fine Arts Collection - Luther College · Decorah, IA · 2023
Art donation: gustavo fares art collection
$40,195
Knoxville Museum of Art · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Stella waitzkin 2021
$40,000
Museum of the Southwest · Midland, TX · 2023
Art donation: ho baron sculptures
$39,994
Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center · Oak Bluffs, MA · 2023
Art donation: kevin sampson
$39,675
Racine Art Museum (Gift 2) · Racine, WI · 2022
Art donation-anne miotke
$39,625
547 Arts Center · Greensburg, KS · 2024
Meeker & anderson collection
$39,300
University of St Mary · Leavenworth, KS · 2024
John schacht
$37,000
Carlsbad Museum · Carlsbad, NM · 2024
Ho baron sculptures
$37,000
Ellen Nol Art Museum · Odessa, TX · 2023
Art donation: ho baron sculptures
$36,250
University of Minnesota - Twin Citi · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$36,250
Concordia University · Mequon, WI · 2022
Individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
$34,450
University of Iowa - Stanley Museum of Art · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Art donation-barbara rossi collection
$34,400
Racine Art Museum (Gift 1) · Racine, WI · 2022
Art donation-anne miotke
$33,750
Miller Art Museum · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
Barbara rossi collection
$33,200
El Paso Museum of Archeology · El Paso, TX · 2023
Art donation: ho baron sculptures

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