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Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 391661743

Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.1 million in 425 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $3.2 million the year before.

53% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3.3 million633$14,452
2024$3.2 million623$71,611
2025$2.1 million425$13,919

How to apply

ContactHerb Kohl Educational Foundation
825 N Jefferson St No 350, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone or email(414) 271-6600
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsPlease refer to the applications at www.kohleducation.org

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin425$2.1 million

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 425 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sun Prairie East High School
Sun Prairie, WI
2025 fellow and teacher of the year$15,000
Wisconsin Foundation for Educational Admin
Madison, WI
Donation$12,500
Carleton College
Onalaska, WI
2024 excellence$10,000
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
2023 initiative$10,000
Greenville Technical College
De Pere, WI
2023 initiative$10,000
Darlington Elementarymiddle School
Mineral Point, WI
2025 fellow and teacher of the year$9,000
Glenwood Elementary School
Milwaukee, WI
2025 fellow and teacher of the year$9,000
Individual
WI
2025 fellow and teacher of the year$9,000
Individual
WI
2025 fellow and teacher of the year$9,000
Ripon College
Tomahawk, WI
2024 initiative$8,153
Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
2024 initiative$7,500
University of Wisconsin - Plattevil
Oregon, WI
2024 initiative$6,000
Madison West High School
Madison, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Mauston High School
Mauston, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Malcolm Shabazz City High School
Madison, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Waubesa Intermediate School
McFarland, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Necedah Middlehigh School
Necedah, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Baraboo High School
Baraboo, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Verona Area High School
Verona, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Prescott Intermediate School
Prescott, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Prairie View Elementary - Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Whitefish Bay High School
Whitefish Bay, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Belleville Elementary School
Belleville, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Todd Elementary School
Beloit, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Allenton Elementary School
Allenton, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Catholic Memorial High School
Waukesha, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Meadow View Elementary
Oconomowoc, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Park View Middle School
Mukwonago, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Whitnall High School
Greenfield, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Lake View Elementary School
Madison, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Darlington Elementarymiddle School
Darlington, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Northland Pines High School
Eagle River, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Waukesha West High School
Waukesha, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Franklin High School
Franklin, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Holy Ghost Elementary
Chippewa Falls, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Bayfield Elementary School
Bayfield, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Highland Community Elementary School
Highland, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Sauk Prairie High School
Prairie du Sac, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Lodi Primary School
Lodi, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000
Westwood Elementary
De Pere, WI
Award fellow and leader school$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please refer to the applications at www.kohleducation.org.

How much does Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2025, across 425 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles Pruitt (Director), Joanne Anton (Director), Dan Conley (Director) and George Dionisopoulos (Director).

What does Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and environment and conservation.

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