HERB KOHL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
Annual Giving
$3.2M
Grants
623
Median Grant
$6K
Organizations Funded
79
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The purpose of the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Award Program is to recognize outstanding teachers and principals and support them in continuing to pursue academic excellence; Through the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, for more than thirty years, Senator Kohl generously celebrated excellence in education by recognizing teachers, students, school principals and schools
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
Teacher fellowships, currently $6,000 per teacher, awarded to 100 Wisconsin educators in grades pre-K through 12. Each fellow's school also receives a $6,000 grant. Principal Leadership Awards in the amount of $6,000 are awarded each year to 16 Wisconsin principals. Since 1990, the foundation has awarded over $40 million to Wisconsin educators, principals, students, and schools.
How to Apply
Teachers must be nominated for a Kohl Fellowship to be eligible. Nominations may only be made using the online nomination form on the website and can be submitted by students, parents, other teachers, community members, or administrators. Self-nomination is not allowed. Once nominated, a teacher receives email notification and a link to begin the application process. Award cycle application period opens in September each year and closes in January. Principals apply directly through the SmartSimple platform.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$3.2M
Grants
623
Median
$6K
States
1
$3.3M
Grants
633
Median
$6K
States
4
$3.2M
Grants
634
Median
$5K
States
4
Grant Size Distribution
$6K
Typical Grant (Median)
$196
Smallest
$3K
25th Pctile
$6K
75th Pctile
$15K
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $3K and $6K.
Largest Recent Grants
$15K
2024
ANA CELIA BAEZ
WI · 2024 FELLOW AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR
$13K
2024
WISCONSIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMIN
WI · DONATION
$10K
2024
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
WI · 2024 INITIATIVE
$10K
2024
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA - LAS VEGAS
WI · 2024 INITIATIVE
$10K
2024
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - OSHKOSH
WI · 2024 INITIATIVE
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.