THE ROBERT D AND PATRICIA E KERN

Supporting OrganizationIRS data 2022–2024

WAUKESHA, WIEIN 391923558 Website

Annual Giving

$66.5M+23% YoY

Grants

108

Median Grant

$46K

Organizations Funded

151

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Foundation Overview

Mission

empower the rising generation of Americans to build flourishing lives anchored in strong character, inspired by quality education, driven by an entrepreneurial mindset, and guided by the desire to create value for others

Focus Areas

character education and virtue ethicseducational leadership developmentteacher and faculty professional developmententrepreneurial mindset in educationfaith and economics integrationhuman flourishing and ethics in higher educationcharter school developmentschool choice and parental choice advocacy

Grant Types

operating supportprogram supportcapacity buildingendowed chair fundingscholarship fundingpostdoctoral research supportgeneral operating supportdevelopment and promotion (media)

Funded Initiatives

$8.6 million to Wake Forest for character programs, grants to universities for entrepreneurial engineering programs, ELATES program support at Drexel with $67,500 grant

How to Apply

Does not accept unsolicited proposals. Foundation preselects charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Does Not Fund

Does not accept unsolicited proposals. Only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations.

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024+23%

$66.5M

Grants

108

Median

$46K

States

2023+58%

$54.0M

Grants

137

Median

$113K

States

2022

$34.2M

Grants

123

Median

$111K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$46K

Typical Grant (Median)

$3K

Smallest

$25K

25th Pctile

$250K

75th Pctile

$14.4M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $25K and $250K.

Largest Recent Grants

$14.4M

2024

CHARTER FUND INC

CO · IMPACT-CHARACTER-CTE INTEGRATION

$9.2M

2024

MTF FUND

KS · ONGOING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

$7.5M

2024

THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC

WI · KERN INSTITUTE - MCW - NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NETWORK

$6.5M

2024

GREATHEARTS FOUNDATION

AZ · NETWORK EXPANSION AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT

$6.2M

2024

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

AZ · EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY

Geographic Focus

$14.5M3 grants

$12.9M3 grants

$9.8M12 grants

$9.2M2 grants

$5.0M8 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$837.0M

$66.5M(7.9%)

2023

$841.8M

$54.0M(6.4%)

2022

$688.0M

$34.2M(5.0%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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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.