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Grants paid by The Kemper Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 36-6007812 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B90
In tax year 2021, The Kemper Foundation (EIN 36-6007812) reported 46 grants paid totaling $1,336,832. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $150,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | UW Foundation Madison, WI | U | $150,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | B | $150,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | American Cancer Society Chicago, IL | U | $118,600 | paid | DISCOVERY BALL CHICAGO, TASTE OF HOPE CHICAGO, MAKING STRIDES OF CHICAGO, MAKING STRIDES OF PHOENIX, MAKING STRIDES OF ST. LOUIS, MAKING STRIDES OF LOS ANGELES, MAKING STRIDES OF NORTHERN TEXAS, CORPORATE RELAY FOR LIFE, CATTLE BARRON'S BALL, HOPE GALA | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | UW Foundation Madison, WI | U | $50,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Jdrf New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | ONE DREAM GALA | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | B | $50,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | D | $30,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Miles College Fairfield, AL | B | $30,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | American Cancer Society Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | TASTE OF HOPE | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Make a Wish Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $20,000 | approved, future | WISH BALL 2021 | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Gabrielle Kaplan (washington University in St Louis) St Louis, MO | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Jay Patel (lake Forest College) Lake Forest, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Zackary Scornavacco (southern Methodist University) Dallas, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Madison Mintline-Wisniewski (southwestern University) Georgetown, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Dimitris Canastopolous (valparaiso University) Valparaiso, IN | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Eitana Mcclerklin (washington University in St Louis) St Louis, MO | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Chandler Dixon (southwestern University) Georgetown, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Emma Arndt (university of Notre Dame) Notre Dame, IN | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Arthur Brown (lake Forest College) Lake Forest, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Edward (weston) Dell (university of Notre Dame) Notre Dame, IN | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Kiet Ha (lake Forest College) Lake Forest, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Jayden Hughes (southwestern University) Georgetown, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Anna Lemons (wake Forest University) Winstonsalem, NC | U | $11,832 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Cecilia D'olive (southern Methodist University) Dallas, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Zoe Wallis (southern Methodist University) Dallas, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Allen Liu (southern Methodist University) Dallas, TX | U | $7,500 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago, IL | U | $7,500 | paid | EVENING WITH BUTTERFLIES EVENT IN HONOR OF SUSAN WHITING | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Caitlyn Krueger (university of Notre Dame) Notre Dame, IN | U | $7,400 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | GRANT IN MEMORY OF RICH ROESKE | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation Norwood, NJ | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Nicholas Biggs (wake Forest University) Winstonsalem, NC | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Alexis Nickl (wake Forest University) Winstonsalem, NC | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Joseph Doherty (lasalle University) Philadelphia, PA | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Zoe Lucas (valparaiso University) Valparaiso, IN | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Samuel Sweitzer (wake Forest University) Winstonsalem, NC | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Madison Mesplay (valparaiso University) Valparaiso, IN | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Oscar Magdaleno (university of Notre Dame) Notre Dame, IN | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Grant Marcketta (washington University in St Louis) St Louis, MO | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Walter Treat (washington University in St Louis) St Louis, MO | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Douglas Maier Jr (wake Forest University) Winstonsalem, NC | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | James Kilcullen (valparaiso University) Valparaiso, IN | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Justin Lai (lasalle University) Philadelphia, PA | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
| 2021 | Kaya Borlase (wake Forest University) Winstonsalem, NC | U | $3,000 | paid | KEMPER SCHOLARS | 202221729349100122 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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