Funders › WI › The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc › 2024
Grants paid by The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc, tax year 2024
EIN 39-1923558 · Waukesha, WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2024, The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc (EIN 39-1923558) reported 108 grants paid totaling $66,528,519. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mtf Fund Overland Park, KS | B | $36,141,800 | approved, future | ONGOING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $35,000,000 | approved, future | KERN INSTITUTE - MCW - NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NETWORK | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Charter Fund Inc Denver, CO | B | $21,600,000 | approved, future | IMPACT-CHARACTER-CTE INTEGRATION | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | C | $20,000,000 | approved, future | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University Tempe, AZ | B | $15,400,000 | approved, future | EMBEDDING EM AND PI INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Charter Fund Inc Denver, CO | B | $14,400,000 | paid | IMPACT-CHARACTER-CTE INTEGRATION | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Mtf Fund Overland Park, KS | B | $9,164,400 | paid | ONGOING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DC | B | $7,884,900 | approved, future | LAUNCH THE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INDEX ASSESSMENT TOOL | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $7,500,000 | paid | KERN INSTITUTE - MCW - NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NETWORK | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Greathearts Foundation Phoenix, AZ | B | $6,500,000 | paid | NETWORK EXPANSION AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University Tempe, AZ | B | $6,245,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | British Schools and Universities Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $3,587,060 | approved, future | CHARACTER INITIATIVE; DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER VIRTUES | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Pbs Foundation Arlington, VA | B | $3,500,000 | approved, future | DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF KEN BURNS FILM | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Greathearts Foundation Phoenix, AZ | B | $3,000,000 | approved, future | NETWORK EXPANSION AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Pbs Foundation Arlington, VA | B | $3,000,000 | paid | DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF KEN BURNS FILM | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | U | $3,000,000 | approved, future | CHARACTER INTEGRATION | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | C | $2,211,875 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY; POST-DOC SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | C | $2,193,000 | approved, future | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY; POST-DOC SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ | U | $1,591,000 | approved, future | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY; IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Boston, MA | C | $1,480,500 | paid | HUMAN FLOURISHING PROGRAM CAPACITY; PILOT TO ADDRESS ETHICS AND CHARACTER ON CAMPUS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Boston, MA | C | $1,426,000 | approved, future | HUMAN FLOURISHING PROGRAM CAPACITY; PILOT TO ADDRESS ETHICS AND CHARACTER ON CAMPUS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | British Schools and Universities Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $1,191,329 | paid | CHARACTER INITIATIVE; DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER VIRTUES | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Bes Inc Boston, MA | B | $1,140,000 | approved, future | EMBED VIRTUE ETHICS CHARACTER ACROSS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | In Medias Res Charlottesville, VA | C | $1,127,769 | paid | SUPPORT FOUR ONGOING INITIATIVES | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | U | $1,000,000 | paid | DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO FORM LEADERS FOR FLOURISHING AT BELMONT UNIVERSITY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | In Medias Res Charlottesville, VA | C | $899,220 | approved, future | SUPPORT FOUR ONGOING INITIATIVES | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Ohio State University Foundation Columbus, OH | B | $839,375 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DC | B | $817,620 | paid | LAUNCH THE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INDEX ASSESSMENT TOOL | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Ohio State University Foundation Columbus, OH | B | $740,000 | approved, future | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Windrider Institute Inc Eagle, ID | B | $650,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR 2024 WINDRIDER FORUM | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | American Association of Colleges and Universities Washington, DC | B | $600,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE CLTE | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | U | $597,000 | approved, future | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | George Washington University Washington, DC | B | $549,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | C | $525,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Center for Urban Teaching Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $516,384 | paid | SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Notre Dame du Lac Notre Dame, IN | U | $500,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT VITUES & VOCATIONS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Notre Dame du Lac Notre Dame, IN | U | $500,000 | paid | TO FACILITATE THE CULTIVATION OF CHARACTER IN EDUCATION ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Champaign, IL | B | $495,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Parent Choice Inc Brookfield, WI | B | $487,324 | approved, future | OPERATING EXPENSE | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech Foundation Inc Lubbock, TX | B | $458,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT LEADER AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT TEAM | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | New Schools for Alabama Birmingham, AL | B | $450,000 | paid | SUPPORT CREATING AND OPERATING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN ALABAMA | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $345,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY; IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Yes Every Kid Foundation Arlington, VA | C | $302,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Parent Choice Inc Brookfield, WI | B | $287,676 | paid | OPERATING EXPENSE | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Western Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America Holland, MI | B | $251,308 | approved, future | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Rowan University Foundation Inc Glassboro, NJ | B | $251,250 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Inc Philadelphia, PA | D | $250,000 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Bes Inc Boston, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | EMBED VIRTUE ETHICS CHARACTER ACROSS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech Foundation Inc Lubbock, TX | B | $229,000 | paid | TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF THE LEADER AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Teach for America Inc New York, NY | B | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | St Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Missouri Columbia, MO | B | $166,943 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY; SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIP (CCC) | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Rocketship Education Redwood City, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CHARACTER FORMATION | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $150,000 | approved, future | PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BOARDS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | SUPPORT STEERING COMMITTEE FOR TH EREFORMATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION BOARDS | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA | B | $137,750 | paid | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | UW-Platteville Foundation Inc Platteville, WI | B | $137,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Western Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America Holland, MI | B | $125,654 | paid | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ | U | $125,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY; IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Montana State University Bozeman, MT | C | $123,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Gordon College Wenham, MA | B | $114,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Character Lab Inc Philadelphia, PA | U | $110,700 | paid | CHARACTER FOCUSED CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | U | $100,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Northwest Nazarene University Inc Nampa, ID | U | $98,000 | approved, future | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Northwest Nazarene University Inc Nampa, ID | U | $87,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | California Baptist University Riverside, CA | B | $84,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | U | $70,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Biola University Inc La Mirada, CA | U | $66,294 | paid | GROW APDP | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | James Madison University Foundation Inc Harrisonburg, VA | B | $60,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | North Caroline State University Raleigh, NC | U | $55,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Gps Education Partners Inc Waukesha, WI | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Western New England University Springfield, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH | U | $47,500 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA | U | $45,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN | U | $39,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | C | $37,500 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Citadel the Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC | U | $36,875 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Rapid City, SD | U | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Lutheran University Association Valparaiso, IN | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | U | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Minnesota State University Mankato Mankato, MN | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Inc Needham, MA | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | St Louis University St Louis, MO | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Michigan Tech Fund Houghton, MI | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | U | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westburg, NY | U | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | George Fox University Newberg, OR | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of New Haven West Haven, CT | B | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | U | $35,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Campbell University Inc Buis Creek, NC | U | $30,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GA | C | $28,500 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | B | $28,375 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI | B | $28,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Portland Portland, OR | U | $26,875 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | U | $26,875 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Regents of the University of Michigan Dearborn, MI | C | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Marian University Indianapolis, IN | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College Santa Clara, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Bradley University Peoria, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Miami University Foundation Inc Oxford, OH | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund New Orleans, LA | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Florida Institute of Technology Inc Melbourne, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Catholic Memorial High School of Waukesha Inc Waukesha, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Wichita State University Wichita, KS | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | George Mason University Foundation Inc Fairfax, VA | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees Fort Myers, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc Daytona Beach, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Inc Norcross, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | CONTENT DESIGN, WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT, AND SPONSORSHIP OF THE IISE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN 2025 | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion University Research Foundation Norfolk, OK | U | $10,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | U | $10,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Carthage College Kenosha, WI | U | $10,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
| 2024 | Baylor University Waco, TX | C | $3,000 | paid | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | 202533189349104083 |
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