Private foundation · EIN 39-1923558 · Waukesha, WI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation's grants went
It reported $54M in grants paid across 137 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 96.3% of those dollars to 123 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $52M 123 lines
- No confident match $1.72M 13
- Outside the US $266K 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- WWW.KFFDN.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 137 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0806261 | $8,100,000 | KERN INSTITUTE - MCW - NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NETWORK | Same address 1.00 |
| The Greathearts Foundation Phoenix, AZ · EIN 82-3809856 | $6,500,000 | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE GREAT HEARTS SCHOOL NETWORK; SUPPORT THE VIRTUE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Mtf Fund Overland Park, KS · EIN 83-1910872 | $2,882,500 | ONGOING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC · EIN 56-0532138 | $2,217,280 | TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT OF 1 POST-DOC FOR 2 YEARS; EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same city 1.00 |
| In Medias Res Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 54-1759732 | $1,965,311 | SUPPORT FOUR ONGOING INITIATIVES | Exact name 1.00 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University Tempe, AZ · EIN 86-6051042 | $1,725,000 | IMPLEMENTING PRINCIPLED INNOVATION AS THE 9TH DESIGN PRINCIPLE AT ASU; EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty Grand Rapids, MI · EIN 38-2926822 | $1,600,000 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND OUTREACH | Same address 1.00 |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ · EIN 47-2507725 | $1,562,250 | IMPLEMENT APDP; SUPPORT TO DEVELOP THE GCU CENTER FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION; EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY; SUPPORT TO DEVELOP THE GCU CENTER… | Same address 1.00 |
| British Schools & Universities Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-6161189 | $1,099,472 | CHARACTER INITIATIVE; DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER VIRTUES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Wgu Corporation Salt Lake Cty, UT · EIN 84-1383926 | $1,014,000 | SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING | Same address 0.80 |
| PBS Foundation Arlington, VA · EIN 20-1476451 | $1,000,000 | DEVELOPMENT OF KEN BURNS FILM | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| New Schools for Alabama Birmingham, AL · EIN 46-3827127 | $905,000 | SUPPORT CREATING AND OPERATING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN ALABAMA | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of West Alabama Foundation Livingston, AL · EIN 63-1074127 | $887,000 | TO DEVELOP RURAL LEADERS NETWORKS IN SOUTHERN AL | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The George Washington University Ashburn, VA · EIN 53-0196584 | $779,319 | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Exact name 1.00 |
| Belmont University Nashville, TN · EIN 62-0465076 | $777,250 | INFUSE CHARACTER EDUCATION ACROSS BELMONT UNIVERSITY; FWE INTEGRATION | Same address 1.00 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Washington, DC · EIN 53-0218495 | $750,000 | SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE ON FAITH AND PUBLIC LIFE | Same address 1.00 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Urbana, IL · EIN 37-6000511 | $735,000 | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Southeastern University Lakeland, FL · EIN 59-0722789 | $702,250 | GROW APDP; FWE INTEGRATION | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $700,000 | HUMAN FLOURISHING PROGRAM CAPACITY; PILOT TO ADDRESS ETHICS AND CHARACTER ON CAMPUS | Known alias 1.00 |
| Character Lab Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match | $675,000 | CHARACTER FOCUSED CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING | Unmatched Help match |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-0603146 | $669,000 | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same city 1.00 |
| Ohio State University Foundation Columbus, OH · EIN 31-1145986 | $645,000 | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundation Cedar Falls, IA · EIN 42-6058591 | $645,000 | ED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM; DEVELOP A STATE NETWORK FOR SCHOOL LEADERS; CHARACTER INTEGRATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| North Central College Naperville, IL · EIN 36-2169157 | $629,523 | CHARACTER EDUCATION PROJECT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| American Association of Colleges and Universities Washington, DC · EIN 52-1945674 | $600,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE COALITION FOR LIFE TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION (CLTE) | Same address 1.00 |
| Bes Boston, MA · EIN 35-2194153 | $580,000 | EMBED VIRTUE ETHICS CHARACTER ACROSS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac Notre Dame, IN · EIN 35-0868188 | $500,000 | TO FACILITATE THE CULTIVATION OF CHARACTER IN EDUCATION ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Milwaukee, WI · EIN 45-1606079 | $500,000 | OPERATING EXPENSES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Yerkes Future Foundation Williams Bay, WI · EIN 83-0802129 | $500,000 | BUILD PROGRAM CAPACITY | Same address 1.00 |
| Concordia University Irvine, CA · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | IMPLEMENT APDP | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Urban Teaching Milwaukee, WI · EIN 45-4089356 | $490,308 | SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Parent Choice Brookfield, WI · EIN 81-4489920 | $475,000 | OPERATING EXPENSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $425,000 | IMPLEMENT APDP; EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Known alias 1.00 |
| Trustees of Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · EIN 04-2103545 | $400,000 | SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLC'S) | Same street 1.00 |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA · EIN 54-0505888 | $400,000 | OPERATING EXPENSES | Same address 1.00 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · EIN 63-6001138 | $396,998 | SUPPORT THE INFUSION OF CHARACTER EDUCATION INTO EXTERNAL PROGRAMMING | Same ZIP 0.99 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-6001393 | $381,000 | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Teach for America New York, NY · EIN 13-3541913 | $375,000 | OPERATING EXPENSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Lipscomb University Nashville, TN · EIN 62-0485733 | $353,470 | ENHANCE CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE PRINCIPAL PREPARATION PROGRAM; IMPLEMENT APDP; IMPLEMENTATION OF FLOW PRINCIPLES INTO THEOLOGICA… | Same address 1.00 |
| Uplift Education Dallas, TX · EIN 75-2659683 | $353,000 | TO BUILD UPON THE STUDENT AND STAFF WELL-BEING INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA · EIN 95-1744369 | $315,838 | IMPLEMENT APDP; FAITH WORK & ECONOMICS (FWE) INTEGRATION | Same address 1.00 |
| The Uw-Platteville Foundation and Alumni Association Platteville, WI · EIN 39-6051705 | $305,000 | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same address 1.00 |
| Biola University LA Mirada, CA · EIN 95-0549600 | $269,932 | GROW APDP; FWE INTEGRATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Legatum Institute Foundation London, UK · outside the US | $265,500 | FORUM US PILOT | Foreign |
| Array Education New York, NY · EIN 26-1525207 | $261,200 | SUPPORT THE DEAN OF STUDENTS CURRICULUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Same address 1.00 |
| American Society for Engineering Education Washington, DC · EIN 37-0730118 | $250,000 | SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET (EM) RESOURCES FOR ASEE MEMBERS | Same address 1.00 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Philadelphia, PA · EIN 04-3467254 | $250,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING | Same address 0.72 |
| Institute for Justice Arlington, VA · EIN 52-1744337 | $250,000 | OPERATING EXPENSES | Same address 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Riverside, CA · EIN 94-6002123 | $243,725 | SUPPORT GREATER GOOD SCIENCE CENTER | Exact name 1.00 |
| Michigan Tech Fund Houghton, MI · EIN 38-1554664 | $233,500 | EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same address 1.00 |
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50 recipients in common - Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
48 recipients in common - Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
41 recipients in common - JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
37 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
37 recipients in common - Fidelity Foundation Boston, MA
33 recipients in common - Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
33 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.