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Herb Kohl: Principal Leadership Award - Private School Principals & Administrators Grant

Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc

Funding Amount

US $6,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Principals can be nominated by students, parents, other teachers, community members, or school district administrators.
  • Principals who plan to continue in their role for at least the upcoming school year are eligible to be nominated and apply.
  • A principal does not need to be an Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) member to be eligible for a Principal Leadership Award.

Other requirements

  • Pre-K through Grade 12 Wisconsin Principals must be nominated for a Kohl Leadership Award to be eligible to compete for a Leadership Award.
  • Principals who have been nominated in the past but not selected as a Leadership Award recipient may re-apply if nominated.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Because the program's purpose is to recognize the contributions of Wisconsin school building administrators, assistant principals and superintendents are not eligible.
  • Not eligible: Additionally, previous Herb Kohl Principal Leadership Award recipients are ineligible, however, an applicant who has previously received a Kohl Student Scholarship when in high school or a Teacher Fellowship is still eligible.

Overview

The Herb Kohl Principal Leadership Award supports Wisconsin's private school principals and administrators by recognizing their leadership. Each year, up to four private school principals can receive a $6,000 grant, alongside a matching grant for their school. This award aims to help administrators achieve their professional goals and enhance their schools. Eligible nominees must be committed to their roles for the upcoming school year, and prior recipients may reapply if nominated.

Principal Leadership Award - Private School Principals & Administrators
Purpose
The purpose of the Herb Kohl Principal Leadership program is to recognize and support administrative leadership. The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation's goal is to support Wisconsin principals/school administrators in pursuit of their unrealized goals for their schools or professional development. The four Kohl Leadership Award recipients from private schools and the four schools of those principals will each receive $6,000 grants from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation.
The Herb Kohl Foundation annually selects 100 teachers and a maximum of 17 principals to receive awards.
Funding
If your nominee chooses to apply, he or she will be considered for a $6,000 personal grant and a $6,000 matching grant for his or her school. Up to seventeen Leadership Awards are awarded annually--12 or 13 to Wisconsin public school principals and up to 4 to private school principals/administrators.

Eligibility

Pre-K through Grade 12 Wisconsin Principals must be nominated for a Kohl Leadership Award to be eligible to compete for a Leadership Award. Principals can be nominated by students, parents, other teachers, community members, or school district administrators. Principals who plan to continue in their role for at least the upcoming school year are eligible to be nominated and apply.Principals who have been nominated in the past but not selected as a Leadership Award recipient may re-apply if nominated.A principal does not need to be an Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) member to be eligible for a Principal Leadership Award.

Ineligibility

Because the program's purpose is to recognize the contributions of Wisconsin school building administrators, assistant principals and superintendents are not eligible.Additionally, previous Herb Kohl Principal Leadership Award recipients are ineligible, however, an applicant who has previously received a Kohl Student Scholarship when in high school or a Teacher Fellowship is still eligible.

What Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
425
Total given
$2.06M
Median grant
$6,000
Range
$290–$15K
  • By dollars: Wisconsin 100%. Top recipient cities: Milwaukee, WI; Brookfield, WI; Madison, WI.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 39% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Sun Prairie East High School · Sun Prairie, WI

    2025 fellow and teacher of the year

    $15K

  • Carleton College · Onalaska, WI

    2024 excellence

    $10K

  • Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI

    2023 initiative

    $10K

  • Greenville Technical College · De Pere, WI

    2023 initiative

    $10K

  • Darlington Elementarymiddle School · Mineral Point, WI

    2025 fellow and teacher of the year

    $9,000

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • K-12 schools
  • Professional development

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