The Kern Family Foundation
501(c)(3)·ngo·AI Enriched
Relationships:1
Events:0
Library:3
Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
501(c)(3)
Sector
ngo
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
USA
Headquarters
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Founded
1/1/1998
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
No alternate names
Tags
educationSTEMcharacter educationengineering educationfaithworkfree marketconservativepublic policyphilanthropy
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
EIN
391900139
State of Incorporation
Wisconsin
Mission Statement
The Kern Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that invests in the rising generation of Americans, equipping them to be leaders and innovators in their communities.
Annual Revenue
$10,132,604
Program Areas
K-12 EducationEngineering EducationFaith, Work, and EconomicsPublic Policy
About
The Kern Family Foundation is a private foundation established in 1998 by Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern. It supports initiatives that promote faith, learning, and the American ideal, primarily through grantmaking. The foundation funds organizations promoting free-market principles, traditional values, and a Judeo-Christian ethic. Its core program areas include K-12 education (especially character, STEM, and entrepreneurial mindset), higher education (engineering and integrated liberal arts), and workforce development, as well as strengthening the family.
Key Relationships
Allen Estrin
major_donor
The Kern Family Foundation has provided grants to PragerU, supporting its educational content, operations, and broader mission to promote conservative values in education. As a major donor, the foundation's funding has specifically sponsored Allen Estrin's work through these grants, supporting the production and dissemination of PragerU's content and indirectly influencing the platform's ideological direction and reach under Estrin's leadership.
Since 2018