Kohl’s is Now Accepting Grant Applications from Nonprofits Serving Milwaukee and Waukesha County; Donations to Total $500,000
Grants will range from $5,000 to $25,000 and are made possible through Kohl’s Hometown Giving Program
This is the first year grants are open to nonprofits serving Waukesha County
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., September 12, 2022 – Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced today that eligible nonprofits serving Milwaukee and Waukesha County communities can now apply to receive a grant through Kohl’s Hometown Giving Program. This marks the first year that grant applications are open to nonprofits serving the Waukesha County community. Hometown Giving grants are an important local component of Kohl’s broader mission to provide family health and wellness support nationwide, while also addressing disparities head-on.
Kohl’s will donate $500,000 total with grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Applications can be submitted online at KohlsHometownGiving.com from September 12 through September 23; recipients will be announced in early 2023. Areas of focus include family health and wellness, social service, education, environmental sustainability, and arts and culture. The grant application will include questions such as the anticipated impact of funding, issues that programming will support, and how the nonprofit addresses disparities in diversity and inclusion within their organization and the populations they serve.
"The Hometown Giving Program allows us to give back to those who positively impact the Milwaukee and Waukesha County areas, which Kohl’s has called home for the last 60 years," said Tara Geiter, Kohl’s director of community relations. "Through these grants, nonprofits have the opportunity to tell us how we can support what they need most. We’re looking forward to hearing from the countless organizations making a difference in our communities and encourage them to apply today."
2021 Impact
Kohl’s awarded a total of $500,000 in grants to 31 unique grant recipients last year. These organizations provide a range of services through the funding, including digital literacy workshops, litter clean-ups, breast cancer education and resources for Black, Latinx and Native American women, comprehensive advising for high school seniors through their college graduation, and dance productions in under-served communities.
“The Kohl’s Hometown Giving grant allowed Street Angels to recruit employees from diverse backgrounds, so 70 percent of the warming room staff were people of color,” said Eva Welch, Executive Co-Director of Street Angels Inc., which is a mobile outreach program that assists community members without homes in Milwaukee County. “We also now have two employees who utilized our services in the past. It’s been motivating and inspiring to our guests, staff and volunteers to see someone come full circle like that. Regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or social status, everyone who walked through the warming doors was welcomed with dignity and respect and we appreciate Kohl’s support in furthering that mission.”
Since the inception of Kohl’s Hometown Giving Program, the company has donated more than $2 million to nonprofits in the Milwaukee area. The grants distributed through Kohl’s Hometown Giving Program are made possible through Kohl’s philanthropic program, Kohl’s Cares®, which sells children’s books and plush toys and donates 100 percent of the net profit to health and wellness organizations nationwide. Throughout Kohl’s history, Kohl's and Kohl’s Cares have given more than $144 million to Milwaukee nonprofits.
For more details, including how to apply for the Kohl’s Hometown Giving Program, visit KohlsHometownGiving.com. To learn more about how Kohl’s gives back to communities nationwide, visit Corporate.Kohls.com.
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About Kohl’s
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Media Contact:
Jared Ellerson, jared.ellerson@kohls.com, 262-709-2911
Community Relations and Grant Application Contact:
Tara Geiter, tara.geiter@kohls.com, 262-703-6312
