The Kohler family has a history of funding college scholarship dating to 1927 when the Kohler Family Scholarships were established. An amount of $10,000 in each of two endowment funds, one for boys and one for girls. The initial amount of the scholarship was a total of no more than $500 to each recipient. This fund was administered by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. The endowment was increased in 1943 by an additional $10,000 by the estate of Marie Kolher. The funds in the scholarship endowments are periodically increased by the Kohler Foundation.
