Kohl’s donates more than $500,000 to Milwaukee-area nonprofits

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Kohl's announced Wednesday, Jan 5 that it will donate $500,000 to deserving Milwaukee-area nonprofits through its Kohl's Hometown Giving Program. 

Since the program started Kohl's has donated more than $2 million in grants to nonprofits in its hometown of SE Wisconsin. 

For 2022, 30 organizations were chosen to receive a grant, and they are: 

• Wild Space Dance Company 
• Next Act Theatre
• First Stage 
• TBEY Arts Center, Inc. 
• Milwaukee Children's Choir
• Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee - THI
• FORGE, Inc.
• Milwaukee Christian Center
• ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
• Girls on the Run
• Hmong American Friendship Association, Inc.
• Reach-A-Child
• CORE el Centro, Inc.
• Walnut Way Conservation Corp.
• ArtWorks for Milwaukee
• My Friend Linkin
• Teens Grow Greens
• HEAR Wisconsin
• Street Angels
• Digital Bridge NGO
• Lighthouse Youth Center
• Cathedral Center
• Interchange Incorporated
• Eisenhower Center
• Unity in Motion
• Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful 
• Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail
• River Revitalization
• Center for Urban Teaching
• Northcott Neighborhood House
• All-in Milwaukee

According to Kohl's, the grants will help local organizations in a variety of ways, like providing under-served populations in Milwaukee with refurbishing technology assets and digital literacy workshops to overcome barriers, beautification programs in Milwaukee and supporting breast cancer diagnosis in African American, Latinx, & Native American women.