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Who does Charles Koch Foundation fund?

Charles Koch Foundation has awarded $396 million across 1,176 grants to 700 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $31,000, with most between $7,020 and $290,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $125,980 versus $11,250 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$395.5M
Typical grant
$31K
Grantees
700
Grants
1,176
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 700 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
George Mason University Foundation INC $74.9M62020–20242024VA
Institute for Humane Studies $29.1M62020–20242024VA
New York University $13.7M52020–20242024NY
U Utah State University $12.6M52020–20242024UT
The Catholic University of America $9.3M42020–20232023DC
A Arizona State University Foundation $8.8M42020–20232023— —
U University of Notre Dame $6.2M42020–20232023— —
Duke University $6.1M52020–20242024NC
H Harvard University $4.8M52020–20242024— —
University of Southern California $4.8M52020–20242024CA
Education Design Lab $4.6M62020–20242024DC
Southern Methodist University $4.6M52020–20242024TX
U University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill $4.6M42020–20232023— —
R Rice University $4.3M42020–20222022— —
The University of Florida Foundation INC $4.3M52020–20242024FL
Texas A&m Foundation $4.3M52020–20242024TX
S Stanford University $4.2M42020–20232023— —
Chapman University $4.1M52020–20242024CA
U University of Utah $4.1M52020–20242024UT
United Negro College Fund INC $4.0M32020–20222022DC
Indiana University Foundation $3.8M42020–20232023IN
West Virginia University Foundation INC $3.7M52020–20242024WV
Wichita State University Foundation $3.6M42020–20242024KS
Clemson University Foundation $3.4M52020–20242024SC
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation $3.3M32021–20232023DC
University of Pittsburgh $3.2M42020–20242024PA
Claremont Graduate University $3.2M52020–20242024CA
Skillup Coalition $3.1M52020–20242024CA
Cornell University $3.0M52020–20242024NY
Merit America $3.0M22022–20232023DC
Thurgood Marshall College Fund INC $3.0M22020–20212021DC
Ohio State University Foundation $2.8M52020–20242024OH
Middle Tennessee State University Foundation $2.7M52020–20242024TN
University of Maryland College Park Foundation INC $2.7M42020–20232023MD
Kennesaw State University Foundation INC $2.7M52020–20242024GA
Georgetown University $2.6M52020–20242024DC
J Johns Hopkins University $2.4M32021–20232023— —
Jobs for the Future INC $2.4M32022–20242024MA
L Louisiana State University Foundation $2.4M42020–20232023— —
Center for Growth and Opportunity $2.3M52020–20242024UT
P Purdue University $2.3M22020–20212021— —
C Columbia University $2.3M42020–20232023— —
Shrm Foundation INC $2.2M22023–20242024VA
D Dartmouth College $2.1M52020–20242024— —
University of Chicago $2.0M52020–20242024IL
N North Dakota State University Foundation and Alumni Association $2.0M120242024— —
T Tufts University $2.0M42020–20232023— —
University of Central Arkansas Foundation INC $1.9M42020–20232023AR
Western Governors University $1.9M22021–20232023UT
U University of Texas at Austin $1.9M32020–20232023— —
Kansas State University Foundation $1.9M42020–20242024KS
Georgia Tech Foundation INC $1.8M42020–20242024GA
Per Scholas INC $1.8M32022–20242024NY
M Montana State University $1.8M32020–20222022— —
University of Wisconsin Foundation $1.8M42020–20232023WI
U University of California - San Diego $1.8M42020–20232023— —
Let Grow INC $1.6M32020–20222022NY
Baylor University $1.6M32020–20222022TX
T The George Washington University $1.5M62020–20242024VA
W Western Governors University Advancement $1.5M120202020— —
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC $1.5M22023–20242024NY
American Council on Education $1.5M22020–20212021DC
Virginia Tech Foundation INC $1.4M52020–20242024VA
1 1889 Institute $1.4M22020–20212021— —
Arizona State University Alumni Association $1.4M120222022AZ
Villanova University $1.4M42020–20232023PA
Purdue Research Foundation $1.4M22020–20212021IN
The Florida State University Foundation INC $1.3M42020–20232023FL
Ball State University Foundation INC $1.3M32020–20232023IN
G George Mason University $1.3M32020–20232023— —
U University of Pennsylvania $1.3M42020–20232023— —
U Unc School of Government Foundation $1.2M32020–20232023— —
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $1.2M52020–20242024MA
W Western Resources Legal Center $1.1M32020–20232023OR
D Dartmouth College $1.1M120242024— —
Competency-Based Education Network INC $1.1M22022–20232023TN
S San Diego State University Research Foundation $1.0M22020–20212021— —
M Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship $1.0M120202020— —
U University of Texas at Austin $1.0M120242024— —
O Opportunitywork $1.0M120232023— —
U University of Texas - Austin $1.0M120212021— —
P Public Health Data Laboratory Institute $1.0M22023–20242024— —
N North Dakota State University $1.0M120242024— —
The Berkeley Policy Institute INC $950K22020–20212021CA
University of New Orleans Foundation $939K22020–20212021LA
S Scholars at Risk Network $900K32020–20222022— —
U University of Kentucky $892K120222022— —
Iowa State University Foundation $879K22020–20212021IA
University of Nebraska Foundation $870K32020–20222022NE
Northwestern University $866K42020–20242024IL
N National Association of System Heads $850K22020–20212021— —
M Miami University $799K42020–20242024OH
Creighton University $770K22020–20212021NE
Skills for Chicagoland's Future $750K22022–20232023IL
C Clemson University $735K32020–20222022— —
U University of Colorado - Colorado Springs $700K22020–20222022— —
Bowling Green State University Faculty Association - Aaup $667K32020–20222022OH
W Winston-Salem State University $650K120212021— —
U University of Colorado - Boulder $649K120212021— —
S Santa Clara University $639K42020–20232023— —

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