Grants awarded
Who does Charles Koch Foundation fund?
Charles Koch Foundation has awarded $396 million across 1,176 grants to 700 grantees 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.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Mason University Foundation INC
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$74.9M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Institute for Humane Studies
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$29.1M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$13.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| U Utah State University | $12.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | UT | |
The Catholic University of America
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$9.3M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| A Arizona State University Foundation | $8.8M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Notre Dame | $6.2M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Duke University
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$6.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| H Harvard University | $4.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
University of Southern California
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$4.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$4.6M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Southern Methodist University
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$4.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| U University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | $4.6M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Rice University | $4.3M | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The University of Florida Foundation INC
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$4.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
Texas A&m Foundation
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$4.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S Stanford University | $4.2M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$4.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U University of Utah | $4.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | UT | |
United Negro College Fund INC
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$4.0M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
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$3.8M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IN | |
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$3.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WV | |
Wichita State University Foundation
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$3.6M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
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$3.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
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$3.3M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$3.2M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
Claremont Graduate University
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$3.2M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Skillup Coalition
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$3.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Cornell University
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$3.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Merit America
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$3.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Thurgood Marshall College Fund INC
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$3.0M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
Ohio State University Foundation
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$2.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Middle Tennessee State University Foundation
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$2.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
University of Maryland College Park Foundation INC
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$2.7M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MD | |
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$2.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
Georgetown University
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$2.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| J Johns Hopkins University | $2.4M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Jobs for the Future INC
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$2.4M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| L Louisiana State University Foundation | $2.4M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Center for Growth and Opportunity
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$2.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | UT | |
| P Purdue University | $2.3M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Columbia University | $2.3M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Shrm Foundation INC
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$2.2M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| D Dartmouth College | $2.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N North Dakota State University Foundation and Alumni Association | $2.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tufts University | $2.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
University of Central Arkansas Foundation INC
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$1.9M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AR | |
Western Governors University
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$1.9M | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | UT | |
| U University of Texas at Austin | $1.9M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Kansas State University Foundation
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$1.9M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
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$1.8M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
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$1.8M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| M Montana State University | $1.8M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
University of Wisconsin Foundation
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$1.8M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WI | |
| U University of California - San Diego | $1.8M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Let Grow INC
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$1.6M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Baylor University
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$1.6M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
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The George Washington University
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$1.5M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| W Western Governors University Advancement | $1.5M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC
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$1.5M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
American Council on Education
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$1.5M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
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$1.4M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| 1 1889 Institute | $1.4M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$1.4M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
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$1.4M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Purdue Research Foundation
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$1.4M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IN | |
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$1.3M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | FL | |
Ball State University Foundation INC
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$1.3M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IN | |
| G George Mason University | $1.3M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Pennsylvania | $1.3M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Unc School of Government Foundation | $1.2M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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$1.2M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| W Western Resources Legal Center | $1.1M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OR | |
| D Dartmouth College | $1.1M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Competency-Based Education Network INC
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$1.1M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| S San Diego State University Research Foundation | $1.0M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship | $1.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U University of Texas at Austin | $1.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Opportunitywork | $1.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Texas - Austin | $1.0M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Public Health Data Laboratory Institute | $1.0M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N North Dakota State University | $1.0M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$950K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
University of New Orleans Foundation
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$939K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | LA | |
| S Scholars at Risk Network | $900K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Kentucky | $892K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$879K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IA | |
University of Nebraska Foundation
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$870K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
Northwestern University
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$866K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| N National Association of System Heads | $850K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Miami University | $799K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$770K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NE | |
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$750K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| C Clemson University | $735K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Colorado - Colorado Springs | $700K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$667K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| W Winston-Salem State University | $650K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Colorado - Boulder | $649K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Santa Clara University | $639K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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