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Charles Koch Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$64M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
93
Grants FY2024
129
Organizations funded FY2023
11%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$250,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$23,675,637
Organizations funded a year
129 to 821
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
32
Total assets, FY2024
$759M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Charles Koch Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.4M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationPublic BenefitInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropySocial ScienceOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving80$61M26%
FY2023129$69M11%
FY2022155$56M17%
FY2021324$86M40%
FY2020383$92M52%
FY2019611$136M54%
FY2018713$109M62%
FY2017821$82Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$608MPublic Benefit$26MEmployment$16MScience & Tech$15MCivil Rights$14MRecreation & Sports$11MSocial Science$11MPhilanthropy$8.1MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
George Mason University Foundation Inc$88,411,080616%
Institute for Humane Studies$44,942,417869%
New York University$18,637,20580%
Utah State University$18,004,7668n/a
Thurgood Marshall College Fund$14,194,160530%
The Catholic University of America$14,155,12171%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$12,888,00172%
William Marsh Rice University$12,372,50060%
Duke University$9,892,60980%
United Negro College Fund Inc$8,503,17955%
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All grantees of Charles Koch Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
George Mason University Foundation Inc$88,411,080616%
Institute for Humane Studies$44,942,417869%
New York University$18,637,20580%
Utah State University$18,004,7668n/a
Thurgood Marshall College Fund$14,194,160530%
The Catholic University of America$14,155,12171%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$12,888,00172%
William Marsh Rice University$12,372,50060%
Duke University$9,892,60980%
United Negro College Fund Inc$8,503,17955%
Southern Methodist University$8,421,30080%
Florida State University$7,622,4503n/a
University of Utah$6,299,1207n/a
Trustees of Purdue University$5,856,5215n/a
The University of Florida Foundation Inc$5,672,76261%
Texas A&M Foundation$5,000,79061%
Cato Institute$4,826,90068%
University of Chicago$4,773,58080%
Claremont Graduate University$4,728,87772%
Chapman University$4,723,62480%
Education Design Lab$4,641,500513%
North Dakota State University Foundation$4,554,00032%
Georgetown University$4,505,50060%
Baylor University$4,430,10060%
University of Pittsburgh$4,370,00050%
Cornell University$4,272,87780%
Trustees of Tufts College$4,118,42570%
Bill of Rights Institute$3,915,406430%
Texas Public Policy Foundation$3,888,696416%
Ohio State University Foundation$3,848,96370%
Indiana University Foundation$3,826,97750%
Wichita State University Foundation$3,825,40053%
Clemson University Foundation$3,791,28562%
Middle Tennessee State University Foundation$3,704,45073%
Villanova University$3,382,02770%
West Virginia University Foundation Inc$3,381,55451%
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$3,322,21650%
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation$3,285,00036%
Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc$3,250,33381%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$3,240,50060%
Skillup Coalition$3,105,000431%
New Civil Liberties Alliance$3,046,375625%
Johns Hopkins University$3,034,42850%
The George Washington University$3,006,26880%
Merit America$3,000,00027%
Wake Forest University$2,616,73450%
Minerva University$2,600,00032%
Creighton University$2,542,00050%
University of Central Ar Foundation Inc$2,524,23465%
The Seminar Network Inc$2,500,000111%
Kansas State University Foundation$2,500,00050%
Jobs for the Future Inc$2,400,00031%
Lindenwood Education System$2,240,45050%
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc$2,222,11261%
Shrm Foundation Inc$2,220,000219%
Northwestern University$2,215,57170%
Trustees of Boston University$1,978,55060%
Young Americans for Liberty Foundation$1,965,15738%
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc$1,872,00029%
Center for Growth and Opportunity$1,843,346417%
Per Scholas Inc$1,803,00031%
The Florida State University Foundation Inc$1,797,21151%
Syracuse University$1,784,64560%
The Daily Caller News Foundation$1,673,252236%
Tel Foundation$1,662,0003n/a
Iowa State University Foundation$1,659,98030%
American Council on Education$1,654,72533%
Junior Achievement USA$1,632,00033%
Let Grow Inc$1,625,000375%
Lsu Foundation$1,622,26032%
Purdue Research Foundation$1,554,00031%
Ball State University Foundation Inc$1,515,20542%
WGU Advancement$1,500,000131%
The School of Government Foundation Inc$1,426,285511%
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation$1,409,41540%
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies$1,395,00023%
1889 Institute$1,385,0002n/a
Texas Tech Foundation Inc$1,374,34581%
American Legislative Exchange Council$1,371,43350%
Opportunitywork Inc$1,350,00024%
Saint Francis University$1,342,60050%
Taliesin Nexus$1,334,280258%
Marian University$1,275,00030%
University of New Orleans Foundation$1,225,00053%
Western Resources Legal Center$1,200,000657%
University of Nebraska Foundation$1,146,45060%
The Brookings Institution$1,121,37431%
Pacific Legal Foundation$1,116,74645%
University of Dallas$1,109,00021%
Competency-Based Education Network Inc$1,065,000223%
Miami University$1,063,0005n/a
The Rand Corporation$1,051,00010%
Western Carolina University Foundation$1,050,65451%
Uw-Stout Foundation and Alumni Association Inc$1,037,51836%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc$1,011,30020%
Mackinac Center$1,001,0003n/a
Social Science Research Council$1,000,00015%
University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation$1,000,00041%
Step Up for Students - Florida Inc$1,000,00020%
Freedom Forum Institute Inc$1,000,00025%
American University$977,37660%
University of Wyoming Foundation$969,89841%
The Berkeley Policy Institute Inc$950,000297%
Center for Strategic and International Studies$937,50021%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$915,50060%
Vanderbilt University$905,93340%
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$880,26330%
Technology Policy Institute$855,000330%
National Constitution Center$851,00032%
Nash$850,000261%
The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology$818,00040%
The King's College$801,25031%
Nacdl Foundation for Criminal Justice$767,578548%
Mikeroweworks Foundation$753,673613%
Americans for Oxford Inc$750,90131%
Wellesley College$750,00030%
Skills for Chicago$750,00024%
Techfreedom$737,524439%
Foundation for Economic Education Inc$736,00046%
Troy University Foundation$735,00061%
Foundation for American Innovation$700,000224%
University of Colorado Foundation$686,50020%
The Reason Foundation$685,38253%
Narrative 4 Inc$655,616427%
R Street Institute$655,33063%
Core Knowledge Foundation$625,000222%
Saint Anselm College$621,17350%
The Heritage Foundation$605,37250%
The American Conservative$594,100312%
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning$581,99024%
Make It Movement Inc$575,000329%
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Foundation Inc$569,03232%
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research$560,00030%
Prison Fellowship Ministries$540,24931%
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History$537,20022%
Florida Southern College$530,00040%
The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc$525,000313%
Texas Southern University Foundatio$522,75015%
1edtech Foundation$512,7002100%
The Buckeye Institute$509,20047%
50can Inc$500,00022%
Capital Preparatory Schools Inc$500,000122%
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$500,00020%
Curriki$500,000323%
Xavier University$500,00050%
Reach University$500,000112%
Carnegie Mellon University$499,68220%
Bowling Green State University Foundation Inc$495,00021%
Bipartisan Policy Center Inc$460,00031%
Cairn University$458,80070%
Western Michigan University$456,5564n/a
Bay Area Hybrid College Initiative DBA Rivet School$453,50049%
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc$432,30551%
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs$419,00024%
University of Virginia Law School Foundation$417,13031%
Council of Independent Colleges$407,00013%
Marquette University$403,70220%
Pelotonu Inc$400,000211%
Ottawa University$393,70040%
Oklahoma State University Foundation$387,50030%
Moving Picture Institute$384,25017%
Presidents Forum$380,000265%
Hawaii Pacific University$374,75540%
Tiger Woods Foundation Inc$370,00012%
Taxpayers for Common Sense$361,00038%
Grove City College$355,50070%
Center for Open Science Inc$343,00022%
Center for the National Interest$332,914311%
Beacon Center of Tennessee$327,500414%
Youth Entrepreneurs Foundation$325,00019%
Brigham Young University$315,6003n/a
Property and Environment Research Center$315,00036%
Mississippi State University Foundation Inc$313,50030%
Foster Russell Alliance for Meaningful Expression$312,000292%
Yale University$311,3003n/a
St John's University New York$303,73840%
Northeastern University$303,72740%
The University of Georgia Foundation$302,36550%
Education Next Institute Inc$300,2001n/a
Houston Christian University$300,00030%
Vela Education Fund$300,00012%
National Microschooling Center$300,000132%
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation$297,20045%
Tech4america$296,000239%
Burning Glass Institute$295,00013%
Florida International University Foundation Inc$289,24930%
University of Michigan$277,989388%
Yale University$277,6182n/a
Center for Democracy and Technology$271,00033%
University of San Diego$268,00040%
Mastery Transcript Consortium$266,25018%
College of Charleston Foundation$256,39571%
The Corporation of Mercer University$253,32850%
Public Agenda Inc$250,0001n/a
Postsecondary Commission$250,00016%
Center for Science and Law$250,000245%
Denver Hybrid College$250,000113%
Search for Common Ground$249,00011%
North Park University$240,50080%
Mississippi Center for Public Policy$235,000123%
Wisconsin Eschool Network Inc$235,000110%
Kansas Leadership Center$235,00013%
Buried Alive Project$230,000128%
University of Louisville Foundation Inc$226,67520%
Ferris State University$226,4955n/a
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$225,00040%
American Transparency$225,00025%
Saint Vincent College$224,80050%
Delaware Council on Economic Education$223,500335%
Case Western Reserve University$222,00020%
Hope College$219,63030%
Burr Oak 4-H Club - Michigan State$218,6122n/a
Friends of Cevro Institute Inc$217,000280%
The John Locke Foundation Inc$215,50032%
Interfaith America$215,00015%
Young Voices$210,58754%
University of Rochester$207,20070%
Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy$207,00042%
Washington College$205,95050%
John Brown University$205,75030%
Emory University$202,9003n/a
Energy Innovation Reform Project$200,00039%
National Talent Collaborative$200,000146%
Harmel Academy of the Trades$200,000133%
The Aspen Institute Inc$200,00020%
Samford University$196,60050%
Encounter for Culture and Education$195,00019%
Rochester Institute of Technology$192,38030%
Mediators Foundation Inc$191,00029%
Scala Foundation A NJ Nonprofit Corporation$189,450354%
Hampden-Sydney College$186,90060%
Loyola University$184,40060%
Azusa Pacific University$182,03570%
The Sixth Amendment Center Incorporated$181,000119%
Seton Hall University$180,90020%
Brooklyn Law School$180,00010%
Sisu Academy$180,0001n/a
Badger Institute Inc$178,000310%
Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc$176,90020%
Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc$174,50040%
Greathearts America$174,00022%
Migration Policy Institute$174,00013%
Texas Fair Defense Project$170,000115%
Lee University$169,43070%
Georgia State University Foundation Inc$168,98020%
Competitive Enterprise Institute$165,90432%
News Leaders Association$165,000217%
The Ryan Foundation$164,950344%
Christopher Newport University Education Foundation$160,00041%
Project on Government Oversight Inc$160,00013%
Lake Forest College$159,82070%
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty$155,32022%
Foreign Policy Association Inc$155,0001n/a
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute$152,000136%
Land Conservation Assistance Network$150,000213%
Utah Valley University$150,0001n/a
Braver AngelsInc$150,000116%
Spiked US Inc$150,0002n/a
Northern Kentucky University Foundation Inc$148,56050%
Wiley College$146,50020%
National Taxpayers Union Foundation$141,90418%
Regent University$141,50060%
University of Washington$140,6723n/a
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$140,0003n/a
The University of Tulsa$140,00030%
Instauratio Magna Foundation$140,000244%
Eastern University$139,50020%
Students for Liberty Inc$139,04152%
Cedarville University$136,03970%
Claremont McKenna College$133,00030%
George Fox University$131,69750%
Libertas Network$130,2352n/a
Institute for Spending Reform Inc$127,3903n/a
Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization$127,000124%
Pelican Institute for Public Policy$125,84628%
Dakota Wesleyan University$124,83330%
University of New Haven$124,10050%
The Ohio University Foundation$123,60020%
Strada Collaborative Inc$123,50010%
Center for Independent Thought$122,68826%
National Freedom of Information Coalition$118,000244%
Biola University Inc$111,82430%
American Institute for Economic Research$110,90443%
Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Inc$110,00016%
Roanoke College$109,80070%
Anu Foundation USA$103,263218%
Acton Academy DC Foundation$103,000317%
Institute for Energy Research$100,32420%
The Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles And$100,00013%
Partnership for a New American Economy Research Fund$100,0001n/a
American Immigration Council$100,00011%
William & Mary Law School Foundation$100,00021%
Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research$100,00012%
Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress$100,0001n/a
Police Executive Research Forum$100,00011%
Independent Women's Forum$100,00013%
Anti-Defamation League$100,00010%
Vera Institute of Justice Inc$100,00010%
The Edison Institute Inc$100,00010%
Prison University Project Inc Dba Mount Tamalpais College$100,00013%
Loras College$100,00020%
Oakland University$96,8862n/a
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc$95,00011%
University of Delaware$93,00010%
The Fund for American Studies$93,00020%
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit$92,62720%
University of Central Florida Foundation Inc$92,50010%
American College of National Security Leaders Inc$92,500183%
International Crisis Group$92,00010%
American Spectator Foundation Inc$91,98228%
Ignitus Worldwide Inc fka Youth Crime Watch of America Inc$90,000111%
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace$89,33830%
University of Idaho Foundation Inc$89,0001n/a
Student Free Press Association$87,9001n/a
Pennsylvania State University$87,7002n/a
Trustees of Boston College$87,00050%
Bryan College$86,00030%
Asbury College$84,30040%
Landmark College Inc$82,00020%
Southwest Baptist University$81,81070%
The College of New Jersey Foundation Inc$81,30050%
The Public Choice Society$80,2812n/a
Colorado Thrives$80,000116%
Concordia University Inc$80,00010%
Snoop Youth Football League Foundation$80,000113%
Bethune-Cookman University$79,50010%
Regents of the University of Colorado$78,3602n/a
New York University School of Law Foundation$77,00010%
Skillsusa Foundation Inc$75,00031%
Armstead Academic Project$75,000117%
Center For Freedom and Prosperity Foundation$75,000112%
Institute for Citizens and Scholars$75,00011%
Community Resources for Justice Inc$75,00010%
Center for a New American Security Inc$74,95321%
The Arms Control Associations$74,5001n/a
Center for International Policy Inc$73,70021%
Susquehanna University$72,79060%
La Sierra University$72,00040%
West Texas A&M University$71,4007n/a
Malone University$71,16560%
Cleveland State University Foundation$70,80011%
Ursinus College$70,50020%
Association of American Universities Inc$70,00021%
Hudson Institute Inc$69,00010%
Morehouse School of Medicine$68,00010%
Foreign Policy Research Institute$65,00013%
Manhattanville University$64,90020%
Southern Illinois University Foundation$60,19040%
University of Kentucky Research Foundation$60,10020%
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc$60,00011%
Florida State University Research Foundation Inc$60,00010%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$60,00010%
Wingate University$60,00020%
Media Coalition Foundation Inc$60,0001n/a
Western Kentucky University$58,6003n/a
New America Foundation$56,50020%
Vmi Research Laboratories$55,786116%
Arizona Council on Economic Educat$55,70025%
Witherspoon Institute Inc$55,05021%
The James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal$55,00022%
Environmentalists for Effective Education Inc$55,000177%
Clarkson University$54,50020%
Advance Arkansas Institute$54,4402n/a
Kent State University Foundation$54,2761n/a
John Paul The Great Catholic University$54,00021%
The Foundation$54,0001n/a
Morehouse College$54,00010%
Boise State University Foundation Inc$53,55030%
University of Louisville Research Foundation$52,35740%
Gustavus Adolphus College$52,00030%
Conservatives For Criminal Justice Reform$52,000149%
Naval War College Foundation Inc$51,70011%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Charlotte$50,00010%
A Better Chance Inc$50,00011%
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia$50,00013%
Augustana University Association$50,00010%
Air Force Academy Foundation$50,00010%
The Ayn Rand Institute the Center for the Advancement of Objectivism$50,00010%
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget$50,00011%
The Becket Fund$50,0001n/a
Bridgeyear$50,0001n/a
Free to Choose Network Inc$50,00011%
Convergence Center for Policy Resolution$50,00012%
Talent Market Inc$50,0001n/a
Millions of Conversations Inc$50,000112%
Institute for Justice$49,73930%
Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc$48,75011%
Engine Research Foundation$48,500228%
The Society for Classical Learning$48,5002n/a
Defense Priorities Foundation$48,00022%
The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota$47,000113%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$46,44310%
Future Forward Institute Inc$45,000176%
James Madison University$45,0001n/a
The Stemie Coalition Inc$45,00018%
The National Foundation for American Policy Inc$45,00027%
University of South Florida Foundation Inc$45,00010%
Rider University$44,27010%
Board of the University of Alabama$44,0161n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$44,0001n/a
Center for Arms Control and$43,50012%
Co2 Coalition$43,47634%
Coastal Educational Foundation$42,64041%
Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation Inc$42,00030%
Trinity College$41,00020%
Salisbury University Foundation Inc$41,00030%
Rockford University$40,80020%
University of South Alabama$40,6573n/a
Fordham University$40,53810%
Indiana University School of Medicine$40,5302n/a
Northwood University$40,35530%
Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy$40,00020%
Lafayette College$40,00010%
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundat$39,77420%
Show-Me Institute$39,50012%
The University Foundation at Sacramento State$39,16530%
American Council of Trustees and Alumni$39,16031%
First Amendment Partnership$38,75012%
Rutgers University Foundation$38,50020%
Montpelier Foundation$37,00010%
McMurry University$36,50020%
Bridgewater State University Foundation$36,25030%
The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation Inc$36,00011%
The Trustees of Princeton University$35,36040%
Depaul University$35,00010%
Kenyon College$35,00010%
Archbridge Institute$35,000115%
National Immigration Forum$35,00010%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock$34,4402n/a
University of San Francisco$34,32220%
Emergent Order Foundation Inc$34,00020%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$32,81230%
Notre Dame College$32,50020%
Trinity University$32,00010%
Waynesburg University$31,50020%
Nittany Theatre at the Barn$31,000126%
Regents of the University of California$31,0001n/a
Fund for Constitutional Government$30,80011%
Elm Institute Inc$30,20025%
The Philanthropy Roundtable$30,00010%
The Reliance College Fund$30,000114%
Southern New Hampshire University$30,00010%
Dr Richard Barnett Foundation Inc$30,000113%
St Edwards University$30,00020%
The Independent Institute$30,00011%
Brigid's Path Inc$29,69230%
Long Island University$29,30010%
St Lawrence University$29,10020%
The Philadelphia Society$29,00018%
Patrick Henry College$29,00020%
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft$28,73520%
Georgia College & State University Foundation Inc$28,00010%
Sarah Lawrence College$28,00020%
Berry College Inc$28,00020%
University of Mary$26,20020%
Wesleyan College$25,50030%
Birmingham-Southern College$25,50030%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$25,30010%
Stand Together Foundation$25,11620%
The Abigail Adams Institute Inc$25,10014%
The Foundation for Constitutional Government Inc$25,00014%
Board of Trustees of Whitman College$25,00010%
Center for Innovative Governance Research$25,0001n/a
Mountain States Legal Foundation$25,00011%
Rio Grande Foundation Inc$25,000112%
Institute for Principle Studies$25,00017%
The Miles Foundation Inc$25,0001n/a
Thomas B Fordham Institute$25,0001n/a
Institute for Free Speech$24,90711%
Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation Inc$24,79110%
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation Inc and Alumni Association$24,00020%
To the Village Square Inc$23,38423%
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary$23,2751n/a
Families Against Mandatory Minimums$23,0001n/a
The University of Tampa Incorporated$23,00010%
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc$22,90010%
Think Freely Media$22,84727%
Strata Policy$22,66015%
Ave Maria University Inc$22,64310%
Americans for Prosperity Foundation$22,25730%
Virginia Council on Economic Education$22,00012%
Cleary University$22,00010%
Univ of Texas at Arlington$21,8751n/a
Providence College$21,70020%
John Quincy Adams Society$21,250224%
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale$21,0001n/a
State Policy Network$20,13040%
Fiscal Challenge Inc$20,0001n/a
Bellwether Education Partners Inc$20,00010%
Center for Opportunity Urbanism$20,00013%
Friends of Ufm Inc$20,00012%
National Council on Teacher Quality Inc$20,00011%
Litigators for Liberty Network$20,00012%
American Public Square Inc$20,00014%
Concordia University Chicago$20,00010%
University of Minnesota Foundation$20,00010%
Mississippi Council on Economic Education$20,00013%
Classical Liberals in the Carolinas$20,0001n/a
Millikin University$18,50010%
Northern Michigan University$18,4801n/a
Ecclesia Inc$18,1601n/a
Corban University$18,00010%
College of the Sequoias Foundation$18,00030%
Carroll College$18,00010%
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur$18,0001n/a
Bethel University Inc$18,00020%
Market Institute Foundation$17,8021n/a
Northern State University Foundation$17,70020%
The Tavener Family Foundation Trust$16,3601n/a
Anderson University$16,20020%
Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute$16,00011%
Shawnee State University Foundation$16,00014%
University of Saint Katherine$16,0001n/a
Benedictine College$16,00010%
University of Richmond$15,70010%
Rogers State University Foundation$15,50010%
American Conservative Union Foundationinc$15,49830%
Lake Erie College$15,10010%
Diocese of Charleston$15,0001n/a
Westmont College$15,00010%
Army War College Foundation Inc$15,00011%
International Society for Individual Liberty$15,00025%
California State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated$15,00011%
Fairfield University$15,00010%
College Unbound$15,00011%
New Classrooms Innovation Partners Inc$15,00010%
Pomona College$14,85910%
Asmus Institute$14,7501n/a
Lawfare Institute$14,50020%
Ohio Northern University$14,50010%
POHICK CHURCH ENDOWMENT FUND INC dba Historic Pohick Church Foundation$14,157167%
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc$13,93811%
University of Miami$13,50020%
Portland State University Foundation$13,31910%
McKendree University$13,23010%
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College$13,13020%
Anderson University Inc$13,10020%
Providence School$13,00010%
Ramapo College Foundation$13,00010%
Macalester College$12,80010%
Texas Christian University$12,75020%
Oakdale Academy$12,5001n/a
Claflin University$12,10010%
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Inc$12,07810%
Northwest Nazarene University Inc$12,00020%
Colgate University$12,00010%
Make Safe Tech Inc$12,000216%
Scripps College$11,85010%
Institute for Security and Technology$11,50821%
AGORA INSTITUTE FOR CIVIC VIRTUE & THE COMMON GOOD dba PHILADELPHIA COMMONS$11,500129%
Wyoming Catholic College$11,50010%
Mississippi College$11,47510%
Network of Enlightened Women Inc$11,34312%
Gannon University$11,00010%
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology$11,00010%
Capital Research Center$10,84410%
Lock Haven University Foundation$10,80010%
Webber International University$10,70020%
Ohio Christian University$10,50020%
Global Cyber Alliance Inc$10,50020%
The Jacksonville State University Foundation Inc$10,50010%
Barton College$10,43020%
California Policy Center$10,00011%
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools$10,00010%
American Heritage Education Foundation Inc$10,00015%
Savings and Retirement Foundation$10,0001n/a
Concordia University Irvine$10,00010%
Fisk University$10,00010%
Arizona Christian University$10,00010%
Project Liberty$10,0001n/a
Conservative Policy Leadership Institute dba Capitol Policy leadership Institute$10,000122%
The Future of Freedom Foundation$10,00012%
Mississippi Valley State University$10,0001n/a
Brescia University Inc$10,00020%
Southern University at New Orleans Foundation Inc$9,900116%
Dallas Baptist University$9,60030%
University of West Georgia Foundation Inc$9,50010%
Pepperdine University$9,00010%
National Institute for Direct Instruction$8,88810%
Carthage College$8,40010%
TURN 2 U INC dba THE LAST MILE$8,30430%
America's Future Foundation$8,25011%
Ladies of Liberty Alliance$8,0641n/a
University of California Berkeley Foundation$8,00010%
Bethlehem College & Seminary$8,0002n/a
Essential Partners Inc$8,00011%
Walsh University Inc$8,00010%
California State University Fresno Foundation$7,50010%
Illinois Wesleyan University$7,50010%
St Mary's University$7,40010%
Tholos Foundation$7,25011%
AmericanWitness Inc$7,02512%
Board of Trustees of Illinois State University$7,0001n/a
Colorado Christian University$7,00010%
Arkansas State University System Foundation Inc$7,00010%
Roanoke-Chowan Community College$6,6001n/a
Thread Inc$6,28820%
Hannibal LaGrange University$6,00010%
The Academy of Art University Foundation$5,80012%
Institute for Global Affairs Inc$5,75011%
Duvahl Ridgway Hull and Andrew W Hull Charitable Foundation$5,35513%
Bertans Family Foundation$5,3551n/a
Washington Legal Foundation$5,03110%
Oglethorpe University Inc$5,00010%
Columbia College$5,00010%
University of the Cumberlands Inc$5,00010%
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Inc$5,00011%
Regents Univ of California$5,0001n/a
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor$5,00010%
University of New Mexico Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Phoenix Multisport Inc$4,89720%
Skidmore College$4,80010%
Uncornered Inc$4,59620%
The Rutherford Institute$4,50010%
Pace University$4,00010%
Clearwater Voa Elderly Housing Inc Clear Bay Terrace$3,82510%
High Point University$3,70010%
Warren$3,6001n/a
University Enterprises Inc$3,60010%
Lester S Gordon Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2$3,6001n/a
Imam Inc$3,6001n/a
Streetwise Partners Inc$3,57620%
Blow$3,5331n/a
Mohammadia Center of Northern Virginia Inc$3,5101n/a
Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife Inc$3,5101n/a
Foundation for Government Accountability Inc$3,30010%
Adrian College$3,25010%
Sam Houston State University$3,2001n/a
The Valentine Museum$3,15010%
Bakery Confectionery & Tobacco Workers Internation$3,1501n/a
Three Rivers Endowment Trust$3,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 1,349 recipients with no EIN on record ($134M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Charles Koch Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 41 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGeorge Mason University Foundation Inc: $88,411,080 over 6y, 16% of budgetInstitute for Humane Studies: $44,942,417 over 8y, 69% of budgetNew York University: $18,637,205 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThurgood Marshall College Fund: $14,194,160 over 5y, 30% of budgetThe Catholic University of America: $14,155,121 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetArizona State University Foundation for a New American University: $12,888,001 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $12,372,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetDuke University: $9,892,609 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $8,503,179 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $8,421,300 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetThe University of Florida Foundation Inc: $5,672,762 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $5,000,790 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetCato Institute: $4,826,900 over 6y, 7.7% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $4,773,580 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetClaremont Graduate University: $4,728,877 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetChapman University: $4,723,624 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetEducation Design Lab: $4,641,500 over 5y, 13% of budgetNorth Dakota State University Foundation: $4,554,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetGeorgetown University: $4,505,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBaylor University: $4,430,100 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $4,370,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $4,272,877 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $4,118,425 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBill of Rights Institute: $3,915,406 over 4y, 30% of budgetTexas Public Policy Foundation: $3,888,696 over 4y, 16% of budgetOhio State University Foundation: $3,848,963 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $3,826,977 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetWichita State University Foundation: $3,825,400 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetClemson University Foundation: $3,791,285 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetMiddle Tennessee State University Foundation: $3,704,450 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetVillanova University: $3,382,027 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWest Virginia University Foundation Inc: $3,381,554 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc: $3,322,216 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetUS Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $3,285,000 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetKennesaw State University Foundation Inc: $3,250,333 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $3,240,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSkillup Coalition: $3,105,000 over 4y, 31% of budgetNew Civil Liberties Alliance: $3,046,375 over 6y, 25% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $3,034,428 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $3,006,268 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMerit America: $3,000,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetWake Forest University: $2,616,734 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMinerva University: $2,600,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCreighton University: $2,542,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Central Ar Foundation Inc: $2,524,234 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetThe Seminar Network Inc: $2,500,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetKansas State University Foundation: $2,500,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetJobs for the Future Inc: $2,400,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Charles Koch InstituteVA153.1× affinity80 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charles Koch Institute · The Seminar Network Inc · The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · Donors Trust Inc · Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated · Carnegie Corporation of New York · Atlas Economic Research Foundation · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · John William Pope Foundation · Adolph Coors Foundation · The Searle Freedom Trust · Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to Charles Koch Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Charles Koch Foundation

How much does Charles Koch Foundation give?
Charles Koch Foundation reported 93 grants totaling $64,073,452 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 129 and 821 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Charles Koch Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (81%), Public Benefit (3%), Employment (2%).
Who are Charles Koch Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: George Mason University Foundation Inc ($88M), Institute for Humane Studies ($45M), New York University ($19M).
Does Charles Koch Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Charles Koch Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Charles Koch Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charles Koch Institute, The Seminar Network Inc, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc.
Where is Charles Koch Foundation based?
Charles Koch Foundation is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 2000 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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