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Kansas State University Foundation
The mission of the KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION is to secure and prudently manage private gifts in support of kansas state university and foster a culture that unites philanthropic desires with university priorities.
- $89M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 71%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $63M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $46,515
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $35,843,473
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 17
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.5B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 71% of the organizations Kansas State University Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $219k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $63M | 44% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $72M | 71% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $62M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $61M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $47M | 33% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $52M | 17% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $60M | 25% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $63M | 38% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| K State Athletics Inc | $287,940,205 | 9 | n/a |
| Kansas State University | $213,495,404 | 9 | n/a |
| Alumni Association of Kansas State University | $24,274,383 | 9 | 53% |
| KSU Charitable Real Estate Foundation | $3,774,166 | 2 | 46% |
| Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce | $265,521 | 9 | 2% |
| Kansas State University Golf Course Management and Research Foundation | $138,436 | 3 | 7% |
| Aidvantageus Dept Education | $92,503 | 2 | n/a |
| National Merit Scholarship Corporation | $59,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $51,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Harvesters - the Community Food Network | $37,515 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 37 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| K State Athletics Inc | $287,940,205 | 9 | n/a |
| Kansas State University | $213,495,404 | 9 | n/a |
| Alumni Association of Kansas State University | $24,274,383 | 9 | 53% |
| KSU Charitable Real Estate Foundation | $3,774,166 | 2 | 46% |
| Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce | $265,521 | 9 | 2% |
| Kansas State University Golf Course Management and Research Foundation | $138,436 | 3 | 7% |
| Aidvantageus Dept Education | $92,503 | 2 | n/a |
| National Merit Scholarship Corporation | $59,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $51,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Harvesters - the Community Food Network | $37,515 | 1 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $15,494 | 1 | 0% |
| Precision Microwave Inc | $14,750 | 1 | n/a |
| American Institute of Biological Sciences Inc | $11,474 | 1 | 0% |
| The Wichita Eagle | $11,111 | 2 | n/a |
| Gates Capital Management Corp | $11,081 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwind Extension Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Service Organizations Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kalo Kit | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kansas State Research and Extension - Cherokee County | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Russell County Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Randolph Pride | $9,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Wyandotte Co Extension | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Kansas State Research and Extension - Wildcat Exte | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Grant County Extension | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Print3 Technologies LLC | $7,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Extension Education Foundation Inc | $7,009 | 1 | 2% |
| National Conference of State Societies W Dba Kansas Society of Washington DC | $7,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Elk City Pride | $6,601 | 1 | n/a |
| K-State Union Corporation D/B/A K-State Student Union | $6,530 | 1 | 0% |
| En Garde Arts Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Diavolo Dance Theatre | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Patriot Features Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rev-E3 | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| American Veterinary Medical Association | $5,558 | 1 | 0% |
| Kestrel Aerial LLC | $5,250 | 1 | n/a |
| American Council on Consumer Interests | $5,250 | 1 | 2% |
| National Organization for Minority Architects NOMAKC | $5,200 | 1 | 11% |
Where it is load-bearing
Kansas State University Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Kansas Health Foundation · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Kansas State University Foundation with peer funders
About Kansas State University Foundation
- How much does Kansas State University Foundation give?
- Kansas State University Foundation reported 13 itemized grants totaling $62,762,449, out of $88,800,859 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Kansas State University Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (46%), Philanthropy (39%), Recreation & Sports (15%).
- Who are Kansas State University Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: K State Athletics Inc ($288M), Kansas State University ($213M), Alumni Association of Kansas State University ($24M).
- Does Kansas State University Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kansas State University Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kansas Health Foundation, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Kansas State University Foundation based?
- Kansas State University Foundation is based in KS.
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