Kinder Foundation Commits $25 Million over Five Years to the University of Missouri's Kinder Institute, Bringing Its Total Support to More Than $85 Million
In Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, the University of Missouri announced on November 3 that the Kinder Foundation has committed $25 million over five years to the university's Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. The gift will make the institute's endowment the university's largest and will bring the foundation's total support for the institute to more than $85 million.
According to the university's announcement, the five-year commitment will strengthen research, expand faculty expertise and support graduate students at the institute. It will also expand the institute's partnership with the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford in England, allowing students to spend a full year studying abroad. The grant is part of Power the Roar, the university's fundraising campaign.
The Kinder Foundation was founded by Rich and Nancy Kinder. According to Inside Philanthropy's foundation data, the foundation reported $213 million in assets in its 2025 IRS filing and makes large grants for urban green space, education and quality of life, primarily in the Houston area, with the Kinder Institute among its long-standing commitments.
The Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy is an academic institute at the University of Missouri, founded in 2015 with support from the Kinder Foundation, focused on the study and teaching of constitutional democracy.
(Source: University of Missouri)
Source: University of Missouri
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