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Kinder Foundation

Kinder Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in Houston, chaired by Rich Kinder and led by Nancy Kinder as president and chief executive officer.

EIN: 76-0519073

President and Chief Executive Officer

Nancy Kinder

Grants and gifts by Kinder Foundation

Recipient	Amount	Announced	Purpose
University of Missouri Read the story	$25 million	Nov 3, 2026	Endowment of the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy and an expanded partnership with the University of Oxford

Key facts

Charitable disbursements (2025): $68,842,492source
Total assets (end of 2025): $213,340,151source
Grant to Mizzou's Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy (Nov. 2026): $25 millionsource
Total investment in the Kinder Institute: Over $85 millionsource

WYDE coverage of Kinder Foundation

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Kinder Foundation, on Nov 4, 2026. Kinder Foundation is a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Kinder Foundation Pledges $25 Million to Mizzou, Making the Kinder Institute's Endowment Its Largest.

Philanthropy

Kinder Foundation Pledges $25 Million to Mizzou, Making the Kinder Institute's Endowment Its Largest

The grant brings the Kinder Foundation's investment in Mizzou's Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy to over $85 million and will let master's students spend a full year at the University of Oxford starting in fall 2028.

Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read · Donor

Reported alongside Kinder Foundation

University of Missouri · in 1 story with Kinder Foundation
Rich Kinder · in 1 story with Kinder Foundation

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