donor

Rich Kinder

Chairman, Kinder Foundation

Background

Rich Kinder is chairman of the Kinder Foundation, a philanthropic organization based in Houston, and a 1966 graduate of the University of Missouri.

About Kinder Foundation

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.

Key facts

University of Missouri graduate: 1966source
Law degree: 1968source
Giving Pledge (2011): Pledged with Nancy Kinder to donate 95% of their wealth to charitable causessource

WYDE coverage of Rich Kinder

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Rich Kinder, on Nov 4, 2026. Rich Kinder 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 Rich Kinder

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

Sources

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