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Charles Koch Foundation: 93 grants to organizations, $64.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Charles Koch Foundation, a private foundation in Arlington, VA, paid 93 grants to organizations totaling $64,073,452 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $23,675,637 to George Mason University Foundation in Fairfax, VA for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 480918408
- Based in
- Arlington, VA
- Assets
- $758,930,141
- Grants paid
- $64,073,452
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349104686. It reported $64,073,452 in grants paid; 93 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason University Foundation | Fairfax, VA | General operating support | Education | $23,675,637 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $6,090,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | General operating support | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Dakota State University Foundation and Alumni Association | Fargo, ND | General operating support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SHRM Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,920,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jobs for the Future | Boston, MA | General operating support | Employment | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | General operating support | Education | $1,157,363 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $1,138,154 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General operating support | $1,113,401 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Design Lab | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Education | $988,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | General operating support | Employment | $903,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | General operating support | Education | $884,159 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $859,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Design Lab | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $762,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | General operating support | Education | $614,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $576,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas State University Foundation | Manhattan, KS | General operating support | Education | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | General operating support | Education | $547,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Tempe, AZ | General operating support | $543,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General operating support | $536,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Growth and Opportunity | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College101 Dba Postsecondary Commission | Boston, MA | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Health Data Laboratory Institute | Delray Beach, FL | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | General operating support | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Florida Foundation | Gainesville, FL | General operating support | Education | $414,137 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wichita State University Foundation | Wichita, KS | General operating support | Education | $404,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall University | Huntington, WV | General operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opportunitywork | Washington, DC | General operating support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc | Kennesaw, GA | General operating support | Education | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General operating support | $332,571 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisiana State University Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | General operating support | $315,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Microschooling Center | Las Vegas, NV | General operating support | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Foundation | Eau Claire, WI | General operating support | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burning Glass Institute | Bala Cynwyd, PA | General operating support | Employment | $295,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $290,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Education | $288,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M Foundation | College Station, TX | General operating support | $277,626 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skillup Coalition | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | Education | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | General operating support | $254,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Virginia Tech Foundation | Blacksburg, VA | General operating support | Education | $250,067 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgia Tech Foundation | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make It Movement | Austin, TX | General operating support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD | General operating support | $246,457 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $240,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | General operating support | $235,264 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas Leadership Center | Wichita, KS | General operating support | Education | $235,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Talent Collaborative | Laguna Beach, CA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle Tennessee State University Foundation | Murfreesboro, TN | General operating support | Education | $192,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Open Science | Charlottesville, VA | General operating support | $171,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | General operating support | Education | $167,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | General operating support | Education | $167,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Pennsylvania | Wynnewood, PA | General operating support | $159,348 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Tech Foundation | Lubbock, TX | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | Education | $114,387 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wichita State University Tech Foundation | Wichita, KS | General operating support | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General operating support | $103,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and Histor | Bala Cynwyd, PA | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Students for Liberty | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The George Washington University | Washington, DC | General operating support | $87,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Thrives | Denver, CO | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Armstead Academic Project | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rivet School | Richmond, CA | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA | General operating support | $67,780 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Waipahu, HI | General operating support | Education | $61,450 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | General operating support | $60,189 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Orleans Institute for Philosophy Politics and Economics | Metairie, LA | General operating support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Colorado - Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of the City of London | London, UK | General operating support | $49,043 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General operating support | $48,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Future Forward Institute | Boston, MA | General operating support | Employment | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Troy University Foundation | Troy, AL | General operating support | Education | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA | General operating support | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Presidents Forum | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Private Enterprise Education | Chattanooga, TN | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dr Richard Barnett Foundation | Hamilton, NJ | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Park University | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $26,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Denver Institute Dba Citygate | Aurora, CO | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (nraef) | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach, VA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Anselm College | Manchester, NH | General operating support | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | General operating support | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Employment | $5,672 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General operating support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar, VA | General operating support | $1,540 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $36,814,971 |
| Employment | $2,448,672 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,420,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $280,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $110,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $33,645,524 |
| New York | $3,155,154 |
| North Dakota | $3,000,000 |
| Massachusetts | $2,675,427 |
| Utah | $2,603,000 |
| District of Columbia | $2,529,500 |
| California | $2,391,871 |
| Texas | $2,177,626 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.