About Rogers Foundation
The Rogers Foundation concentrates its giving on education—particularly higher education scholarships and institution-building—and on cultural institutions in the performing and literary arts. Grants are large and targeted, often paid to a small set of repeat recipients to fund scholarships, campus programs, and arts organizations. The foundation appears to combine support for regional higher education (including Nevada State College) with backing for specific arts venues and literary programs, indicating donor interests in both academic access and cultural enrichment.
Focus Areas
College scholarships and financial aid (notably large awards to Kentucky Wesleyan College)Support for regional public higher education institutions (e.g., Nevada State College)K–12 or specialty education institution support (Core Academy)Performing arts venue funding and capital/operating support (The Beverly Theater)Literary and humanities programming through institutes and cultural centers (Black Mountain Institute)
Who They Fund
students (postsecondary/college-level)aspiring performing artists (film and theater students)
About Rogers Foundation
The Rogers Foundation’s largest recent scholarship grants have gone to Kentucky Wesleyan College, with awards of $1,466,404 in 2024, $1,282,819 in 2023, and $1,192,496 in 2025. That recurring pattern points to a funder that makes large, program-specific commitments rather than broad, one-off support. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs higher education access, campus-based scholarship programs, and arts institutions tied to film, theater, and literary programming. Its education giving reaches multiple levels of the pipeline. Nevada State College Foundation received $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024, while Core Academy received three large educational-purpose grants between 2023 and 2025. Scholarship support also appears through named programs such as UNLV Scholarships and Misc Scholarships in Las Vegas. On the arts side, The Beverly Theater and Black Mountain Institute each received multiple grants, showing sustained support for cultural institutions with public-facing programming. The foundation’s recent giving suggests a mix of scholarship funding, institutional support, and restricted-purpose awards to repeat recipients.
What Rogers Foundation Funds
Higher education access is central to the foundation’s recent grantmaking. Kentucky Wesleyan College received scholarship support in three consecutive years, and University Southern California also appears in the scholarship list with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Regional institutional support is another clear theme. Nevada State College Foundation received $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for educational purposes, while Core Academy in Las Vegas received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The arts side of the portfolio is equally specific. The Beverly Theater received grants for film, theater, and performing arts, and Black Mountain Institute received educational-purpose support in both 2023 and 2025. The Smith Center for the Performing also appears with repeated educational-purpose funding in 2023 and 2024.
How Rogers Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,848 at the median, and $32,057 at the 75th percentile, showing a wide spread from smaller scholarship checks to very large institutional awards. The recent grants list also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially for scholarships, higher education, and arts institutions. The Rogers Foundation operates as a grantmaking foundation rather than an individual giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. Its active scholarship programs include the Rogers Foundation Achievers Scholarship, which accepts unsolicited applications, and the Graduate Scholarship, which is limited to prior scholarship recipients.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.8M
Total Assets
$58.5M
Total Revenue
$2.4M
Total Expenses
$7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $32K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$32K
Geographic Reach
National25 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Rogers Foundation Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Rogers Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 153 | $13.2M | 98.7% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 |
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