About Kansas University Endowment Association
To partner with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater University of Kansas.
Focus Areas
Higher educationScholarshipsFaculty support / endowed professorshipsResearch (including medical research)Student support and retention programsAthleticsArts, libraries & museumsPlanned giving (real estate, securities, trusts)
Who They Fund
University of Kansas students (including scholarships recipients)students from historically underrepresented groupsUniversity of Kansas faculty and staffUniversity of Kansas alumni/alumni association/community
About Kansas University Endowment Association
The Kansas University Endowment Association channels donor philanthropy into the University of Kansas through very large institutional grants that support scholarships, faculty and staff awards, salaries, general program support, and facilities. Its recent giving is centered on KU itself: the largest grant on file was $253,382,689 in 2025 to The University of Kansas in Lawrence, followed by $171,003,195 in 2024 and $139,917,171 in 2023 for the same institution. Beyond the main campus, the foundation also supports KU-related organizations that serve students, alumni, and the university health system. The pattern points to a funder built around long-term university support rather than one-off project grants. The Kansas University Endowment Association gave $44,009,973 in 2023 to The University of Kansas Hospital Authority in Kansas City for salary and facility support for the University of Kansas Health Systems, showing that its grantmaking extends into the health system connected to the university. It also made multi-year support to the Kansas University Alumni Association for general mission support, and funded scholarship assistance for underrepresented KU students through Ad Astra Education Foundation in Overland Park.
What Kansas University Endowment Association Funds
In higher education support, the association gave $253,382,689 in 2025 to The University of Kansas for student scholarships and fellowships, student and faculty awards and prizes, faculty and staff salary support, general program and educational support, and facilities support. That same institutional emphasis appears in the prior two years as well, with similar large grants to KU in Lawrence. Student access and retention are another clear theme. In 2025, Ad Astra Education Foundation received $969,152 for scholarship support for University of Kansas students from groups who have historically been underrepresented, following similar grants in 2024 and 2023. The foundation also supports alumni mobilization. The Kansas University Alumni Association received $20,282,855 in 2024 for general support to further its mission to inform, engage, and mobilize the KU community. In addition, the University of Kansas Hospital Authority received $15,800,367 in 2025 for salary and facility support for the University of Kansas Health Systems.
How Kansas University Endowment Association Gives
Typical grant size is large: the p25 is $3,130,114, the median is $14,238,063, and the p75 is $67,986,772. The distribution is shaped by a handful of very large institutional awards, with repeated grants to the same KU affiliates across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That recurring pattern is visible in the University of Kansas, the Kansas University Alumni Association, and the University of Kansas Hospital Authority. The organization is an endowment association, and it also makes program-related investments. Its support is overwhelmingly tied to Kansas, with 75% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$274M
Total Assets
$3.2B
Total Revenue
$571.8M
Total Expenses
$310.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3.1M and $68M, with a median of $14.2M.
25th Percentile
$3.1M
Median
$14.2M
75th Percentile
$68M
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 75% of grants go to recipients in KS.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIEL J MARTIN
PRESIDENT
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