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We're working to remove barriers to opportunity - enabling people to discover, develop and unleash their true potential.

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Opening avenues of opportunity.

Our philanthropy is focused on helping people improve their lives through education, mentoring, job skills development and support of the communities where we live and operate. One community, one partnership, one person at a time.

Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation

mikeroweWORKS Foundation

Through scholarship support of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation since 2016, we have helped trade school and vocational students across the United States get the training they need for essential, skilled jobs that are in-demand.

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Youth Entrepreneurs®

Youth Entrepreneurs

Hear Kylie Stupka, president of YE, explain why having an entrepreneurial mindset is imperative to helping prepare today's kids for the future. Since 1991, we've supported YE as it provides educators with methods, resources, and community to transform classrooms into impactful experiences that reimagine the purpose of education.

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UNCF

United Negro College Fund

Hear Dr. Michael Lomax, president of UNCF, speak about how our partnership opens the door for young entrepreneurs. In 2014, with a $25 million grant from Koch Industries and the Charles Koch Foundation, the UNCF/Koch Scholars Program was established. Since its founding, the program has supported nearly 3,000 scholars.

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Students. Artists. Entrepreneurs.
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Latest in Koch Giving

Check out the very latest ways we’re creating opportunity in our communities.

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 Going the Distance: Unique Collaboration Makes Remote Learning More Successful for Wichita Teens

Renee, a high school senior in Wichita, Kansas, struggled when classes went virtual last March. Being out of the classroom and cut off from teachers made it difficult to learn, so she was frustrated when Wichita Heights High School announced it would be remaining remote this fall.

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 The Beat Goes On: How One Former Journalist Is Fostering Community for Minority Entrepreneurs

Reporter-turned-entrepreneur Christina Long helps upstart entrepreneurs solve equality and opportunity disparities

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 2020 Vision: Koch 'Young Visioneers' Focused on Innovating for a Better Future

And the 2020 Koch Young Visioneers are... (drumroll please)

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Making it personal.

Beyond our corporate charitable investments, Charles Koch and the late David Koch have personally given more than $2.4 billion to worthwhile causes. Their organizations, below, help fund initiatives dedicated to societal and cultural progress, cancer research, medical centers and cultural enrichment.

Stand Together

We partner with social-change entrepreneurs across America to drive positive societal change from the ground up.

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Koch Family Foundation

We promote the arts and education in Kansas and inspire new generations to make lasting contributions.

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Charles Koch Foundation

We support academic research that helps solve societal challenges and educational opportunities to allow students to unlock their full potential.

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Charles Koch Institute

We invest in creating real, tangible and scalable solutions to the Country’s most pressing problems.

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David H. Koch Foundation

We enrich the lives of individuals around the world through science, medicine, education, public policy and the arts.

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