Grants Inspire Study
Date: 5/22/10
A mini-grant from the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation enabled students at Wichita High School North to take their course work into the field for hands-on learning. Mini-grants, which are to be used for a specific purpose, broaden students' learning experiences and support classroom projects.
Bill of Rights Institute Educated Students Achieve Higher Scores on Civic Knowledge Survey
Date: 5/12/10
A Kansas-wide assessment of middle and high school students found students educated by teachers who attended professional development programs offered by the Bill of Rights Institute performed better than students of teachers who had not attended one of the organization’s programs. Funding provided by Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation has made Bill of Rights Institute programs possible in Kansas.
Wichita Eagle: Koch's millions benefit Kansas
Date: 1/3/10
Liz Koch, president of the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation, talked openly about herself, her husband (Koch Industries, Inc. Chairman and CEO, Charles Koch), and how the foundation works to improve the quality of life for Kansans.
Koch Lecture Series Brings Economic Experts to Friends University
Date: 1/27/10
Friends University’s Law, Liberty and the Market lecture series, underwritten by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation, provides students with an opportunity to better understand the link between free societies, social progress and well-being.
John Stossel to Give Public Lecture at Wichita State
Date: 8/26/09
Stossel's appearance is made possible by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation. The lecture is in conjunction with Elliott School of Communication's annual Communication Week and 20th anniversary.
Foundation Funding Supports Job Training for Teens
Date: 8/2009
The foundation recognizes that learning can also take place outside a classroom.
The Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation helped the YMCA launch its Job Prep program that provides teens with job training and job opportunities at local businesses and
non-profit organizations. Click here to learn more.
Foundation Underwrites Public Forum Featuring Expert on the Constitution
Date: 4/15/09
The Honorable Edith H. Jones, one of the nation's most highly-regarded judges, spoke on the role of the courts within our Constitutional government. The forum was presented by the Bill of Rights Institute with funding by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation.
First Annual Kansas Constitution Bee Underwritten by Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation
Date: 4/15/09
Kansas high school students competed in the first ever state-wide competition testing their understanding of American history and civics. The event, which took place in Wichita and presented by the Bill of Rights Institute, encourages an understanding our nation’s Founding documents and principles.
Foundation Underwrites Joyce DiDonato's Wichita Grand Opera Appearance
Date: 3/13/09
For the last two seasons, Wichita Grand Opera audiences were enthralled with Colby, Kan., native and Wichita State Alumnus Samuel Ramey. This season Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation has provided artist underwriting for another Kansas native - international superstar Joyce DiDonato.
Wichita Eagle: Wetlands on Display - Koch Foundation Gives $500,000 to Cheyenne Bottoms
Date: 2/19/09
Scheduled to open in April 2009, the Kansas Wetlands Education Center will include the Koch Wetlands Exhibit, made possible by a donation from the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation. The center is located at the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend. Visitors will be able to experience the beauty and diversity of the wetlands as well as learn about the importance of wetlands.
$500,000 Grant from Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation To Create Koch Wetlands Exhibit at Cheyenne Bottoms
Date: 2/18/09
The grant to the Fort Hays State University Foundation will create a 2,000-square-foot exhibit inside the new Kansas Wetlands Education Center at Cheyenne Bottoms near Great Bend, Kan.
Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation Donates $71,250 for YMCA Job Prep Program
Date: 1/15/09
The Greater Wichita YMCA will provide a Job Prep Program for area teens. The grant will kick start a job training program for youth ages 15-17 this spring semester.
Emporia State University to Launch Liberty Speaker Series
Date: 1/7/09
Gregory Schneider, associate professor of history, received a $6,000 grant from the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation to launch a program to bring in speakers on free-market thinking at Emporia State University - a prelude to the development of a course on liberty.
Gilder Lehrman Community Forum Featuring Dr. Bart J. Wilson
Date: 9/5/08
Dr. Bart J. Wilson, the Donald P. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Economics and Law at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., will lead a community forum entitled "Mine and Thine: Exploring Property Rights and How the Laws of Human Nature Create Prosperity."
Bill of Rights Institute Community Lecture Featuring Dr. Jonathan Adler
Date: 4/10/2008
Noted legal scholar Jonathan Adler Case Western Reserve University School of Law, will present a public lecture in Wichita entitled "The Role of the Courts in American History."
International Opera Star Returns to Wichita
Date: 2/29/08
For the second consecutive year, underwriting by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation brings Kansas native and international opera superstar Samuel Ramey to the Wichita Grand Opera stage.
Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation and Koch Industries to Donate $400,000 to Support Diversity at Kansas State University
Date: 2/14/08
The donation will support K-State's Project IMPACT, which focuses on increasing the number of multicultural students and programs to help those students succeed in college.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Receives Challenge Grant to Expand Visitor Education
Date: 7/26/07
A $10,000 grant from the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation will enable the preserve to expand educational opportunities and exhibits.
Koch Industries, Inc. and the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation Sponsor National Symphony Orchestra 2007 Kansas Residency
Date: 2/12/07
The Residency includes concerts throughout the state with more than 100 performances and educational events benefiting local organizations.
Wichita Grand Opera Welcomes Native Kansan and International Opera Superstar
Date: 1/31/07
Underwriting by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation brings Samuel Ramey to Wichita. The Kansas-born opera star has performed around the world.
Study by Bill of Rights Institute Shows More Education About Constitution and Bill of Rights Is Needed
Date: 6/15/06
Funded in part by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation, the Institute’s Kansas civic education initiative seeks to increase young people's commitment, knowledge and appreciation for the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
$1 Million Grant from Fred C. & Mary R. Koch Foundation Boosts The Nature Conservancy’s Kansas Prairie Legacy Campaign
Date: 4/4/06
The grant is one of the largest private donations for conservation in Kansas history, and the signature donation in The Nature Conservancy’s $11 million fund-raising effort to preserve the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County, Kansas.