Every act of generosity counts and makes a difference — and your gift to K-State is no different!
You can make a difference
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving focused on fostering generosity. This Guide to Giving at K-State is designed to help you support the causes you care about most. By joining forces to give generously, our philanthropic collective efforts make an even larger impact across the university, state and beyond. Use this guide to find areas on campus that match your passions and interests, then give to the area(s) you care about most by clicking the button below.
Because of K-State…
I can impact affordability
Your gift to Cats’ Cupboard grants students experiencing food insecurity access to nutritious foods and vital resources.
Your gift to K-State Proud helps students in financial need receive Student Opportunity Awards (SOAs) to continue their education and reach their goal of graduation.
Your gift to Powercat Financial directly impacts students through supporting the work of our peer financial counselors. These counselors hold sessions assisting dozens — even hundreds — of fellow students each semester with vital financial literacy.
Your gift to K-State’s Open/Alternative Textbooks Initiative supports faculty as they ensure students have quality, affordable classroom resources they need to succeed, at the fraction of the cost of traditional textbooks.
I can give back to scholarships and my college
The mission of the College of Agriculture is to advance agriculture, protect natural resources, increase economic activity, and improve the lives and livelihoods of all Kansans through education, research and outreach. Your gift makes the future dreams of our college a reality!
The College of Architecture, Planning and Design is made up of students and faculty united by shared values: stewardship of the environment, social equity, economic viability and aesthetic delight. Each of our departments plays a part in shaping the world in relation to these core values in interrelated ways. We offer a variety of programs in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, regional and community planning and environmental design. Our programs teach students to collaborate with their peers, constantly try new approaches to problems and redefine the traditional boundaries of design.
The College of Arts and Sciences aims to support the diverse interests of students across the college as they gain valuable skills and knowledge for success in their field, especially our first-generations students. Our focus is the whole student. With this method, our college produces high-quality students by empowering them to make a difference in our ever-changing world.
The aim of the college is to create value for students, business and society through activities that lead to career success and the advancement of knowledge. The long-term purpose of the college is to provide excellent undergraduate and graduate degree programs that will prepare students to become successful business professionals in an increasingly diverse and interconnected workplace. The college is committed to conducting and disseminating research that improves the practice of business, providing experiential learning opportunities for students, and strengthening a strong academic reputation for purposes of student recruitment and placement.
Our mission is fulfilled through the delivery of exemplary instruction to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels; production, interpretation and dissemination of sound and useful research and scholarship; leadership, collaboration and service within the profession; and promotion, understanding and celebration of diversity.
Engineering students are trained to analyze problems to find trends and the root of the problem. With the information we collect, we effectively find a solution or make an educated guess. Help us ease the financial problems encountered as we work toward our education and our dream.
The College of Health and Human Sciences inspires and prepares passionate and caring individuals for a meaningful life and a career that promotes human well-being in the areas of business, design, teacher education, human behavior and health sciences.
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine is dedicated to the advancement of health and welfare of animals, people, the environment and the veterinary profession through excellence in teaching, research, service and outreach. We are committed to a professional degree program with broad training opportunities across a comprehensive range of companion and exotic animals and livestock species. Our focus is on initiatives that address important societal needs at a local, national and global level.
We develop global leaders and foster innovation and talent development in aerospace, technology and specific needs of the region.
I can ensure student success
Your gift to K-State Proud helps students in financial need receive Student Opportunity Awards (SOAs) to continue their education and reach their goal of graduation.
Your gift to Cats’ Cupboard grants students experiencing food insecurity access to nutritious foods and vital resources.
Your gift to the Office of First-generation Students supports those students whose parent or guardian did not complete a four-year college degree. Your gift creates pathways to increase their retention and graduation rates at the university.
The Student Access Center is dedicated to the ideals of equal access to campus programs and services for all students. We believe these ideals contribute to a supportive and inclusive learning environment, which allows students the opportunity to learn. We recognize that disability is an integral facet of the human experience. As such, we collaborate with students, instructors, staff and community members to foster a universal-design approach to learning. Your gift provides the resources and tools we need to support our students.
Peer coaches at the AAC are fellow student leaders who complete training guided by professional certified academic coaches on coaching techniques, campus resources and success tools. A gift today will help the AAC continue the peer-to-peer program by covering the peer coach’s training expenses. To make a gift to this fund, please select the Student Success Excellence Fund “(C35510)”
K-State First is an integrated effort to create an outstanding university experience for every first-year student at Kansas State University. The program provides new students with a transition to college-level learning and college life. Your donation provides access to a high-impact first-year experience for the students who will need it the most.
The purpose of this account is to conduct activities essential to the support and enhancement of the School of Leadership Studies at KSU.
I can impact the greatest need
Donations to this fund allow us to continue making improvements to our infrastructure, integrating advanced technology with the classroom and expanding our reach through initiatives, plans and set visions.
Kansas Research and Extension programs reliably deliver vital resources and education to Kansans. Our unwavering commitment? To empower Kansans with the expertise and resources required to not just endure but to flourish.
An investment to leverage our core areas of strength in new and exciting ways for food, agriculture and beyond — bringing together the unparalleled K-State student experience, teaching, discovery and engagement to spark groundbreaking interdisciplinary ideation and generate positive economic, community and societal impacts.
I can improve classrooms
If you walk into one of K-State’s 275 classrooms today, there’s a good chance the space might seem a little … familiar. That’s because many haven’t been significantly updated in decades. The Flip This Classroom initiative will improve classroom functionality, boost recruitment and retention and ensure students across campus have a valuable academic experience.
I can improve animal wellness
The K-State ASI department serves students, livestock producers and the animal and food industries through teaching, research and education. KSU ASI prepares students for careers in the animal and food industries. The curriculum includes the study of nutrition, reproduction, genetics, behavior, meat science and food science with production, management and agribusiness skills.
Your gift to Shelter Medicine helps students in the College of Veterinary Medicine expand their reach and perform more surgeries for shelter animals across Kansas and Nebraska. Every gift makes a difference – just $20 helps spay and neuter two pets!
The Kind Heart Compassion Fund provides lifesaving treatment to animal patients. If an owner is unable to pay for the entire treatment and the pet has a good prognosis, the Kind Hearts Compassion Fund exists to cover the gap in payment. Your gift provides support to an animal owner in a difficult situation, during a hard time.
Every day, someone says goodbye to their best friend at the Veterinary Health Center because of a disease such as cancer, diabetes or colic. The Miles Fund was established in the memory of a Golden Retriever named Miles, who was diagnosed with, and eventually succumbed to, lymphoma.
While we’ve come a long way in detecting and treating diseases, we have miles to go. That is why the hospital is naming its primary development fund “The Miles Fund.” Undesignated gifts made to the hospital will go into The Miles Fund, and donors can direct their gift to support any area of the hospital they wish.
I can support the Arts
The Beach Museum of Art fosters growth in the arts and creative expression for all ages — and offers these experiences to K-State students and the Manhattan community free of charge. Friends of the Beach provide the financial resources needed for the museum to keep thought-provoking art experiences free and accessible to all.
Your support helps McCain return to pre-pandemic programming and staffing levels and ensures the future of the McCain Performance Series and its educational programs. With your help, McCain can continue to provide transformative performing arts experiences for people of all ages throughout the Flint Hills region.
Band members spend approximately 25 hours per week practicing and performing, not including the time spent at pep rallies or other events. As the cost of higher education continues to rise, many are forced to take on a part-time job in order to support themselves. When faced with reduced study time due to the demands of a part-time job and band practice, many of our students are forced to drop out of the band before their junior or senior year. Your gift today supports the students that are part of the Pride of Wildcat Land and keeps them from needing to take on part-time jobs or drop out of K-State.
I can promote diversity and inclusion efforts
From high school students eager to attend college to K-State students eager to develop themselves as leaders, HALO nurtures students and cultivates them into young leaders. Your support provides leadership development and educational trainings to our students. Every gift allows HALO to continue fueling Latino/Latinex students to pursue an education while supporting them every step of the way.
The mission of the Black Student Union is to focus on the development of the Kansas State community by advancing academic excellence, political action and the leadership of black students, while promoting Black culture across all aspects of life.
Your gift to the Morris Family Multicultural Student Center helps further their mission and programming as a hub for intercultural learning and collaboration.
Your gift to the Friends of Indigenous Faculty Staff Alliance helps our Indigenous/Native students, faculty and staff see themselves represented in the new Morris Family Multicultural Student Center.
Your gift supports efforts to provide scholarship opportunities for students of color, and provides diversity programming and activities that augment classroom learning and have cultural relevancy for students and faculty of color. It provides support for multicultural student organizations and leadership development of students of color and more.
Rise Up provides accessible resources and world-class leadership training, grounded in celebrating diversity, for underrepresented future business leaders. It strives to give every student the opportunities they need to be on a level playing field while challenging them and pushing them to go out of their comfort zone. Your gift lets under-represented students know there is a place for them where they can feel heard and welcomed while expressing their culture. It will provide them opportunities that can make big impacts on their future careers.
The impact of the LGBTQ Resource Center extends far beyond just the resources it provides. It educates individuals on queer issues to improve understanding and inclusion of LGBTQ individuals through trainings such as SafeZone. Your gift helps the LGBTQ Resource Center promote a welcoming environment across the campus and offers scholarship support to LGBTQ students to help keep them on campus and at K-State.
Your gift to KAWSE increases the participation, retention and advancement of girls and women in science, technology, engineering and math.
I can support faculty development, research and innovation
Donations to this fund allow us to continue making improvements to our infrastructure, integrating advanced technology with the classroom and expanding our reach through initiatives, plans and set visions.
K-State’s GRIP initiative is investing $950,000 per project over three years to fund the work of three selected teams driving innovation and research-based solutions in greenhouse gas sensing, sustainable wheat production, and resilient urban food systems. Furthermore, GRIP goes beyond these fully funded projects by actively supporting seven additional teams with seed grants, fostering idea advancement and team cohesion for future federal agency solicitations.
Your gift to the Johnson Cancer Research Center will help support the 85 research teams focused on advancing the understanding of cancer, from formation and prevention to diagnostics and treatments. Your gift will help save lives!
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies seeks to strengthen rural Kansas communities while advancing student learning. Led by faculty mentors, the CCRS fosters engaged undergraduate research and digital scholarships. As a Center of Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Chapman Center welcomes the expertise of different disciplines and recognizes the contributions of diverse Kansas communities past, present and future. Your gift will provide student internship opportunities.
Your gift to the Food Science Institute helps support educational programs, along with research and technical assistance for the food industries.
This facility provides K-State scientists and their collaborators with a safe and secure location to study high-consequence pathogens affecting plants, animals and food products, including zoonotic pathogens that infect humans.
The Sunderland Foundation Innovation Lab offers K-State students, staff, faculty and the community the opportunity to unleash their imagination and use the latest innovative technologies. The lab aims to make innovation accessible to everyone and provides opportunities to explore new ideas and gain inspiration.
I can impact the environment
Friends of Konza Prairie is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of the Konza Prairie environmental education program. As a member, your contributions are tax-deductible and go to bringing area school children to the tallgrass prairie.
Your gift to Friends of the K-State Gardens ensures the gardens remain vibrantly alive.
Your gift to help fight climate change through the agricultural excellence fund will help support research in the Department of Agronomy.
Your gift to environmental sciences will empower and train graduates capable of creating a sustainable future for everyone.
Net Positive Studio provides funding for a research-based architecture studio for students in their final year of the five-year Master of Architecture program. Their goal is to design affordable, energy-efficient homes that improve quality of life.
I can improve human wellness
Your gift to the K-State Rec funds student development projects and new recreation programs.
Your gift to K-State Counseling Services promotes student success and well-being.
Your gift to the Johnson Cancer Research Center helps support the 85 research teams focused on advancing the understanding of cancer, from formation and prevention to diagnostics and treatments. Your gift helps save lives!
Kansas State University physician assistant program leads to a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS) degree. The program follows the traditional medical model of training, providing in-depth analysis of disease processes, diagnosis and treatment, and prepares students to serve as primary health care providers who practice medicine with physician supervision.
I can impact real-life experiences
Student competition teams enhance the student experience through hands-on learning and club activities.
Through services offered by Kansas State University Global Campus, K-State can offer distance education courses and degree programs and provide training to businesses and industries through noncredit learning opportunities.
The Student Teacher Scholarship provides vital financial assistance to College of Education students during their clinical semester. Your gift allows the College of Education to award scholarships to our EdCats, alleviating financial burdens and allowing student teachers the ability to focus on giving their all to their students.
Engineers Without Borders is an organization seeking to build a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs and equip leaders to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. The K-State Chapter of Engineers Without Borders was established in 2014. The group secures funding for its projects, then travels all over the world to turn plans into action, solving problems for people in need in a sustainable way. The club currently has two active projects: a water well project in Nicaragua in Central America and a school build in Malawi in southeastern Africa.