Community impact
Our donors care about Kansas. They invest in outreach programs and initiatives that help fulfill K-State’s land-grant mission. At the KSU Foundation, we maximize these gifts to create change — strengthening the Kansas economy, advancing collaborative partnerships and improving lives.
Lifting up Kansas communities
The Kansas Masonic Foundation partners with three K-State programs to advance communities.
Go to the Edge
Thanks to speculative real estate development by the KSU Foundation, the Edge Collaboration District at K-State is creating meaningful outcomes for K-State, Kansas and beyond.
Future vets helping pets
The K-State Shelter Medicine Program provides veterinary services in areas with limited access to care.
Latest Community impact
Say “bees!”
K-State entomologist uses AI to help the public keep bees buzzing What’s that buzzing? Or rather, who’s that buzzing? K-State’s Brian Spiesman, assistant professor of entomology, has created a high-tech way to answer that question. His BeeMachine, a bee-tracking app, uses Google’s TensorFlow AI […]
Pain in the grass
Pain relief for cows? An award-winning K-State professor is making it happen How can you tell a cow is in pain? That is not the set up to a joke, but rather the core challenge that has driven a K-State professor’s groundbreaking research to […]
Science non-fiction
K-State Salina’s Aerospace Education Hub will bring together three programs — uncrewed aircraft systems, aviation maintenance and advanced composites — in one space to work together, just as they do in industry.
From plant to plate
The Feeding Your Future summer camp introduces high schoolers to careers in food science With a growing number of mouths to feed and challenges that threaten a sufficient and sustainable food supply, the need for solutions increases by the day. The Kansas State University […]
The grill next door
New K-State program empowers small business success Your morning coffee shop, your beloved boutique, your trusted mechanic — small businesses, especially in Kansas, keep communities running. In fact, 99.1% of businesses in the Sunflower State are mom-and-pop shops, making their success crucial to the […]
Home is where the diploma is
K-State strengthens scholars in SW Kansas through remote undergraduate program Earning a degree is a journey — long, winding and often requiring students to leave home. But for many, moving away to college isn’t an option. That’s why K-State is partnering with Garden City […]
When words collide
K-State partners with Manhattan Public Library for bilingual story time Books, for many, are a door to endless possibilities. Within their pages lie portals to new worlds, time-traveling tools and infinite sources of imagination. Harnessing the power of stories, faculty and graduate students from […]
Baking up a buzz
K-State beekeepers support veteran mental health through honey-filled treats Sweet treats offer comfort and spark joy. Recognizing the power of sugar and flour, K-State’s bakery science department teamed up with the entomology department and Valor Honey to create sticky-sweet creations that stir conversations about […]
Taking back Native tongues
New documentary highlights journey to awaken the Kaw language Only four of the 197 living Indigenous languages in the United States today are considered safe from endangerment. Many more are already extinct or asleep. On a mission to reclaim their heritage, members of the […]