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
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 […]
Bytes of knowledge
Growing digital literacy in rural Kansas With 92% of today’s jobs requiring digital skills (National Skills Coalition, 2023), the new K-State Digital Ambassador program is working to bridge the glaring gap between underserved Kansas communities and the worldwide web. Rick Peterson, associate director of […]
Eyes in the sky
K-State Salina’s drone research enhances major-event safety Going to a big event or concert is filled with excitement and joy — until something unexpected goes wrong. Working to elevate safety measures, K-State Salina’s Applied Aviation Research Center is using drones to enhance safety officials’ […]
Farm to table to food recovery
Morse Scholarship empowers K-State’s Adelaide Easter to lead food security efforts Adelaide Easter, a senior in agricultural economics and global food systems leadership and Connected ‘Cat on Presidential Regional Community Visits, has built a passion for fighting food insecurity throughout her undergraduate career. Now, […]
Awarding a welcoming community
The Manhattan Area Resettlement Team receives Scott Award, honoring the memory of the Staley School for Leadership’s first director In the summer of 2021, as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, a group led by two Army veterans, worked tirelessly to bring their Afghan colleagues […]