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Date
Title/Source
Organization
Category
07-16-2018
Rice University to break ground on $38 million building soon
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
07-16-2018
Rice University Social Sciences school to get new building
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
07-09-2018
Under-the-Radar Houston Couple Gives $10 Million to Memorial Park
— PaperCity Magazine
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
07-09-2018
Houston developer, wife commit $10M to Memorial Park transformation
— Houston Business Journal
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
07-03-2018
Here’s 2 years of HSPVA construction crammed into 30 riveting seconds
— Swamplot
HSPVA Friends
Education
07-02-2018
GRAY MATTERS: Houston needs more parks. Are school playgrounds the answer?
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
06-28-2018
A look inside Kinder HSPVA’s New Downtown Campus
— Houston Matters
HSPVA Friends
Education
06-18-2018
To build a Trinity Park, Dallas should learn from Houston’s Buffalo Bayou
— The Dallas Morning News
Buffalo Bayou Park
,
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
06-15-2018
Houston Arboretum’s new savanna trail opens Friday
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
06-14-2018
ULI Case Study: Buffalo Bayou Park
— Urban Land Institute
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
06-08-2018
News and Analysis: Kinder Foundation
— The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Kinder Foundation
Other
06-07-2018
Houston nonprofit launches sister organization with Kinder Foundation gift
— Houston Informer
Project Row Houses
Quality of Life
06-07-2018
Houston nonprofit launches sister organization with Kinder Foundation gift
— Houston Business Journal
Project Row Houses
Quality of Life
06-07-2018
Houston’s New Kinder High School For Performing, Visual Arts Blends Classrooms, Creativity
— Forbes
HSPVA
Education
06-06-2018
People in Business
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
06-06-2018
How Houston’s Third Ward is fighting gentrification
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Economic Development Council
Quality of Life
05-17-2018
HAMILTON Will Bring EduHam Program to Houston
— Broadway World Houston
Kinder Foundation
Quality of Life
05-16-2018
Steven Holl-designed Glassell School of Art opens at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
— The Architects Newspaper
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-15-2018
Steven Holl’s Glassell School of Art in Houston features a sloped rooftop garden
— Dezeen
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-15-2018
Say Hello to the New Glassell School of Art
— Houstonia Magazine
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-14-2018
Glassell School of Art gives Houston a grand new public space
— Houston Chronicle
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-14-2018
Photo Gallery: Glassell School Of Art’s New Building Unveiled
— Houston Public Media
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-14-2018
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Inaugurates the Glassell School of Art
— Architect Magazine
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-14-2018
MFAH previews new campus; Kinders issue $25M challenge grant to finish fundraising
— Houston Business Journal
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-07-2018
A Vintage Cistern By The Bayou In Houston Pairs Art And Infrastructure
— Forbes
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-03-2018
How Four U.S. Cities Are Using Public Space to Revitalize Neighborhoods, Add Resilience – Urban Land Magazine
— Urban Land Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
04-28-2018
A green gift
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-26-2018
Kinder Foundation Donates $70M for Houston’s Memorial Park
— U.S. News & World Report
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Houston, prepare for a whole new Memorial Park thanks to massive $70 million gift
— CultureMap Houston
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Memorial Park To Be Transformed By $70 Million Gift
— Houston Public Media
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Kinder Foundation gives record-breaking $70M for Memorial Park transformation
— Houston Business Journal
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Kinders pledge $70 million to fast-track Memorial Park restoration
— Houston Chronicle
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-25-2018
Kinder Foundation donates $70 million to help improve Houston’s Memorial Park
— ABC 13
Memorial Park
Urban Green Space
04-23-2018
Harvey Impacted Houstonians In More Ways Than One: Houston Area Survey
— Houston Public Media
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-17-2018
A historic zoo gift in the city with the most robust “overall philanthropic culture” in the US
— Inside Philanthropy
Kinder Foundation
Other
04-16-2018
How can Houston live with the certainty of flooding?
— Houston Chronicle
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
04-15-2018
Discovery Green marks 10th anniversary
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
04-13-2018
Inside Museum Fine Arts, Houston’s More Connected $450 Million Campus Redevelopment
— Forbes
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
04-09-2018
The American republic rests on a democratic foundation
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
04-05-2018
Full Show: Flood Mitigation Tactics, And Dealing With Towing Companies
— Houston Public Media
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
04-05-2018
Report: Houston region must take fresh approach on flooding
— Houston Chronicle
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
03-23-2018
Everybody’s Invited to Discovery Green’s Tenth Birthday Celebration on April 15
— Houston Press
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-05-2018
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston parties royally with a Maharaja
— Houston Chronicle
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
03-02-2018
The Power of 10
— Downtown Magazine
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-01-2018
In the heart of Houston: 10 things we love about Discovery Green
— ABC-13
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
02-22-2018
HISD looks toward Houston businesses to help improve public school system
— Houston Business Journal
Good Reason Houston
Education
02-21-2018
The benevolence of Father T.J.
— Texas Monthly
Cristo Rey Jesuit
Education
02-14-2018
Discovery Green to host kickoff of Bayou City Music Series on March 1
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
02-09-2018
Museum of Fine Arts Houston to open first phase of $450M transformation
— Houston Business Journal
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
02-03-2018
Area-specific flood alerts give residents time to save lives, property
— Houston Chronicle
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
01-19-2018
New Houston nonprofit launching to address inequality in education
— Houston Business Journal
Good Reason Houston
Education
01-11-2018
MU Kinder Institute joins Missouri Bicentennial Alliance
— Columbia Daily Tribune
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
01-10-2018
Buffalo Bayou Partnership plots Johnny Steele Dog Park’s comeback later this spring
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
01-09-2018
Reexamining the 1818-1821 Missouri Crisis (Missouri Bicentennial partnership)
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
01-08-2018
Katy ISD Briefs
— Houston Chronicle Neighborhood (Katy)
SPARK
Urban Green Space
12-22-2017
How Disaster Charity Can Pivot to Sustainable Philanthropy
— New York Times
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
12-18-2017
Area Researchers Want To Implement A New Flood Warning System For Greater Houston
— Houston Public Media - Houston Matters
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
12-14-2017
Katy ISD Franz Elementary celebrates new SPARK park
— Katy News
SPARK
Urban Green Space
12-13-2017
Even as MU’s enrollment sags, its endowment reaches ‘major milestone’
— Kansas City Star
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
12-11-2017
School park now open to community at Memorial Parkway
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
12-05-2017
Spotlight on Stephen Klineberg
— TMC News
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
11-27-2017
SPARK parks open at Pasadena schools
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
11-22-2017
Bayou City’s philanthropic legacy
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Education
,
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
11-22-2017
Houston undergoing a green-space renaissance
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-20-2017
Rich Kinder tells all at record-breaking M.D. Anderson fundraiser
— Houston Business Journal
MD Anderson
Quality of Life
11-20-2017
‘A Conversation with A Living Legend’ reveals 5 things we didn’t know about Rich Kinder
— CultureMap
MD Anderson
Quality of Life
11-20-2017
Reluctant billionaire steps out of his comfort zone to help raise record amount for vital hospital
— PaperCity Magazine
MD Anderson
Education
,
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
11-16-2017
Gray Matters: To fight flooding in Houston we have to think big
— Houston Chronicle
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
11-16-2017
Rich Kinder gets candid, helps raise record $1.3 million for MD Anderson Cancer Center
— Houston Chronicle
MD Anderson
Quality of Life
11-14-2017
Post-Harvey, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston moves Glassell School of Art opening to May 2018
— The Art Newspaper
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
11-14-2017
Sneak Peek: The new Glassell School of Art
— Houston Chronicle
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
11-14-2017
ULI Global Award for Excellence: Buffalo Bayou Park
— Urban Land Institute
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
11-12-2017
Lessons From Hurricane Harvey: Houston’s Struggle Is America’s Tale
— New York Times
Kinder Foundation
Urban Green Space
10-27-2017
Houston comes together to figure out flooding
— Houston Chronicicle
Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium
Quality of Life
10-09-2017
U.S. Mayors Agree: Everyone Needs a Great Park Within a 10-Minute Walk
— Huffington Post
SPARK
Urban Green Space
10-01-2017
Strong public-private partnerships key to rebuilding after Harvey
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
09-19-2017
SPARK park improvements slated for west side school
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
09-15-2017
$21.6 million for leadership institute is MU’s fourth-largest known academic gift
— Columbia Missourian
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
08-29-2017
Buffalo Bayou Park and designing a resilient future for Houston
— Curbed
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
08-24-2017
“We the people…”
— Mizzou Alumni magazine
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
08-22-2017
The academic spirit is alive and well at MU (guest commentary Justin Dyer and Jeff Pasley)
— Kansas City Star
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
08-10-2017
Delicate Relations to the Real: Walking Donald Barthelme’s Houston
— LA Review of Books
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
08-04-2017
What the Sunset Coffee Building can teach us about Houston history
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-26-2017
Affordable housing – City needs real action, not just gimmicks, as Houstonians face new pressure
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Economic Development Council
Quality of Life
07-26-2017
City to spend $450K for 1.5 acres of park land for southwest Houston
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
07-13-2017
MU raises the most cash gifts in the school’s history in fiscal 2017
— Columbia Missourian
University of Missouri
Education
06-20-2017
Emancipation Avenue a home for economic dreams in Third Ward
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Economic Development Council
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
06-19-2017
Gray Matters: Does Houston have enough parks to go around?
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways 2020
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
SPARK
Urban Green Space
06-17-2017
Houston’s green revolution sets free the blossom of Emancipation Park
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park Conservancy
Urban Green Space
06-13-2017
Emancipation: New Building and Landscape Raises Profile of Houston’s Oldest Park
— Off Cite
Emancipation Economic Development Council
,
Emancipation Park Conservancy
Urban Green Space
06-08-2017
Ground breaks on Steven Holl’s design for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
— The Architect's Newspaper
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
06-08-2017
More groundbreaking at MFAH
— Glasstire
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
06-01-2017
MFAH groundbreaking helps spur imagination for the future
— Houston Chronicle
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
06-01-2017
Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s $450M expansion hits milestone
— Houston Business Journal
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
06-01-2017
‘Now the real fun time starts’ after MFAH breaks ground on new building
— CultureMap
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
05-25-2017
Houston’s Oldest Park Debuts Its $33.6 Million Renovation
— Houstonia Magazine
Emancipation Park
,
Emancipation Park Conservancy
Urban Green Space
05-09-2017
How Houston has become the most diverse place in America
— Los Angeles Times
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
05-03-2017
Grants Roundup: $25 Million From Bloomberg Aims to Curb Drowning Deaths
— The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Education
05-03-2017
Thursday letters: School naming rights
— Houston Chronicle
HSPVA
Education
05-01-2017
The state of Houston transportation, and the Houston Area Survey
— Houston Matters
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
05-01-2017
Kinder study highlights traffic concerns, optimism for economy
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
05-01-2017
Traffic Is Still the Worst, But Houstonians Are Bullish on Jobs and Safety in Annual Rice Survey
— Houston Press
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
05-01-2017
Kinder survey shows racial divides even as immigration attitudes improve
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-29-2017
Kinder releases HISD from from obligation tied to $7.5M donation
— Houston Chronicle
HSPVA Friends
Education
04-29-2017
A deal’s a deal
— Houston Chronicle
HSPVA Friends
Education
04-27-2017
Textbook sticker-shock free degree
— The Egalitarian
Houston Community College
Education
04-24-2017
Gifts Roundup: T. Denny Sanford Gives $28 Million to Advance Fundraising and Education
— The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Education
04-21-2017
Rice University Receives $10.7 Million for Houston School Partnership
— PhilanthropyNewsDigest.org
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Education
04-20-2017
Houston Community College Receives $300K to Develop Z-Degree Program
— EdSurge.com
Houston Community College
Education
04-20-2017
With New Research ‘Lab,’ D.C. Aims Big for Better Public Policy
— Governing.com
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Education
04-18-2017
Rice receives $10.7 million research grant to study Houston-area schools
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Education
04-18-2017
Rice University gets major grant from Kinder Foundation
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Education
03-15-2017
The Black Voice – Emancipation Economic Development Council (EEDC)
— Fox 26
Emancipation Economic Development Council
Quality of Life
02-24-2017
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy: Back to Basics
— Columbia Business Times
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
02-17-2017
Accessible parks
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
,
HPARD
Urban Green Space
02-06-2017
Class time
— Houston Chronicle
Leadership Harris County
,
Leadership ISD
Education
02-04-2017
Super Bowl shining spotlight on Houston park success story
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
01-30-2017
A Changing Houston Puts Its Best Face Forward as Super Bowl Nears
— Wall Street Journal
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
01-24-2017
Promoting the arts
— Houston Chronicle
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-23-2017
The Ultimate Guide to Buffalo Bayou Park
— Houstonia Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
01-23-2017
Buffalo Bayou Wasn’t Always a Walk in the Park
— Houstonia Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
01-10-2017
Local park conservancy to get $2M from Kinder Foundation, H-E-B, endowment
— Houston Business Journal
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
01-10-2017
Emancipation Park project gets additional $2 million
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
01-04-2017
Start the New Year off right: Take a walk in Houston’s most distinctive new park
— CultureMap
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-29-2016
The time to start building Houston 2036 is now
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
,
Discovery Green
,
Emancipation Park
,
Kinder Foundation
,
Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Education
,
Urban Green Space
12-21-2016
2017’s 20 Under 40: Justin Dyer, MU
— Columbia Business Times
University of Missouri
Education
12-13-2016
Katy’s high school sports complex lands major naming rights deal
— Houston Business Journal
HSPVA Friends
Education
12-09-2016
Houston’s Secret Underground Super Bowl Art: Historic Relic Serves as the Eerie Setting
— Paper City
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Urban Green Space
12-08-2016
Two-mile trail extension on White Oak Bayou Greenway opens Friday
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
12-01-2016
Dallas’ Trinity River Park will be massive, looks a lot like Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
11-14-2016
Groups provide ‘spark’ to create park
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
11-10-2016
Stop Relying on Philanthropy to Fix Bad Government: A Timely Viewpoint from Texas
— Inside Philanthropy
HSPVA Friends
Education
11-01-2016
Buffalo Bayou Cistern about to light up
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-31-2016
Stern and Marks: Philanthropy isn’t the answer to bad government
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
10-22-2016
Closing gaps
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Education
10-14-2016
HISD will accept $7.5 million gift, rename arts campus
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Education
10-13-2016
New park gives Westchase families reason to cheer
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
10-12-2016
Chronicle 115 Series: Houston has long enjoyed a wealth of philanthropists
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
09-21-2016
$5 million gift to fund 30 SPARK parks around Houston
— Houston Chronicle
SPARK
Urban Green Space
08-29-2016
Jay Sexton chosen as inaugural Kinder Institute Chair in Constitutional Democracy
— Columbia Missourian
Kinder Forum on Constitutional Democracy
Education
08-18-2016
Home-grown Spring Branch ISD teacher wins $20,000 award
— Memorial Examiner
Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards
Education
08-09-2016
How Houston got into a $4 billion pension mess
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
08-09-2016
Here’s how Houston can fix its pension problem
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
08-02-2016
Paradise under the expressway
— Curbed
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-14-2016
Despite a year of turmoil, University of Missouri is making progress
— The Kansas City Star
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
07-12-2016
At interdisciplinary conference, Houston highlights its new relationship to the natural landscape
— The Architect's Newspaper
Bayou Greenways
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Kinder Foundation
Quality of Life
07-08-2016
Two Interesting Things about Kinder’s Million-Dollar Charter School Grant
— Inside Philanthropy
The Lawson Academy
Education
07-05-2016
Third Ward Plan
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Economic Development Council
,
Emancipation Park
Quality of Life
06-24-2016
Kinder Foundation gives $1M to build new charter school near UH
— Houston Business Journal
The Lawson Academy
Education
05-09-2016
City leadership 1,200 strong applauds Kinder Institute’s Stephen Klineberg
— CultureMap
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
05-04-2016
Google launches new views of Houston parks
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
04-25-2016
New Houston Area Survey Shows Houstonians Want An Equal Rights Ordinance
— Houston Public Media
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-25-2016
Houstonians fairly upbeat despite oil price crash
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-10-2016
Bayou Bend Garden Party soars with perfect weather, blue bloods and serious greenbacks
— CultureMap
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
04-08-2016
Houston’s Wealth Drives A Culture Of Philanthropy
— Forbes
Bayou Greenways
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
04-01-2016
Houston Parks Board hires a nationally known president
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
Urban Green Space
03-28-2016
Outstanding Faculty – Becoming our best selves (Dr. Justin Dyer)
— Kappa Alpha Theta Magazine
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
03-25-2016
Undisclosed donor helps University of Missouri fundraising rebound from bad months
— Columbia Missourian
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
03-11-2016
Ups and Downs (green space)
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-10-2016
Houston stakes a claim as the nation’s Emerald City
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
,
buffalo
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
03-08-2016
How Houston got beautiful. (At least in places.)
— Houston Chronicle
Bayou Greenways
,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Quality of Life
02-15-2016
Houston City Parks “Hidden Gems”: Inside some must-see green spaces
— KTRK ABC 13
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
02-11-2016
36 Hours in Houston
— New York Times
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
02-04-2016
Former SBISD Leaders Announce New Career Transitions
— Spring Branch ISD Online News Room
Kinder Foundation
Other
02-01-2016
Rice’s Kinder Institute receives major donation
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
02-01-2016
Kinder grant seeks solutions to ‘complex issues’
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
01-31-2016
People In the News – 01/31/2016
— Philanthropy News Digest
Kinder Foundation
Other
01-27-2016
Kinder Foundation adds top execs, finance team to leadership
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Other
01-22-2016
Mayor names executive committee for transition team, you’ll never guess who’s on board
— CultureMap
Kinder Foundation
Other
01-21-2016
Houston’s Big Green Transformation
— Huffington Post
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
01-11-2016
Kinder Foundation brings high-level players on board
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Education
,
Urban Green Space
01-11-2016
6 Cities Designing for Health
— YES Magazine
Bayou Greenways
Urban Green Space
12-31-2015
GUEST COMMENTARY: Financial support for university centers helps fuel research, add faculty
— Columbia Missourian
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
12-14-2015
Big donor Richard Kinder has power, influence far beyond MU
— Columbia Missourian
Kinder Foundation
,
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Other
12-14-2015
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Setting record straight on Kinder bankruptcy
— Columbia Missourian
Kinder Foundation
Other
12-02-2015
BORN ON THE BAYOU: Houston’s $215 million Bayou Greenways project shows progress.
— The Architect's Newspaper
Bayou Greenways
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-20-2015
Houston Goes Global With New World-Class Parks And Bayous
— Forbes
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-09-2015
Record-breaking Buffalo Bayou Partnership gala celebrates new park and those who made it happen
— CultureMap
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-27-2015
Gary Tinterow, Hometown Boy Made Good, Goes Home to Houston
— New York Times
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
10-16-2015
New York is “boring” while Houston art scene thrives, architect tells crowd at MFAH groundbreaking
— Culture Map
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
10-12-2015
Gifts roundup: University of Missouri
— Chronicle of Philanthropy
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
10-08-2015
Houston billionaire donates $25 million to university for study of democracy
— CultureMap
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
10-08-2015
Kinder Foundation gives $25M to major university
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
10-08-2015
MU gets third largest gift ever
— Kansas City Star
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
10-07-2015
The Texas Miracle wasn’t just economic; it was philanthropic
— Philanthropy Roundtable
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Urban Green Space
10-06-2015
Partying starts early, goes late for official opening of $58 million Buffalo Bayou Park
— CultureMap
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-04-2015
Buffalo Bayou becomes prime city destination
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-03-2015
Photos: Buffalo Bayou Park Grand Opening
— KHOU Channel 11
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-02-2015
Editorial: Buffalo Bayou
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-01-2015
Buffalo Bayou Park gives Houstonians a new perspective on the city
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
09-23-2015
Green Acres
— Texas Monthly
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
09-22-2015
Walk in the park at Lost Lake reserved for donors and partners at $58 million Buffalo Bayou Park
— CultureMap Houston
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
09-18-2015
America’s city rankings set for Texas-sized shake up; Houston to edge past Chicago
— Reuters
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Urban Green Space
09-15-2015
Buffalo Bayou Park is getting ready to open
— Houston Press
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Quality of Life
08-13-2015
Allen Parkway renovations to widen bayou park access
— Your Houston News
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
08-01-2015
Ups and Downs (Buffalo Bayou Park)
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
07-30-2015
The Interview: Billionaire Rich Kinder On Leadership, Legacy And Energy Security
— Forbes
Kinder Foundation
Other
06-18-2015
The Emancipation Park project marks a special place in the celebration of Juneteenth
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
05-28-2015
Bayou park weathers flood well, but grand opening delayed
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-18-2015
Pairing Business Discipline with Philanthropy in Houston (with video)
— Urban Land Institute - uli.org
Kinder Foundation
Other
05-13-2015
Richard Kinder: Houston needs more public-private investment to attract talent
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston
,
Kinder Foundation
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Other
05-04-2015
The Bayou City
— Urban Land Magazine (May)
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Houston Parks Board
Quality of Life
04-12-2015
Celebrity music legend builds the anticipation for The Art Car Parade: Close encounters with a star
— CultureMap
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
04-05-2015
First ‘Bayou Greenway Day’ highlights Houston’s waterways
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
03-29-2015
Houston-area top foundations
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
03-29-2015
Capital campaigns attract large donations for Houston arts groups
— Houston Chronicle
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
03-29-2015
As the Buffalo Bayou Partnership finishes projects, it presses on with others
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
03-28-2015
Why Houston is spending millions to take a walk in the park
— Houston Business Journal
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
03-03-2015
Rich and Nancy Kinder open up on foundation’s biggest projects
— Houston Business Journal
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
,
Kinder Foundation
,
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
02-27-2015
What Dallas can learn from Houston’s Buffalo Bayou for the Trinity River project
— Dallas Morning News
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
01-23-2015
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Expands Its Campus and Steven Holl’s Reputation
— Blouin
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-22-2015
Kinder Morgan plans $3 billion purchase, leadership moves
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
01-22-2015
Can a Massive Museum Expansion Get Texans Walking?
— The Atlantic - City Lab
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-17-2015
Planned expansion of Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts is a bright idea
— Dallas Morning News
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-16-2015
Big Donors Power $450-Million Makeover for Houston Museum
— Chronicle of Philanthropy
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-16-2015
Transformational: Campus expansion of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will reflect the city’s spirit
— Houston Chronicle
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-15-2015
Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts Reveals Expansion Plans
— Wall Street Journal
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-13-2015
Texan billionaires shell out for $450m MFA Houston expansion
— The Art Newspaper
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-13-2015
Museum of Fine Arts to undergo $450M redevelopment, chaired by Rich Kinder
— Houston Business Journal
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-13-2015
Museum of Fine Arts unveils $450 million expansion plan with new buildings, roof garden, top-tier restaurant
— CultureMap
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
01-13-2015
Museum of Fine Arts Houston unveils dramatic $450 million redevelopment plan
— Houston Chronicle
Museum of Fine Arts
Quality of Life
12-29-2014
Rice’s expanding Kinder Institute to use ‘Houston laboratory’ to elevate city
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
12-29-2014
15 in 15: Houston’s top business leaders look forward to next year (Rich Kinder)
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Other
12-09-2014
How Richard Kinder, the Warren Buffet of Energy, Approaches Philanthropy
— Inside Philanthropy
Kinder Foundation
Other
12-05-2014
The Business Journal interview with Rich Kinder, founder, chairman and CEO of Kinder Morgan (subscriber only preview)
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Other
12-01-2014
Give back: In charity, our city has always shown it has a big heart
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
11-28-2014
Beloved city-changing cowboy priest dies at age 44, sending Houston into mourning
— CultureMap
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
11-28-2014
Martinez, energetic priest behind Cristo Rey school, dies at 44
— Houston Chronicle
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
11-25-2014
The Kinders Have $11B, and They Love Parks. Mostly in Houston
— Inside Philanthropy
Kinder Foundation
Other
11-11-2014
Conde Nast – Is Houston the New ‘It’ City?
— Conde Nast
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
08-25-2014
MU launches program to promote constitutional knowledge
— The Maneater
Kinder Forum on Constitutional Democracy
Education
08-23-2014
Noted restaurateurs take their talent down by the bayou
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
08-12-2014
Consolidated Kinder Morgan plans to be nation’s top dividend payer in energy
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Other
08-07-2014
Rice University’s Kinder Institute names new director
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
08-01-2014
‘The Century of Cities’: Kinder Institute names an urban planner as its new director
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
08-01-2014
‘Visionary’ planning director Bill Fulton to depart for Rice University
— Times of San Diego
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
07-25-2014
The Bayou Greenways Plan: A Game-Changer for Houston
— StreetsBlog USA
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
06-02-2014
Kinder Morgan: The energy boom’s mighty middleman
— Fortune
Kinder Foundation
Other
05-30-2014
Loving freeways: Free Press Summer Fest reveals an embrace of Houston’s sky-high roads
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-25-2014
Our Challenge: With Houston ‘hitting on all cylinders,’ time is ripe to make the city even better
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
05-14-2014
Cities try to restore wildness to urban rivers
— Wall Street Journal/Associated Press
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-12-2014
Facing Challenge to Execution, Texas Calls Its Process the Gold Standard [Kinder Houston Area Survey]
— New York Times
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
03-30-2014
Local foundations, singly and together, create a culture of giving
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
03-25-2014
Recapture the vision: Buffalo Bayou Park needs the historic Allen Parkway, not the speedway it has become
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
02-10-2014
The Philanthropy 50
— Chronicle of Philanthropy
Kinder Foundation
Other
02-10-2014
Three Houstonians Top Philanthropy 50 list of most generous donors
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Other
01-09-2014
Mantle Cell Lymphona Research At MD Anderson Gets $1 Million Donation From Kinder Foundation
— BioNews Texas
MD Anderson
Quality of Life
01-06-2014
Kinder Foundation donates $1M to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
— Houston Business Journal
MD Anderson
Quality of Life
12-22-2013
Nancy and Rich Kinder have a passion for transforming Houston
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
12-12-2013
Running Notebook: Buffalo Bayou project adds asphalt trail
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-04-2013
5 Texas billionaires on list of Americans who give away most money
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
11-20-2013
Have you been seen on the green? In its fifth year, park draws growing crowds
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
11-18-2013
Philanthropic 50 – #50 Richard and Nancy Kinder
— Forbes
Kinder Foundation
Other
11-15-2013
Who’s given away the most money in Houston this year?
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Other
11-12-2013
KUHF Conversations: Who In Houston Values Education Beyond High School The Most
— KUHF-FM
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
11-09-2013
A vision of green for Houston
— Your Houston News
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-04-2013
Houston Parks Get $50-Million to Create New Green Space
— Chronicle of Philanthropy
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
11-03-2013
Friends of Emancipation Park hope renovation revitalizes neighborhood
— Houston Chronicle
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
10-30-2013
Houston Philanthropists Donate $50-Million for Parks Project
— The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-28-2013
$230 million given—counting: How Nancy and Rich Kinder are determinedly changing Houston forever
— CultureMap
Kinder Foundation
Other
10-28-2013
Mayor Parker leads groundbreaking $33M plan for Emancipation Park
— examiner.com
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
10-28-2013
Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall recognized for ‘Outstanding Design’
— Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation
Education
10-24-2013
King: Vision of parks, trails on bayou taking shape
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-24-2013
Kinder Foundation Commits $50 Million to Houston Parks
— Philanthropy News Digest
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-23-2013
Greenways projects underway as capital campaign begins
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-23-2013
Kinders donate $50M to Houston’s Bayou Greenways project
— Houston Business Journal
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-22-2013
Green for Greenspace: Rich and Nancy Kinder donate $50 million to ambitious parks plan
— CultureMap
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
10-16-2013
$50 million donation, maintenance pact to boost greenways project
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Parks Board
Urban Green Space
09-20-2013
The 41 Wealthiest Texans — No. 3: Richard Kinder
— Texas Monthly
Kinder Foundation
Other
07-28-2013
Wise investments – Building on a legacy of philanthropy will will ensure opportunity for all Houstonians
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Other
06-18-2013
Rich Kinder to chair Museum of Fine Arts Houston board
— Houston Business Journal
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Education
06-18-2013
Big change at MFAH: Rich Kinder elected new chairman of renowned museum’s board
— CultureMap
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Education
06-03-2013
Catholic school helped teen, mom realize their dreams
— Houston Chronicle
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
06-01-2013
Editorial: Building leaders at Cristo Rey
— Houston Chronicle
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
05-30-2013
Kinder: Support of prep schools key to Houston’s future
— Houston Chronicle
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
05-11-2013
Buffalo Bayou Park: a green urban gem in the works
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
05-05-2013
Discovery Green keeps giving city a fresh image
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
05-05-2013
Mandel, Hagstette: Houston parks enjoy a resurgence
— Houston Chronicle
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
05-03-2013
Exciting new partnership between Cristo Rey Jesuit and MFAH
— Cristo Rey Jesuit e-newsletter
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
04-24-2013
Survey finds area growing in ‘tolerant traditionalists’
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-24-2013
New survey paints Houston as the pulse of the nation
— KHOU-TV (CBS)
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-24-2013
Survey says … ‘rise of the rest’ driven by younger generation
— KRIV-TV (FOX)
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-23-2013
According To Survey, Houstonians’ Perception Of Economy Differs From Personal Experiences
— KUHF-FM Houston Public Radio
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
03-21-2013
Kinder Foundation Donates $1 Million to Feed Hungry Kids
— KUHF-FM Houston Public Radio
Houston Food Bank
Quality of Life
03-20-2013
$1 million Kinder gift to Backpack Buddy effort means fewer school kids arrive hungry
— Houston Chronicle
Houston Food Bank
Quality of Life
03-18-2013
Kinder Foundation donates $1 million to Houston Food Bank
— Houston Business Journal
Houston Food Bank
Quality of Life
03-17-2013
Historic Emancipation Park overhaul is just part of the plan to reenergize the Third Ward
— CultureMap
Emancipation Park
Urban Green Space
03-06-2013
‘A Dream Come True’: Central orchestra to give first concert in new auditorium Tuesday
— Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation
Education
01-14-2013
New Central performance venue taking shape
— Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation
Education
11-21-2012
Rich Kinder’s Energy Kingdom
— Forbes
Kinder Foundation
Other
11-20-2012
Fund drive seeks to enhance Jaycee Park ‘oasis’
— Houston Chronicle
Jaycee Park
Urban Green Space
11-16-2012
Houston’s massive wealth propels city to top of national philanthropy ranking
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Other
10-28-2012
Research unraveling the risks of deadly hidden heart problems
— Houston Chronicle
Texas Heart Institute
Quality of Life
10-15-2012
Philanthropy on the Green
— Philanthropy Magazine
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
,
Discovery Green
Urban Green Space
10-05-2012
10 Great public spaces that set a city apart – slide show (Buffalo Bayou)
— USA Today
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
10-03-2012
Planning group honors Buffalo Bayou as ‘great public space’
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
08-20-2012
Dutch soccer star treated at Texas Heart Institute
— West U Ultimate
Texas Heart Institute
Quality of Life
08-17-2012
Editorial: Happy about mass appeal
— Houston Chronicle
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Education
08-15-2012
Houston Catholic school enrollment strong and growing
— Houston Chronicle
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Education
07-06-2012
Shovels ready to turn in Buffalo Bayou Park
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
06-30-2012
Multi-million dollar project to transform section of Buffalo Bayou
— ABC 13 News
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
06-21-2012
Sweet Juneteenth: Mayor Park announces $33.6 million plan to renovate Emancipation Park
— CultureMap
City of Houston Parks & Recreation Department
Urban Green Space
04-24-2012
Dr. Stephen Klineberg on Kinder Houston Area Survey
— KUHF-FM Houston Public Radio
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
04-23-2012
Mass transit gains momentum in Houston Area Survey
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
01-22-2012
Editorial: Supporting the good work of Catholic schools
— Houston Chronicle
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Education
01-20-2012
$5 million gift funds inner-city Catholic Schools in Houston
— Houston Chronicle
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Education
12-19-2011
Archdiocese announces $5 million gift from the Kinder Foundation
— Texas Catholic Herald
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Education
12-16-2011
Project to transfrom stretch of Buffalo Bayou into ‘jewel’
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-14-2011
Major Buffalo Bayou Park transformation gets green light from Houston Council
— Houston Community Newspaper
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
11-24-2011
Students aren’t the only ones that benefit; teachers and parents laud the educational resources at MFAH
— CultureMap
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Education
10-12-2011
Residents can preview park improvements
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
08-28-2011
15 teachers honored for inspiring students
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards
Education
04-18-2011
There’s no place like home
— (Kinder Houston Area Survey) Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life
02-14-2011
Beautifying Buffalo Bayou
— Houston Chronicle
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Urban Green Space
12-09-2010
$1 million donation to expand Central High School auditorium
— Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation
Education
11-22-2010
High on our town: Rich and Nancy Kinder are hellbent on making Houston a better city
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Quality of Life