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Date
Title/Source
Organization
Category
07-03-2018
Here’s 2 years of HSPVA construction crammed into 30 riveting seconds
— Swamplot
HSPVA Friends
Education
06-28-2018
A look inside Kinder HSPVA’s New Downtown Campus
— Houston Matters
HSPVA Friends
Education
06-07-2018
Houston’s New Kinder High School For Performing, Visual Arts Blends Classrooms, Creativity
— Forbes
HSPVA
Education
04-09-2018
The American republic rests on a democratic foundation
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
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
02-21-2018
Empowering students at Yellowstone Academy
Yellowstone Academy
Education
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
01-09-2018
Reexamining the 1818-1821 Missouri Crisis (Missouri Bicentennial partnership)
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
12-13-2017
Even as MU’s enrollment sags, its endowment reaches ‘major milestone’
— Kansas City Star
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
11-22-2017
Bayou City’s philanthropic legacy
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Foundation
Education
,
Quality of Life
,
Urban Green Space
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
09-26-2017
Twelve Houston Educators Receive the Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award, Granted a Collective $240,000
Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards
Education
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
08-24-2017
“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
07-13-2017
MU raises the most cash gifts in the school’s history in fiscal 2017
— Columbia Missourian
University of Missouri
Education
05-19-2017
McCarthy Celebrates the Topping Out of Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston
Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Education
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
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
Houston Community College launches Z-degree pilot program with $300,000 grant from the Kinder Foundation
Houston Community College
Education
04-20-2017
How A $10.7 Million Grant Will Improve Education In Houston
HERC
,
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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 to receive $10.7 million from Kinder Foundation for education research
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
02-24-2017
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy: Back to Basics
— Columbia Business Times
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
02-06-2017
Class time
— Houston Chronicle
Leadership Harris County
,
Leadership ISD
Education
01-05-2017
Pro-Vision announces $500,000 gift from the Kinder Foundation
Pro-Vision Academy
Education
01-04-2017
Leadership ISD to expand public education advocacy programs to Harris County
Leadership Harris County
Education
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
12-15-2016
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston gifted $500,000 from the Kinder Foundation
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
12-13-2016
Katy’s high school sports complex lands major naming rights deal
— Houston Business Journal
HSPVA Friends
Education
11-10-2016
Stop Relying on Philanthropy to Fix Bad Government: A Timely Viewpoint from Texas
— Inside Philanthropy
HSPVA Friends
Education
11-03-2016
One year later: the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
,
MU
Education
10-22-2016
Closing gaps
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Education
10-17-2016
Kinder Foundation contributes $7.5 million lead gift to HSPVA Friends capital campaign
— HSPVA Friends
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
09-28-2016
Exceptional Houston-Area Teachers Honored and Granted Collective $240,000
Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards
Education
09-26-2016
Houston Educators Earn the Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award, Granted a Collective $240,000
Kinder Excellence in Teach Awards
Education
08-29-2016
MU Kinder Institute Names Oxford Scholar as New Chair in Constitutional Democracy
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
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
07-14-2016
Despite a year of turmoil, University of Missouri is making progress
— The Kansas City Star
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
07-08-2016
Two Interesting Things about Kinder’s Million-Dollar Charter School Grant
— Inside Philanthropy
The Lawson Academy
Education
06-24-2016
Kinder Foundation gives $1M to build new charter school near UH
— Houston Business Journal
The Lawson Academy
Education
06-23-2016
WALIPP receives a $1 million matching gift from the Kinder Foundation for The Lawson School
The Lawson Academy
Education
06-23-2016
WALIPP announces $1 million matching gift from the Kinder Foundation for construction of The Lawson Academy
The Lawson Academy
Education
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
01-11-2016
Kinder Foundation brings high-level players on board
— Houston Business Journal
Kinder Foundation
Education
,
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
10-14-2015
Memorable week at the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
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
10-08-2015
A memorable week at the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Education
10-08-2015
MU Receives $25 Million Gift from the Kinder Foundation
— University of Missouri
KICD
,
Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
,
MU
,
University of Missouri
Education
09-28-2015
Teachers honored with Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award and collective $240,000 in grants
Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards
Education
09-27-2015
Teachers Receive Award and Collective $240,000 in Grants, former award winners share stories
Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards
Education
06-17-2015
Cristo Rey Jesuit marks third graduating glass and over $9 million in scholarships
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
04-15-2015
School’s collaboration with Opera and Minecraft gaming technology improves college readiness
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
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
08-25-2014
MU launches program to promote constitutional knowledge
— The Maneater
Kinder Forum on Constitutional Democracy
Education
08-14-2014
University of Missouri Launches Initiative to Promote Knowledge of American Political System and Constitutional Democracy
Kinder Forum on Constitutional Democracy
Education
10-28-2013
Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall recognized for ‘Outstanding Design’
— Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation
Education
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
06-18-2013
Cornelia Long Announces Richard D. Kinder as Her Successor to Chair the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston
,
Museum of Fine Arts
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
05-03-2013
Exciting new partnership between Cristo Rey Jesuit and MFAH
— Cristo Rey Jesuit e-newsletter
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School
Education
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
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
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
01-12-2012
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Announces $5 Million Transformational Gift from the Kinder Foundation
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
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
11-15-2011
Gift to KIPP Houston provides funding for UIL upgrade to athletic fields in Southwest and North Houston
KIPP
Education
08-28-2011
15 teachers honored for inspiring students
— Houston Chronicle
Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards
Education
12-09-2010
$1 million donation to expand Central High School auditorium
— Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation
Education