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Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$3.2B
+12.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$274.0M
+34.0% YoY
Grant Count
4
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$68.5M
+34.0% YoY
About The Kansas University Endowment Association
Based on IRS filings
The Kansas University Endowment Association is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in LAWRENCE, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.2B in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $274.0M. Net investment income was $205.1M.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $3,213,356,210 | $2,866,140,776 | $2,766,269,381 |
| Revenue | $571,769,149 | $302,294,908 | $404,903,174 |
| Expenses | $310,064,806 | $236,231,478 | $226,039,447 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $205,138,404 | $81,420,227 | $136,512,784 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Kansas University Endowment Association
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JILL DOCKING | VICE CHAIR (OCT '23) Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| LYDIA I BEEBE | Chair, Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| TODD L SUTHERLAND | Vice Chair, Exec Committee-Volunteer (ENDING OCT '23) | 4 | — |
| DANA VALDOIS HENSLEY | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| DAVID B DILLON | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| HOWARD E COHEN | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| JANET MARTIN MCKINNEY | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| JAY HOWARD | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| JOHN B DICUS | Executive Committee-Volunteer (ENDING FEB '24) | 4 | — |
| KURT D WATSON | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| LINDA ZARDA COOK | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-VOLUNTEER (STARTING OCT '23) | 4 | — |
| MARVIN MOTLEY | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-VOLUNTEER (STARTING OCT '23) | 4 | — |
| RAMON MURGUIA | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| STEVE SLOAN | Executive Committee-Volunteer | 4 | — |
| ALLISON L LONG | SECRETARY/SVP ADMIN & COO | 40 | $293,543 |
| DANIEL J MARTIN | PRESIDENT | 40 | $487,016 |
| JAMES G CLARKE | Treasurer/SVP Chief Investment Officer | 40 | $747,994 |
| MARY N LUCAS | VP, MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $187,583 |
| JAMES R MECHLER | General Counsel | 40 | $254,570 |
| KRISTEN V TONER | DEP AD & AVP, DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $239,020 |
| MONTE L SOUKUP | SR VP, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 40 | $209,021 |
| RYAN M TONER | DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS | 40 | $223,795 |
| STACY D NUSS | VP Investments & Asst Treasurer | 40 | $337,923 |
| D JEROME DAVIES | FORMER OFFICER/TRUSTEE | 40 | $185,571 |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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