About Us
Focus Areas
Impact Stories
Newsroom
Who We Support
Partner With Us
Criminal Justice
Economic Progress
Future of Work
Foreign Policy
Free Speech & Peace
Health Care
Immigration
Liberalism
About Us
Impact Stories
Newsroom
Who We Support
Partner Organizations
Major Grant Agreements
990 Forms
Partner With Us
Careers
Contact
Charles Koch Foundation FAQs: About Our Giving
Impact Stories
Featured Stories: No Preview Available. This block will display Featured Stories set on Custom Settings page.
Featured Stories
Featured Stories
Future of Work
06.03.24
Why we care about the future of work
Liberalism
07.25.23
The principles that drive the Institute for Humane Studies
Liberalism
10.12.22
The Principles That Unlock Human Potential
Economic Progress
12.20.23
Charles Koch Foundation partner impact update (2023)
Economic Progress Stories
Filters
All Stories
Criminal Justice
Economic Progress
Foreign Policy
Free Speech & Peace
Future of Work
Health Care
Immigration
Liberalism
Updates
Economic Progress
12.20.23
Charles Koch Foundation partner impact update (2023)
Economic Progress
11.16.23
Sound fiscal policy is essential for economic opportunity and prosperity
Economic Progress
07.19.22
“How may I help you?”: Andreas Widmer on The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship
Economic Progress
11.24.21
Understanding the real-world impact of regulation
Economic Progress
06.15.21
My experience: Sophia
The Tocqueville Scholars Program at the University of New Orleans helps students chase their dreams.
Economic Progress
06.14.21
The Center for Growth and Opportunity: Turning Research Into Solutions
The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University channels academic research into practical solutions.
Economic Progress
04.28.21
SkillUp Coalition Mobilizes to Get 1 Million Americans Back to Work
Employers, education providers, and philanthropies take action.
Economic Progress
04.21.21
Research driving progress
The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University explores the drivers of prosperity so that its community can flourish now.
Economic Progress
02.03.21
Understanding the facts about poverty
Accurately measuring poverty is no easy task. But it’s vital. A Q&A with scholar Bruce Meyer of the University of Chicago.
Economic Progress
01.26.21
Removing Barriers to Work Caused By Occupational Licensing
The Knee Center at Saint Francis University explores how occupational licensing laws present barriers to opportunity
Economic Progress
03.11.20
Business Should be an Engine for Good
Economist Rajshree Agarwal argues that selfishness, within the context of collaborative enterprise, creates greater value for individuals and society
Economic Progress
01.03.20
At a Small Midwest High School, Shop Class is Reborn
The Cardinal Manufacturing program teaches students skills like welding, machining, and woodworking, as well as accounting and office management. The result is a student-run, profit-sharing fabrication and repair business that has become so successful it now serves as a model for other school systems nationwide.
Economic Progress
09.10.19
Combating the Opioid Crisis in West Virginia
To help keep more people off opioids and out of prison, researchers at West Virginia State University are assessing the success of evidence-based anti-drug programs in the state’s prison system.
Economic Progress
03.29.19
Pessimists Archive: Why Do We Resist New Technologies?
The podcast Pessimists Archive looks back on once-new technologies and the fears they invoked to find out.
Economic Progress
11.15.18
Tyler Cowen: The Economics of Everything
Tyler Cowen is always on a mission to learn something new—whether it’s about sustainable growth or the best ethnic restaurants. Here, he talks about how he tests his ideas, the goal of his new VC fund, and why he’s taking a risk on a random guy in Ethiopia.
Economic Progress
10.29.18
Sharebite: Taking a Bite Out of Hunger
Life comes at you fast. In the case of Dilip Rao, co-founder and CEO of the socially driven food-ordering platform Sharebite, it can even run you over and put you in the hospital.
Economic Progress
09.04.18
Chapman University Reuniting Economics and the Humanities
Economic Progress
08.28.18
Ed Timmons Pennsylvania Occupational Licensing Reform
Economic Progress
08.28.18
UNCF/Koch Scholar Story: Tanish Wugwimi
Economic Progress
10.02.17
Korok Ray: A Novel Approach to Economics
Texas A&M economist Korok Ray on how he uses fiction to teach finance—and why he's so fascinated by innovation.
Economic Progress
10.01.17
Engaging in Sound Learning
Originally from the United Kingdom, Andrew Taylor channeled a lifelong interest in the United States and politics into a career as professor of political science at North Carolina State University, where he has taught since 1995.
Economic Progress
10.01.17
Understanding Complex Current Issues
For the past two years, Professors Alberto Dávila and James Boudreau have led a dynamic program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with support from the Charles Koch Foundation.
Economic Progress
10.01.17
Ed Timmons
“Can I see your license?” Professor Ed Timmons thinks we use this phrase in way too many jobs. Here, the case for reform.
Economic Progress
10.01.17
Steve Slivinski: Solving America’s Licensing Problem
For Arizona State University professor Steve Slivinski, economic theory isn’t just theory. It impacts people’s lives.
Economic Progress
10.01.17
Tawni Ferrarini: Rewards and Resilience
The Fraser Institute's Tawni Ferrarini shares economic insights from selling jeans and how she coped with tragedy.