The Kinder Institute for Urban Research builds better cities and improves lives through data, research, engagement and action.
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research is an interdisciplinary research organization at Rice University in Houston. The institute works in direct partnership with agencies and organizations that can use its research, data and policy analysis in meaningful ways to implement solutions to critical challenges facing the nation’s fifth-largest metro. Its research agenda is jointly developed with these partners and addresses the intersecting issues of housing, education, economic mobility, health and population research.
Founded in 2010, the Kinder Institute was endowed with a $15 million gift from Houston philanthropists Richard and Nancy Kinder. Today, the institute receives its funding from grants, corporate sponsorships, individual donors and an endowment.