The Prosper Foundation

The Prosper Foundation is a Not-for-Profit organization that supports entrepreneurship & innovation. It facilitates transdisciplinary collaboration using consumer insights as the common language.

Founded in 1993 by Gary Drenik & Philip Rist, the Prosper Foundation currently provides information
grants to leading academic institutions including:

•  Northwestern University
•  University of South Carolina
•  University of Notre Dame
•  Iowa State University
•  Texas Tech University
•  OSU Fisher College of Business
•  OSU Department of Consumer Sciences
•  OSU China Flagship Program
•  University of Michigan
•  University of Tennessee
•  Auburn University
•  Communication University of China
•  Michigan State University
•  University of Mississippi
•  Western Michigan University