KU being a non-governmental institution, it depends mostly on the generous support of national and International donors, INGOs, government, and local communities. Following are the major national and international donors:
The national donors are Dhulikhel/Banepa /Panauti Municipalities and its community around the campus, HMG/N, UGC, Mr. Rana Bahadhur Shah, Mr. Mohan Gopal Khetan, Mercantile Group of Companies and others.
The international donors are United Mission to Nepal (UMN), Norwegian Development Agency (NORAD), Norwegian Himal Asia Mission (NHAM), SINTEF (Norway), Happy House Foundation (HHF-Switzerland), Yamaji Fumiko Culture Foundation (Japan), Mr. Komatsubara Kenji (Japan), Royal Danish Embassy (Nepal), Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC-Nepal), and Indian Embassy (Nepal).