Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation
To strengthen agriculture and the lives of kansans by providing legal research, advocacy, and education.
Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation at a glance
In short: Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,071 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -79.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,321,938
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $181,122
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $93,405
- +18.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $58,458
- -13.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $10K (2020). In 2025 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,321,938 | $181,122 | $58,458 | $1,071 | Total only | $93,405 |
| 2024 | $1,199,274 | $175,550 | $67,481 | $5,245 | Total only | $79,071 |
| 2023 | $1,091,205 | $108,658 | $53,133 | $2,000 | Total only | $21,892 |
| 2022 | $1,035,680 | $109,229 | $39,595 | $2,000 | Total only | $16,664 |
| 2021 | $966,046 | $146,044 | $24,433 | $5,358 | Total only | $61,778 |
| 2020 | $844,435 | $113,309 | $32,326 | $10,000 | 1 | $29,029 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation is a public charity, based in Manhattan, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $93K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation is led by Joseph Newland, President & Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph Newland
President & Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Dan Schmidt
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Douglas Zillinger
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
George Pretz
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Glenn Brunkow
Vice President & Director
Director → Vice President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
James Sipes
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jim Schmidt
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph Jury
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Steven McCloud
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Tim Tyson
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Laura Haffner
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Dennis Ashcraft
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Caleb Mattix
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Dan Strom
Related Org
Related Org Employee → Related Org, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ryan Flickner
Related Org
Related Org Employee → Related Org, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Terry Holdren
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joel Leftwich
Related Org
Related Org Employee → Related Org, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Brett Adams
Assistant Treasurer
Related Org Employee → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Kerry Spencer
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Meagan Cramer
Related Org
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Brenden Wirth
Related Org
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Wendee Grady (2020–2024) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Craig Cooper (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Nelson (2022–2024) — Related Org
- Former: Jeff Grossenbacher (2020–2023) — Vice President & Director
- Former: Carol Sherley-Days (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kevin Holle (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Felts (2020–2022) — President & Director
- Former: Holly Higgins (2020–2021) — Related Org Employee
- Former: Marieta Hauser (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronald Betzen (2021) — Related Org Employee
- Former: Michael Matson (2020) — Related Org Employee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation
How much does Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation give each year?
Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation?
Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $181K.
Where does Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation operate?
Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation's EIN?
Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1243473. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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