Kansas Livestock Association
To promote the livestock interests of its members; To establish and promote education programs related to livestock pursuits; To publish a monthly magazine "The Kansas Stockman; and To cooperate with other organizations for the advancement of all livestock and agricultural interests in Kansas.
Kansas Livestock Association at a glance
In short: Kansas Livestock Association gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $15,792,778
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kansas Livestock Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Agribusiness Freedom Foundation ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 15 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kansas Livestock Association gives
- Giving fell 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $317K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness Freedom Foundation Colorado Springs, CO | To support free market information and education efforts | $10,000 |
| Kansas Farm Food Connection Manhattan, KS | Cooperative effort of Kansas agriculture organizations to educate consumers about Kansas agriculture | $10,000 |
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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 | $15,792,778 | $12,680,363 | $12,223,160 | $20,000 | 2 | $732,400 |
| 2024 | $14,290,895 | $12,189,735 | $11,764,415 | $80,000 | 4 | $594,629 |
| 2023 | $13,272,338 | $11,469,261 | $11,904,045 | $95,000 | 4 | $149,035 |
| 2022 | $12,434,273 | $11,996,839 | $12,048,120 | $50,000 | 2 | $280,345 |
| 2021 | $14,685,601 | $12,991,421 | $11,360,096 | $60,000 | 3 | $1,690,699 |
| 2020 | $13,556,092 | $11,119,810 | $11,054,442 | $316,825 | 5 | $311,857 |
| 2019 | $13,079,113 | $11,339,892 | $11,446,077 | $251,815 | 5 | $421,386 |
About Kansas Livestock Association
Based on IRS filings
Kansas Livestock Association is a public charity focused on Agriculture, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $732K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kansas Livestock Association is led by Matt Teagarden, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 7 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matt Teagarden
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$242K (2019) → $323K (2025)
Clayton Huseman
Executive Director Feedlot Division
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$115K (2019) → $170K (2025)
Scott Stebner
Executive Director Kansas Beef Council
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$121K (2023) → $140K (2025)
Troy Sander
President
Director → President-Elect, 2023
President-Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tyler Breeden
President
Director → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Cole Sjeklocha
Director of Industry Relations
Director of Industry Relations → Director of Industry Relat, 2024
Director of Industry Relat → Director of Industry Relations, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$127K (2023) → $142K (2025)
Dean Fitzsimmons
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Kniebel
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Randall Debler
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Keith Bryant
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jake Pannbacker
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Clint Sturdy
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Daniel Berg
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jason Shamburg
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Neal Haverkamp
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Clayton Winger
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Rossie Stephens
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Tod Kalous
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Brady Larson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jamie Lindamood
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jeff Hemann
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Josh Macey Mueller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Perry Nowak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Aaron Popelka
Vice President of Legal Affairs
General Counsel → Vice President of Legal Affairs, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$148K (2019) → $192K (2025)
Cynthia Roush
Controller
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$103K (2020) → $125K (2025)
Scarlett Madinger
Vice President of Communications
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$119K (2025)
Jeff George
President-Elect
Director → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Philip Weltmer
Imm. Past President
President-Elect → President, 2023
President → Imm. Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Shawn Tiffany (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Kevin Schultz (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Mushrush (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ole Johnson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Shane Tiffany (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Philip Perry (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Richard McKee (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Spencer Jones (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Andrew Smaltz (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Gene Barrett (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Julia Nelson (2023) — Director
- Former: Jerry Kuckelman (2019–2022) — Imm. Past President
- Former: Jessica Weltmer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kevin Thielen (2019–2022) — Kbc Executive Director
- Former: Tracy Thomas (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Timmerman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Joel Jarnagin (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Justin Ohlde (2022) — Director
- Former: Scarlett Hagins (2022) — Vice President & Communications
- Former: Harry Moser (2019–2021) — Imm. Past President
- Former: Lafe Wilson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Wayne Carpenter (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Melissa Hildebrand Reed (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Barb Downey (2019–2020) — Imm. Past President
- Former: Dan Harris (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Bethard (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Aly McClure (2019) — Director
- Former: Brent Bertrand (2019) — Director
- Former: Dave Latta (2019) — Director
- Former: Debbie Lyons-Blythe (2019) — Director
- Former: Greg Glunz (2019) — Director
- Former: Lee Reeve (2019) — Imm. Past President
- Former: Steven Bagley (2019) — Director · Filing note: Thru 7/8/2019
- Former: Thomas D Likes (2019) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Todd Domer (2019) — V.p. of Communications
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $323K, to Matt Teagarden (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Kansas Livestock Association
How much does Kansas Livestock Association give each year?
Kansas Livestock Association gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $80K across 4 grants.
How large is Kansas Livestock Association?
Kansas Livestock Association reported $15.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.7M.
What is Kansas Livestock Association?
Kansas Livestock Association is a public charity focused on Agriculture, based in Topeka, KS. It holds $15.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Kansas Livestock Association operate?
Kansas Livestock Association has awarded grants in Colorado, Kansas.
What is Kansas Livestock Association's EIN?
Kansas Livestock Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0546612. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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