National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation
To purposefully advance the wheat industry through strategic research, education and outreach collaborations, guided by core values of grower centeredness, integrity, honesty and trustworthiness.
National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,019,353
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $892,874
- +54.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $387,454
- +136.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $938,934
- +26.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation
- Next open deadline
- December 31, 2026 (Jerry Minore Scholarship (BASF Wheat Scholarship))
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation
Jerry Minore Scholarship (BASF Wheat Scholarship)
National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation
Amount
$2,500 per recipient (typically 2 recipients, $5,000 total)
Deadline
Expected ~December
Based on past cycles
Leadership at Its Best™ (LAIB) Program
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $97K (2021). In 2023 it reported $5K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Corn Growers Association Chesterfield, MO | Tr Soil Health Project | $97,000 |
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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 | $9,019,353 | $892,874 | $938,934 | — | — | $387,454 |
| 2024 | $8,860,236 | $577,035 | $742,716 | — | — | $163,820 |
| 2023 | $8,680,659 | $508,767 | $844,853 | $5,000 | Total only | $16,152 |
| 2022 | $7,110,740 | $788,799 | $735,112 | — | — | $421,358 |
| 2021 | $8,464,522 | $535,273 | $704,636 | $97,000 | 1 | $368,421 |
| 2020 | $7,364,310 | $7,481,935 | $869,965 | — | — | $7,061,559 |
| 2019 | $1,559,825 | $1,121,813 | $798,369 | $2,500 | Total only | $25,807 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation
Based on IRS filings
National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $387K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation is led by Chandler Goule, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chandler Goule
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Broyles
Chair
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
Secretary & Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Blackwood
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Haugland
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Walker
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carl Schwinke
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Wood
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Schoenhals
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Brown
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Scholz
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Bernard Peterson (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Chuck Elsea (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Kejr (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Scott Swenson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bernard Peterson Vice-Chair (2023)
- Former: Gary Broyles Director (2023) — Then Secretary & Treasurer · Filing note: Until
- Former: Scott Brown Sectreasurer (2023)
- Former: David Cleavinger (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Randy Marten (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bernard Peterson Sectrea (2022)
- Former: Joe Kejr Vice Chair (2022) — March & Then Chair · Filing note: Until
- Former: Scott Brown Director (2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Jay Vroom (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kim Magin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Wayne Hurst (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: David Cleavinger Vice Chair (2020) — Then Chair
- Former: Joe Kejr Secretarytreasurer (2020) — Then Vice Chair
- Former: Phil McLain (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation
How large is National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation?
National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation reported $9.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $893K.
Where does National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation operate?
National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation's EIN?
National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1096874. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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