Program areas at Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
The Association membership includes approximately 600 producers and nearly 100 associate members. The Association provides the monthly newsletter, the Wheat farmer/ row crop farmer, as a benefit for all members.
Kawg incorporated the business entity for the Kansas innovation center for advanced plant design called heartland plant innovations. Wheat producers, through kawg, own 19.69% of the authorized shares of heartland plant innovations. The $4 million award from the Kansas bioscience authority for the innovation center began a public and private collaboration between Kansas Wheat, Kansas state university, the university of Kansas and many private investors. The center uses a unique, state-of the art technology platform to conduct Wheat, sorghum and native plants research targeted to specific market needs in the areas of human health and nutrition, animal nutrition and health and biofuels/biomaterials.
Initiatives in federal advocacy on behalf of Wheat Growers include implementation of the federal agricultural programs, federal appropriations for key Wheat research projects and influencing environmental and food labeling legislation in congress. State legislative advocacy included protecting vital Wheat industry programs from state budget cuts, monitoring some clean up on water rights laws, influencing discussions on pesticides and chemical law and the state transportation plan development.
Personnel at Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Justin Gilpin | Chief Executive Officer | $0 | 2023-11-15 |
Julie McAlpine | Finance Director | $0 | 2022-06-30 |
Rob Berard | Director of Finance and Human Resources | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Eg Herl | Membership Director | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Chris Tanner | Secretary and Treasurer | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $44,110 | $94,745 | -53.4% |
Program services | $336,233 | $385,400 | -12.8% |
Investment income and dividends | $25,249 | $17,895 | 41.1% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $405,592 | $498,040 | -18.6% |
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Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
June 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
June 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 10, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsAgricultural programsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Human servicesCommunity improvementAgricultureBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyState / local levelNo full-time employees
General information
- Address
- 1990 Kimball Ave A
- Manhattan, KS 66502
- Metro area
- Manhattan, KS
- Website URL
- kswheat.com/Â
- Phone
- (785) 539-0255
IRS details
- EIN
- 48-0668777
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1952
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K20: Agricultural Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 813910: Trade Associations
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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