KANSAS FARM BUREAU LEGAL FOUNDATION

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2000

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KERRY SPENCER

Phone

7855876160

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

KANSAS FARM BUREAU LEGAL FOUNDATION, founded in 2000, is a small nonprofit in the Philanthropy & Grantmaking sector that reported $181K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. The organization ran a surplus of $123K, a strong 68% operating margin.

Mission

TO STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURE AND THE LIVES OF KANSANS BY PROVIDING LEGAL RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $54,429

AMERICA NEEDS AN AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY THAT SUPPORTS HEALTHY RURAL COMMUNITIES, PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT, AND PROMOTES A SAFE, DIVERSE, AND STABLE FOOD SUPPLY. A HEALTHY FAMILY FARM-BASED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. TARGETED, TOP-NOTCH LEGAL INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY ARE INDISPENSABLE IN THE STRUGGLE TO DEFEND FAMILY-BASED AGRICULTURE AND SECURE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR FARMERS. TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE THE KANSAS FARM BUREAU LEGAL FOUNDATION (LEGAL FOUNDATION) USED MORE THAN 20 VOLUNTEERS IN 2025. THE LEGAL FOUNDATION RURAL PRACTICE GRANT PROGRAM HELPS PLACE ATTORNEYS IN RURAL KANSAS BY AWARDING UP TO 3 GRANTS TO NEW LAW GRADUATES THAT PASS THE BAR AND BEGIN THEIR PRACTICE OF LAW IN A RURAL KANSAS COMMUNITY. THIRTEEN GRANT RECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROGRAM. THE LEGAL FOUNDATION IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION TO ATTORNEYS SERVING AGRICULTURAL CLIENTS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL AALA SYMPOSIUM, AND A JOINT SYMPOSIUM WITH THE KANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION. THIS AALA SYMPOSIUM GATHERS THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AGRICULTURAL LAW ATTORNEYS FROM AROUND THE U.S., AND PROVIDES LECTURES AND OPEN FORMATS FOR THEM TO LEARN FROM ONE OTHER. THE LEGAL FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO COUNTY FARM BUREAU ASSOCIATIONS TO HOST LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINARS. IN 2025 THREE GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR SEMINARS HOSTED ON ESTATE PLANNING, RAILS TO TRAILS, AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION. THROUGH LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINARS, THE LEGAL FOUNDATION REACHED OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS IN 2025.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $87,717

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $93,405

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $181,122

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $45,071

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $54,429

Other Expenses $13,387

TOTAL EXPENSES $58,458

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$181,122	$175,550	+0.0%
Expenses	$58,458	$67,481	-0.1%
Net Income	$122,664	$108,069	+0.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,315,228

Total Directors

$641,412

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
TERRY HOLDREN	SECRETARY	N/A	Officer	$0	$74,484	$484,538
JOSEPH NEWLAND	PRESIDENT/DI	N/A	Officer Director	$0	$22,779	$361,662
JOEL LEFTWICH	RELATED ORG	N/A	Highest	$0	$59,830	$283,612
KERRY SPENCER	TREASURER	N/A	Officer	$0	$55,724	$240,110
RYAN FLICKNER	RELATED ORG	N/A	Highest	$0	$56,565	$231,252
BRETT ADAMS	ASST TREASUR	N/A	Officer	$0	$51,769	$197,793
DAN STROM	RELATED ORG	N/A	Highest	$0	$44,428	$191,760
MEAGAN CRAMER	RELATED ORG	N/A	Highest	$0	$48,651	$177,549
BRENDEN WIRTH	RELATED ORG	N/A	Highest	$0	$59,165	$165,896
GLENN BRUNKOW	VICE-PRES/DI	N/A	Officer Director	$0	$0	$31,125
CALEB MATTIX	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$24,525
STEVEN MCCLOUD	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$23,550
GEORGE PRETZ	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$23,550
JIM SCHMIDT	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$23,475
DENNIS ASHCRAFT	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$23,175
DOUGLAS ZILLINGER	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$23,175
JOSEPH JURY	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$22,500
LAURA HAFFNER	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$22,125
JAMES SIPES	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$22,125
TIM TYSON	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$20,250
DAN SCHMIDT	DIRECTOR	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$20,175

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$181,122	$58,458	$1,321,938	$122,664
2024	$175,550	$67,481	$1,199,274	$108,069
2023	$108,658	$53,133	$1,091,205	$55,525
2022	$109,229	$39,595	$1,035,680	$69,634
2021	$146,044	$24,433	$966,046	$121,611
2020	$113,309	$32,326	$844,435	$80,983