Community Involvement

As a mission-driven financial cooperative, we work every day to strengthen the communities we and our customer-owners call home.

Our Commitment

Serving rural America means more than financing those who farm and ranch.

Our community involvement program focuses on ag education, hunger and nutrition, and rural disaster relief / essential services. We support these initiatives through employee volunteering, financial contributions and grants.

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Working Here Fund Grants

Our Working Here Fund grant program supports nonprofit projects and programs that align with our mission to serve agriculture and rural communities. These grants make a positive impact in eastern Kansas.

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Ag Education

Programs that support ag education for students, adults and families to expand their knowledge about agriculture through curriculum, programs, educational events, and other projects.

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Hunger and Nutrition

Initiatives focused on food insecurity that serve an immediate need, provide food rescue or help break the hunger cycle.

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Rural Disaster Relief / Essential Services

Support in the event of natural disasters, assistance for first responders, or initatives that impact life-and-dealth situations.

Three funding options are available to serve programs and projects of every size.

up to

$5,000

Grants awarded quarterly.

up to

$15,000

Grants awarded twice a year.

up to

$25,000

Grants awarded twice a year.

In our Communities

Volunteering is one of many ways we serve the communities we and our customer-owners call home. Each year, we allocate 16 hours of paid time to employees to volunteer at local organizations of their choosing. When employees volunteer as a group, we provide matching dollars to the organization.

We also match employees' direct donations to nonprofit organizations – up to $500 per employee per year to maximize their impact.

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Scholarship Programs

We offer annual scholarships to qualified students studying agriculture at the land grant university and community colleges in Kansas.

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Land Grant University Scholarships

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Two-Year Community College Scholarships

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FFA Scholarships

Community Involvement Contact

Contact us for more information about our community involvement program.