Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation
Donations deductibleKansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation's network
8 people4 organisationsi8 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Sawyer Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bryson Haverkamp | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Spears | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ernie Minton | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jay Armstrong | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lisa Schemm | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ron Suppes | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steave Clanton | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Gilpin | Chief Executive Officer | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Sawyer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Wood | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Suppes | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jay Armstrong | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Spears | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Schemm | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ernie Minton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bryson Haverkamp | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Justin Gilpin | CEO | 1 | $0 | $195k | $20k |
About
- Legal name
- Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation
- EIN
- 453680579
- Address
- 1990 Kimball Aveneue A, Manhattan, KS, 66502
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- To promote and fund scientific wheat research, which shall include the funding of scientific wheat research projects that are awarded grants by the kansas wheat commission. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K12 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Justin Gilpin (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsErnie Minton
≥7years on the filingsRon Suppes
≥6years on the filingsDerek Sawyer
≥5years on the filingsJay Armstrong
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $134k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $11k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20