Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation
Donations deductibleKansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation's network
13 people9 organisationsi13 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (23) 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
13 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Cooper | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dan Schmidt (also filed as Dan Schmidt) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dennis Ashcraft | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Douglas Zillinger | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| George Pretz | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Glenn Brunkow | Vice-Pres/Di | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James Sipes | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jim Schmidt (also filed as Jim Schmidt) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joseph Jury | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joseph Newland | President/Di | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Laura Haffner | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steven McCloud | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| TIM Tyson (also filed as Tim Tyson) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Adams | Related Org Employee | since 2022 |
| Carol Sherley-Days | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Dan Strom | Related Org Employee | since 2020 |
| Holly Higgins | Related Org Employee | since 2020 |
| Joel Leftwich | Related Org Employee | since 2021 |
| Kerry Spencer | Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Mark Nelson | Related Org Employee | since 2022 |
| Meagan Cramer | Related Org | 2024 |
| Michael Matson | Related Org Employee | 2020 |
| Ryan Flickner | Related Org Employee | since 2020 |
| Ronald Betzen | Related Org Employee | 2021 |
| Terry Holdren | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Wendee Grady | Related Org Employee | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Holdren | Secretary | $0 | $410k | $74k | |
| Joseph Newland | President/Di | $0 | $339k | $23k | |
| Joel Leftwich | Related Org | $0 | $224k | $60k | |
| Kerry Spencer | Treasurer | $0 | $184k | $56k | |
| Ryan Flickner | Related Org | $0 | $175k | $57k | |
| Brett Adams | Asst Treasur | $0 | $146k | $52k | |
| Dan Strom | Related Org | $0 | $147k | $44k | |
| Meagan Cramer | Related Org | $0 | $129k | $49k | |
| Brenden Wirth | Related Org | $0 | $107k | $59k | |
| Glenn Brunkow | Vice-Pres/Di | $0 | $31k | ||
| Caleb Mattix | Director | $0 | $25k | ||
| Steven McCloud | Director | $0 | $24k | ||
| George Pretz | Director | $0 | $24k | ||
| Jim Schmidt | Director | $0 | $23k | ||
| Dennis Ashcraft | Director | $0 | $23k | ||
| Douglas Zillinger | Director | $0 | $23k | ||
| Joseph Jury | Director | $0 | $23k | ||
| Laura Haffner | Director | $0 | $22k | ||
| James Sipes | Director | $0 | $22k | ||
| Tim Tyson | Director | $0 | $20k | ||
| Dan Schmidt | Director | $0 | $20k |
About
- Legal name
- Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation
- EIN
- 481243473
- Address
- 2627 KFB PLZ, Manhattan, KS, 66503-8154
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- To strengthen agriculture and the lives of kansans by providing legal research, advocacy, and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T20 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Kerry Spencer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDan Schmidt
≥6years on the filingsDouglas Zillinger
≥6years on the filingsGeorge Pretz
≥6years on the filingsGlenn Brunkow
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.3m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $88k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $45k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $176k | $67k | $108k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.