Ways to Give

By joining hundreds of others by making an investment in KARL, you ensure a strong, positive future for Kansas agriculture and rural communities. KARL has empowered more than 400 Kansans from 103 Kansas counties with leadership skills to help better their communities.

Contribute to the karl general fund

Make a donation to help fund the $900,000 in costs per class or $30,000 per participant.

Leave a legacy

When you make a commitment to KARL in your estate plan, you create a legacy that reflects your commitment to Kansas rural and ag leadership. Gifts can be made in your will or living trust, through designating KARL as a beneficiary of a qualified retirement or life insurance plan, or through a charitable annuity. Contact us to learn more.

Sponsor or underwrite programs

Sponsoring KARL helps you gain exposure for your business, recruit top talent, and associate your name with one of the top leadership development programs in Kansas.

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Support an event

KARL provides opportunities to foster the KARL network and support the program through social and recreational events. Choose from events like the Sporting Clay Benefit at Flint Oak, the Leader Links Golf Tournament at Colbert Hills, the Friends & Fellows Ag Tour, or the KARL Benefit Raffle.

Sponsor an associate

The $5,000 class member fee can be a hurdle for many aspiring rural leaders. By sponsoring an associate, you can make the KARL program accessible to more people.

Sharing your harvest

Why Donate Grain to KARL?

For many cash basis farmers, significant tax savings can be achieved by donating crops grown directly to a charitable organization. Cash charitable contributions are deductible only as an itemized deduction from adjusted gross income which results in reducing federal income tax only. Many farmers do not itemize deductions because the standard deduction has greatly increased over the years.

By contributing crops to a charitable organization:

The cash basis farmer avoids including the sale of the cash crop in income.

The cash basis farmer can still deduct the cost of growing the crop, which results in saving self-employment tax, federal income tax and state income tax.

Guidelines for Donating Grain

For cash basis operating farmers (individuals) the following would hold true for a donation of grain, either in the year of production or the year following production.

The value of the donated grain is NOT included on Schedule F.

The expenses related to the production of that grain stay on Schedule F in the year paid.

There is not a charitable deduction for donated grain (Schedule A) because no income is recognized for the donation.

Federal, state and self-employment tax is not paid on the value of the donated grain.

Always consult your professional tax or legal advisors to determine tax implications prior to making a gift of grain. KARL is a 501(c)(3) and recognizes tax-deductible gifts to the extent the law allows.

KARL should receive documentation of the grain delivery in the KARL Program’s name from the elevator. KARL Inc. should be listed as the seller, not as a split of the donor’s settlement sheet. After the transfer, KARL should assume costs of storage, marketing, and transportation.

Information Courtesy: Frontier Farm Credit Business Services:

www.frontierfarmcredit.com

Amazon Smile

If you are an Amazon.com customer, KARL can benefit through every eligible purchase made through AmazonSmile. Operated by Amazon, AmazonSmile is a website that allows customers to enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.

How does AmazonSmile work?

When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization from almost one million eligible organizations. In order to browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers must first select a charitable organization. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization.

When setting up your Smile affiliation, search Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership, or by the EIN 48-1084712.

Is there any cost to charitable organizations or to customers?

No. There is no cost to charitable organizations or to AmazonSmile customers. The shopping experience is identical to Amazon.com with the added benefit that the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate to the charitable organizations selected by customers.

Do you charge any administrative fees or take any deduction from the donation amount?

No. Charities must register to receive donations and have a valid bank account to which we can route donations, but there is no charge to participate and we do not deduct any fees from the donation amount.

What is the AmazonSmile Foundation?

The AmazonSmile Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation created by Amazon to administer the AmazonSmile program. All donation amounts generated by the AmazonSmile program are remitted to the AmazonSmile Foundation. In turn, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates those amounts to the charitable organizations selected by our customers. Amazon pays all expenses of the AmazonSmile Foundation; they are not deducted from the donation amounts generated by purchases on AmazonSmile.

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Dillons Community Rewards program

If you use a Dillon's Plus Shopper's Card when making purchases at any Dillon's store, the KARL Program can benefit.

There is no cost to you or loss of loyalty rewards for your fuel purchases. Dillon's calculates a percentage of their profit and makes the donation to the KARL program.

To register and begin supporting KARL, a customer must have:

A Plus card, which is available at any store by asking an associate

A valid email address

A personalized account on the Dillon's website, which can be anonymous

To Enroll in the Community Rewards Program:

Members must visit the Dillon's Stores website

Click on “Enroll Now”

Enter the 5-digit NPO and search <JX413> for the KARL Program

Select KARL and click on “Enroll”

Enroll now