CHS Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The CHS Foundation supports agriculture education, rural youth and agriculture careers in Minnesota and other places where the CHS company does business.
FUNDING AREAS: Agriculture education, rural youth, agriculture careers
IP TAKE: Rural America is the focus of the CHS Foundation; however, many grants stay in the foundation’s home state of Minnesota, especially through the Twin Cities-centered Backyard Giving grants program.
PROFILE: Established in 1946, the CHS Foundation is a corporate foundation based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The CHS company is an agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives and that works in the industries of energy, agronomy, grains and foods. CHS makes funding opportunities available through both its company and its foundation. The foundation aims to make a "long-lasting, measurable impact on rural America on behalf of our farmer-owners,” funding local efforts for agriculture education, rural youth and agriculture careers.
The CHS Foundation has invested millions of dollars in igniting innovation in agriculture education since inception. It supports efforts for agriculture teacher preparation, agriculture student scholarships, preparing students for agriculture careers and teaching future agriculture leaders about the co-op business model. It funds local-level projects through its CHS Seeds for Stewardship cooperative matching grants program. CHS also considers state-level and national-level requests in its made company trade area. Community giving opportunities are for agriculture safety, the Backyard Giving grants program for the Twin Cities of Minnesota, Seeds for Stewardship and sponsorships. CHS does not support medical or disease causes, political or religious causes, sports or athletic requests or individuals.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $1 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking largely focuses on the state of Minnesota. CHS also considers supporting programs in the following states: Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Past local grantees include the Minnesota Park Board, Minnesota Farm Bureau Association and the Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. CHS’s community giving program accepts agriculture safety grants on a rolling basis, Backyard Giving requests between May 15 and July and again from November 1 through January 1 and Seeds for Stewardship applications through February 1. The CHS Foundation accepts agriculture education, rural youth leadership and university requests on a rolling basis and cooperative education grant requests from January to March. Direct general questions to the staff at stewardship@chsinc.com or 800-814-0506.
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