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National Sunflower Association
The NATIONAL SUNFLOWER ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit corporation organized to foster the development, use, and marketing of sunflowers. These objectives are carried out through the association's involvement in the market access program, the foreign market development program, legislative activities, sunflower magazine, research, and other…
- $265k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $249k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $42,686
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $192,229
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations National Sunflower Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $249k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $369k | 14% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $393k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $274k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $383k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $382k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $356k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $321k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State University | $1,419,386 | 9 | n/a |
| Agricultural Research Service (Usda) | $790,331 | 9 | n/a |
| South Dakota State University | $565,620 | 9 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $185,325 | 8 | n/a |
| Kansas State University | $81,750 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $43,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research | $32,250 | 3 | n/a |
| The University of British Columbia | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $19,479 | 3 | n/a |
| Southwest Seed Research | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State University | $1,419,386 | 9 | n/a |
| Agricultural Research Service (Usda) | $790,331 | 9 | n/a |
| South Dakota State University | $565,620 | 9 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $185,325 | 8 | n/a |
| Kansas State University | $81,750 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $43,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research | $32,250 | 3 | n/a |
| The University of British Columbia | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $19,479 | 3 | n/a |
| Southwest Seed Research | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado State University | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.
About National Sunflower Association
- How much does National Sunflower Association give?
- National Sunflower Association reported 4 itemized grants totaling $249,221, out of $265,140 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does National Sunflower Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (66%), Environment (24%), Science & Tech (8%).
- Who are National Sunflower Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: North Dakota State University ($1.4M), Agricultural Research Service (Usda) ($790k), South Dakota State University ($566k).
- Does National Sunflower Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is National Sunflower Association based?
- National Sunflower Association is based in ND.
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