Our circle of support is growing, and its roots are deep. Thank you for planting yourself among that circle. You and your support strengthen our resilience as an organization.
For more information on how to support the work of The Land Institute, please contact Amy Cole, Chief Impact Officer, by phone at (785) 823-5376 or by email (impact@landinstitute.org).
The Land Institute’s federal EIN is 48-0842156.
Give Online Today!
Use a credit or debit card on our secure donation page, and you’ll receive immediate confirmation via email as well as a printed acknowledgment via mail.
Make an ongoing monthly donation to become a Perennial Friend of the Land using our secure online donation page or by mailing in this form with your donation.
Monthly payments can make a larger gift more affordable for you, while also providing The Land Institute with a more predictable income stream – it’s a win-win!
Gifts can be made via automatic bank draft or credit/debit card transaction, in an amount and on a recurring date of your choosing. You’ll receive an annual summary of your contributions, discounted admission to special events, and periodic special updates on our people and work.
Participate in our Corporate Giving program and demonstrate your commitment to social responsibility and sustainability while promoting a workplace culture of generosity. We invite businesses to give toward the mission of The Land Institute in two ways: through philanthropic donations and employee-matching gifts. In addition to your impact on advancing the perennial agriculture movement, Corporate Giving supporters will receive a media toolkit highlighting their dedication to a perennial, diverse, truly regenerative agriculture system.
Are you an employee seeking to leverage a workplace matching program? Thank you! Click here to double your impact for a perennial food future.
You can also use the search tool below to see if your company will match your donation to The Land Institute.
Donor advised funds are established at charitable organizations for the purpose of facilitating grants to nonprofit organizations. Gifts to these funds allow you to receive an immediate tax benefit, and then recommend grants from the fund in support of your favorite causes. The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Fidelity Charitable, and Schwab Charitable are but three of many organizations through which such gifts may be made.
Contact us directly via email (impact@landinstitute.org) or phone (785) 823-5376 to learn more about donor advised funds.
We appreciate gifts of stock, which may be made via our Charles Schwab account. For more information about making a stock gift to The Land Institute, contact Amy Cole by phone at (785) 823-5376 or by email (cole@landinstitute.org).
There are many ways to ensure that your support endures well into the future – while still providing for your heirs and other organizations. Bequests, trusts, annuities, and beneficiary designations from insurance or retirement plans are all excellent vehicles for remembering The Land Institute in your estate.
For more information about making a planned gift to The Land Institute, contact Amy Cole by phone at (785) 823-5376 or by email (cole@landinstitute.org).
What Your Donation Supports
By supporting our work with a gift today, you help us provide farmers with crops and practices better-suited to feeding a hungry world, without further compromising the health of the very ecosphere that sustains us all.
Your gifts go to work immediately, and they do more than just keep the lights on. They:
Purchase microscopes and slides to examine plant tissue, and solar-powered vehicles to get from one field to another
Keep water re-circulating through the ebb and flow benches in our greenhouse
Create “winter” in our vernalization chamber to accelerate the flowering of plants in our breeding programs
Supply ventilation and climate-controlled storage in spaces used to process and analyze harvested materials
Support postdoctoral researchers carrying out experiments at collaborating institutions
Pay the salaries of the full-time scientists, technicians, and support staff at our Salina, Kansas, headquarters
Bring talented undergraduate interns to help with summertime planting and harvest
Your dollars do all of these things, and much, much more.
A Responsible Steward of The Land and Your Donation
The Land Institute is proud to be recognized as a Four Star Charity by Charity Navigator and a Gold Transparency rating by GuideStar, reflecting our continued commitment to the highest levels of integrity in accountability and transparency, and to stewarding our donors’ gifts wisely and proactively in advancing our mission.
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Your Privacy
The Land Institute respects and protects the confidentiality of our donors. We honor all requests for anonymity, and we will not sell, trade, or share a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor send mailings on behalf of other organizations.The Land Institute is an IRS-designated 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, so your gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The Land Institute is proud to be recognized as a Four Star Charity by Charity Navigator and a Gold Transparency rating by GuideStar, reflecting our continued commitment to the highest levels of integrity in accountability and transparency, and to stewarding our donors’ gifts wisely and proactively in advancing our mission.
Click here to see The Land Institute’s GuideStar profile.