Community Involvement

As a mission-driven financial cooperative, we work every day to strengthen the communities we and our customer-owners call home.

Connecting urban ag
Connecting Urban Communities with Agriculture
AgriSafe
AgriSafe Coaches Train to Improve Total Farmer Health
wyoming garden donations
Initiatives Provide Vital Hunger Relief and Nutrition Support
nurturing the growth of agricultural educators
Nurturing the Growth of Agricultural Educators

Our Commitment

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Serving rural America means more than financing those who farm and ranch.

Our community involvement program focuses on ag education, hunger and nutrition, and rural disaster relief / essential services. We support these initiatives through employee volunteering, financial contributions and grants.

View Focus Areas 

Download the latest report:

2023 Impact Report 

Working Here Fund Grants

Our Working Here Fund grant program supports projects and nonprofit organizations that align with our mission to serve agriculture and rural communities. These grants make a positive impact in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Plant in Book

Ag Education

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Hunger and Nutrition

Medical Tent

Rural Disaster Relief / Essential Services

Three funding options are available to serve programs and projects of every size.

Grants Awarded Quarterly

Up to
$5,000

Grants Awarded Twice a Year

Up to $15,000

Up to $25,000

View Grants Program 

In Our Communities

Volunteering is one of many ways we serve the communities we and our customer-owners call home. Each year, we allocate 16+ hours of paid time to employees to volunteer at local organizations of their choosing. When employees volunteer as a group, we provide matching dollars to the organization.

We also match employees' direct donations to nonprofit organizations – up to $500 per employee per year to maximize their impact.

Tammi, employee since 2004
“We work to help our communities and we have a good time doing it. We know we’re helping a good cause. And people are so thankful. Non-profit organizations need a lot of help.” – Tammi, employee since 2004

Scholarships

We award two levels of scholarships each year to support the education of college students and high school seniors pursuing degrees important to the agricultural industry. Our $2,500 scholarships are offered at land grant universities in our four-state territory, as well as partnering colleges and universities. $2,000 scholarships are available at participating two-year community colleges. We also award a $2,000 scholarship to eight FFA high school seniors in each of our four states.

32

Land Grant University
Scholarships

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Four-Year Institution
Scholarships

40

Two-Year Community College
Scholarships

32

FFA
Scholarships

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community involvement Contacts

For more information about our community involvement program, contact your local Farm Credit Services of America office or email community@fcsamerica.com.