2022 Progressive Agriculture Foundation Annual Report

2022 ANNUAL REPORT

Teaching kids to be safe and healthy on farms, ranches and at home.

COMMUNITY-BASED PAF SAFETY DAY

MISSION

Provide education, training, and resources to make farm, ranch, and rural life safer and healthier for all children and their communities.

VISION

No child would become ill, injured or die from farm, ranch and rural activities.

SCHOOL-BASED PAF SAFETY DAY

CLASSROOM-BASED PAF SAFETY DAY

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

This past year, the Progressive Agriculture Foundation® (PAF) set out to remove even more barriers and increase accessibility to the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® (PAF Safety Day) program, while strengthening its work through the Foundation’s mission.

The Program’s volunteer PAF Safety Day Coordinators are the backbone to delivering the potentially lifesaving education to local communities, while balancing numerous ongoing demands. As a result, to increase flexibility for the annual training requirement for PAF Safety Day Coordinators, all courses fully transitioned to an online, self-paced platform. This created the opportunity to build stronger connections and be better equipped with the skills and tools needed for success.

Another example of the Foundation’s commitment to its volunteers came in recognizing those who have been with the Program for 20 years or longer. Thus, the Bernard Geschke Volunteer Service Award was created. Geschke, who retired from the Foundation in 2022 after nearly three decades of involvement with the Program, was instrumental in growing the Program and helping local communities become safer and healthier. This award pays tribute to both Geschke’s passion for working with volunteers and the long-standing trust of the Program in local rural communities throughout North America.

In March, the Foundation unveiled its PAF Safety Day Classroom-based Delivery Mode designed for an average classroom size of 25 students and taught over several days, weeks or even months without ever needing to leave the classroom setting. The peer-reviewed curriculum encompasses Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education

as well as educational standards for ease of use within school requirements. With this addition, the Program can now be offered using one of the three delivery modes including: community-based, school-based, or classroom-based.

During 2022, nearly 62,000 individuals were reached through PAF Safety Days, which were held almost 100 more times than the year before as the program continues to expand. Additionally, the Foundation staff also participated in seven youth-focused farm shows and conventions rooted in strong industry connections bringing hands-on safety and health learning to new rural and farming audiences.

It is through the ongoing support of the Foundation’s partners, sponsors and donors that make this work possible. Their commitment is instrumental in continuing to carry out the Foundation’s mission.

Although the Foundation continues to provide potentially life-saving education to youth on farms, ranches, and in rural communities throughout North America, there remains much work to be done to address the lingering, staggering statistics about children involved in agriculture-related incidents and fatalities. But there remains great optimism backed by a strong plan of action put in place by the Foundation staff, its Board of Directors, and the nearly 400 PAF Safety Day Coordinators.

2022 PROGRAM STATISTICS

TOPICS TAUGHT IN 2022

Offering Youth

Leadership Opportunities

2,763 FFA VOLUNTEERS

893 4-H VOLUNTEERS

PROVIDING PEER-TO-PEER TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

While PAF Safety Day lessons are geared towards elementary-school aged children, leadership experiences are available for teens, involved with 4-H, FFA, and other various youth organizations. Through peer-to-peer teaching and mentorship opportunities, teens can strengthen numerous interpersonal and life skills, including communication, decision-making, teamwork, empathy, and leadership. Additionally, the PAF Safety Day program can easily coincide with an FFA member’s supervised agricultural experience (SAE) or a 4-H member’s community service-learning initiative. Through participation, the PAF Safety Day program ultimately guides teens to make safer and healthier choices.

Coordinating a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day makes it easy to have a profound impact on safety education in a community.

2022 PAF SAFETY DAY PROGRAM ACROSS

NORTH AMERICA

UNITED SATES

Alabama (440)

Centre

Lineville

Montgomery

Arkansas (1,517)

DeWitt

Harrison

Lonoke

Mariana

Morrilton

Star City

California (55)

Lost Hills

Colorado (549)

Cheyenne Wells

Monte Vista

Delaware (184)

Laurel (2)

Florida (766)

Inverness

Pahokee (4)

Georgia (500)

Rock Spring

Idaho (184)

New Plymouth

Illinois (4,181)

Albion

Altamont

Assumption

Carlyle

Enfield

Fairfield

Gibson City

Highland (2)

Monticello

Mt. Carmel

Newton

Oakwood

Olney (2)

Philo

Royal Salem

Stronghurst

Indiana (659)

Poneto

Shelbyville

Iowa (5,665)

Algona

Allison

Calmar

Charles City

Cherokee

Columbus Junction

Delhi

DeWitt

Edgewood

Emmetsburg

Grundy Center

Gutherie Center

Independence (2)

LaPorte City

Manchester (2)

Mapleton

Peosta (2)

Rock Rapids

Rock Valley

Sac City (2)

Sheldon

Sumner

Vinton

Washington

Wilton

Kansas (1,757)

Ashland

Axtell

Caldwell

Clay Center

Courtland

Jetmore

Meade (2)

Seneca

Syracuse

Kentucky (10,190)

Albany

Bardstown

Bowling Green

Burkesville

Cadiz

Campton (2)

Carlisle

Columbia (3)

Edmonton

Falmouth

Glasgow

Greensburg (3)

Hardinsburg

Lebanon

Monticello (2)

Morgantown (2)

Mount Olivet

Mount Sterling

Munfordville (2)

Owensboro

Paducah

Paris

Russell Springs (2)

Russellville (2)

Somerset

Tompkinsville

Louisiana (675)

Bell City

Franklinton

St. Joseph

Minnesota (596)

Badger

Bagley

Greenbush

Kasson

Lewiston

Mississippi (3,643)

Bude

Fulton

Houston

Kiln

Lucedale

Moss Point

New Albany

Vancleave (2)

Wiggins

Missouri (3,208)

Bowling Green

California

Climax Springs

Crocker

Kennett

Lewistown

Montgomery City

Pilot Grove

Versailles

Warsaw

Weston

Montana (364)

Culbertson

Laurel

Nebraska (3,080)

Albion

Bladen

Cairo

Curtis

Fairbury

Franklin

Geneva

Imperial

Lyons

Minden

Mitchell Ord

Pleasanton

Sidney

Stromsburg

Syracuse York

New Mexico (2,555)

Clayton

Clovis

Hobbs

Santa Rosa

New York (567)

Malone

Sandy Creek

North Carolina (327)

Gatesville

Hertford

North Dakota (1,387)

Bottineau

Carrington

Forman

Kenmare

Lamoure

Langdon

Lisbon

Munich

Rocklake

Steele

Ohio (794)

Berea

Jefferson

Mt Gilead

Oklahoma (827)

Alva

Pawnee

Ripley (2)

Watonga

Oregon (656)

Turner (3)

Pennsylvania (2,391)

Brookville (2)

Clearfield

Danville

Franklin

Hermitage

Millport

Shippenville

Wellsboro

Westfield

South Carolina (27)

Walterboro

South Dakota (1,138)

Kadoka

Lake Andes

Philip Vermillion

Progressive Agriculture Foundation®

Watertown

Webster

Tennessee (1,187)

Brownsville

Fayetteville

Livingston

Memphis

Texas (2,981)

Archer City

Buffalo

Columbus

De Kalb

Graham

Johnson City

Kerrville

La Grange Lampasas San Saba

Tulia

Virginia (184) Harrisonburg

West Virginia (1,488)

Grafton

Hinton (2) Middlebourne

CANADA

British Columbia (326)

Abbotsford

Agassiz

Cranbrook

Terrace

Vernon

Manitoba (584)

Newton

Opaskwayak Cree

Nation

Swan Lake

Nova Scotia (422)

Oxford

Windsor

Ontario (1,383)

Brunner

Embro

Hamilton

Macton

Ridgetown

Teeswater

Thedford

Tiverton

Quebec (783)

Mont-Joli

FARM SHOWS, CONFERENCES, AND CONVENTIONS

Parsons Princeton Summersville

Wisconsin (657)

Marshfield Mondovi

Plainfield

Wyoming (27)

Laramie

Sainte-Perpétue

St-Boniface

Wotton

Saskatchewan (3,294)

Saskatch

Moose Jaw

Mortlach

Swift Current Unity

Vanscoy/Delisle

Weyburn

Yorkton

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LEAD THE CHARGE

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SUPPORT OUR MISSION

Please consider giving today to help provide potentially lifesaving education and resources to local communities – like yours. Your tax-deductible donation will have an impact in helping make farm, ranch, and rural life safer and healthier for all youth.

Classroom-based Delivery Mode Pilot Program |

The Foundation launched a novel safety and health-oriented education platform for its PAF Safety Day program. The Program is designed to expand the reach and increase the accessibility to potentially lifesaving learning for agricultural and rural youth. The new Classroom-based delivery mode is designed for an average classroom size of 25 students, taught over several days, weeks or even months without ever needing to leave the classroom setting. Participants will complete at least four lessons, with each interactive-focused session offering a comprehensive overview of one critical safety and health topic at a time.

Through the development of the Classroom-based delivery mode, a pilot program made possible in part by CHS, Inc., took place during 2021-2022 academic year. The pilot consisted of 13 trained PAF Safety Day Coordinators from 12 states who reached 560 students.

The Classroom-based delivery mode utilizes the PAF Safety Day program curriculum, as well as hands-on, durable resource kits allowing for ready-to-use experiential learning.

The students enjoyed the safety and health lessons, especially participating in the hands-on activities and demonstrations. The materials provided in the resource kit were very intriguing to the students and really helped me teach the concepts.

From the humble beginnings in 1995 with 19 safety day camps held across the south and Midwest regions of the United States, to now reaching more than 1.9 million children and adults across North America, Bernard Geschke has been instrumental in growing the Foundation’s program and helping local communities become safer and healthier. In honor of Geschke’s dedication for nearly 30 years, the Foundation has developed the Bernard Geschke Volunteer Service Award to recognize PAF Safety Day Coordinators with 20 years or more of service to the Program.

2022 Bernard Geschke Volunteer Service Award Recipients

27-Year PAF Safety Day Coordinators

Sharry Nielsen, Minden, Nebraska

24-Year PAF Safety Day Coordinators

Kayla Hinrichs, Ord, Nebraska

23-Year PAF Safety Day Coordinators

Susan Alexander, Brookville, Pennsylvania

Owida Franz, Clayton, New Mexico

Jane Graves, Olney, Illinois

Sherrie Nestor, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado

22-Year PAF Safety Day Coordinators

Shari Kuther, Nezperce, Idaho

21-Year PAF Safety Day Coordinators

Julie Ferry, Lakota, North Dakota

Suzette Jetton, Kiln, Mississippi

Minnie Posey, Franklinton, Louisiana

Tony Rose, Columbia, Kentucky

Cynthia Wilkinson, Meadville, Mississippi

20-Year PAF Safety Day Coordinators

Lynne Alder, Star City, Arkansas

Cherrie Curtis, New Boston, Texas

Shirley Ewing, Bladen, Nebraska

Tyrone Gentry, Greensburg, Kentucky

Nancy McGrain, Onawa, Iowa

Amy Rademaker, Urbana, Illinois

Tim Roberts, Brownsville, Tennessee

Volunteers were the best part of his job

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Mentoring Opportunities

In 2022, 11 live, virtual sessions were offered as a valued-added, lunch and learn opportunity for all current PAF Safety Day Coordinators. It also provided leadership opportunities for the PAF Safety Day Coordinators that served as panelists, and strengthened relationships with guest panelists.

All lead and assistant PAF Safety Day Coordinators must complete an online, self-paced training course through the PAF Training Center. To help best meet the needs of the PAF Safety Day Coordinators, the PAF program team staff has developed three different levels, including:

• Safety Day Builder, designed for PAF Safety Day Coordinators in their first year

• Safety Day Builder Plus, designed for PAF Safety Day Coordinators in their second year

• Safety Day Builder Proficient, designed for PAF Safety Day Coordinators who have been with the Program for three of more years

PAF SAFETY DAY HISTORY (1995-2022)

16,216 | PAF Safety Days

1,539,145 | Participants

339,555 | Volunteers

1,941,432 | Children and adults reached by completing an official PAF Safety Day program coordinated at a local level

PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND DONORS

5-STAR PARTNERS ($100,000 OR MORE)

4-STAR PARTNERS ($60,000 - $99,999)

3-STAR PARTNERS ($40,000 - $59,999)

2-STAR PARTNERS ($25,000 - $39,999)

1-STAR PARTNERS ($15,000 - $24,999)

CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS (UP TO $14,999)

AgCountry Farm Credit

AKE Safety Equipment

Alabama Power Foundation

Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Brandt Foundation

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association

Farmers National Company

GROWMARK

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Krone North America

KWS Seeds, LLC

Land O’Lakes Foundation

MacDon Industries

Mertes Implement

National Crop Insurance Services

National Shooting Sports Foundation

Rabo Agrifinance

Rain and Hail, LLC

ServisFirst Bank

Syngenta

Target Circle - Guest Directed Giving Program

The Andersons Inc.

The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama

The Wonderful Company

Unverferth Manufacturing Co.

Wilbur Ellis

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Asmark Institute

Deere and Company

DTN/Progressive Farmer

Farm Progress

Market Talk Ag Podcast

The Wonderful Company

GRANTS

Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health

Hudson Corum Trust

University of Illinois - NIFA Grant

PARTNER MILESTONES

10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

The Foundation’s first official Day of Giving

exceeded its goal of $4,320

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Eric Carter

Robert Chambers (in honor of Bernard Geschke)

Linda Craig

Jana and Jim Davidson

Jeanette Dame

Frank Dowdle (in honor of the PAF Staff)

Ellen Duysen

Katie Eastman

Amy Eckrich (in memory of Tom Wall)

Susanna Fontenot

Kelsey Gunderson

Gary and Kayla Hinrichs

Logan Hall and Hannah Kleckner Hall

Roman and Nancy Huppert

Julie Heinricy

TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY

This year’s goal reflected the time (every 4,320 minutes or every three days) another child’s life is tragically lost due to an agriculture-related incident, with the Day of Giving kicking off on Safety & Health for Youth in Agriculture day during the 2022 National Farm Safety and Health Week. #TheSafeInvestment

James and Pamela June

Susan and Gordon Jones

Shari and Dave Kuther

Brian and Kelly Kuhl

Larry and Patty Kuhl

Bob and Denise Marshall

George Maxey

Daniel Moser

Sharry Nielsen

Jack and Sheryl Odle

Jose Perez

Anthony Russ and Cindy Lengel-Russ

Jane Smith

Ashlee and Matthew Then

Susan and Scotty Turner

Virginia Williams

Andrew Winkler

GuideStar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency is earned by completing five questions around an organization’s strategies, progress, and results, known as Charting Impact. Charting Impact encourages strategic thinking about how an organization intends to achieve its goals. The end result is a report that lets non-profits share concise, detailed information about plans and progress with key stakeholders, including the public.

For exceeding industry standards and outperforming most charities in its cause, the Progressive Agriculture Foundation is proud to be recognized with a 3-star rating wit Charity Navigator by achieving an overall score of 85% Charity Navigator ratings take into account an evaluation of the foundation’s financial health, accountability and transparency for which a perfect 100% score was achieved.

TOTAL VALUE DELIVERED IN 2022

$1,785,291

SPONSOR DONATIONS

Includes both cash and in-kind donations.

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

$1,058,403

$1,245,994

LOCAL DONATIONS

Includes both cash and in-kind donations.

$4,089,688

TOTAL PROGRAM VALUE

Year-End Financials

The Progressive Agriculture Foundation prides itself in its commitment to transparency, accountability, and ethical practices. The organization’s audited financial statements and IRS Form 990 are available for public viewing at www.progressiveag.org. The dollar amounts provided on this page are based on information derived from volunteer PAF Safety Day Coordinator reports and may reflect different values than the official audited report found online.

Hours of volunteer time using the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate for the average hourly earning of U.S. employees.

2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Frank Dowdle Chairperson

UF/IFAS EXTENSION - PALM BEACH COUNTY

Belle Glade, Florida

Jeanette Dame

Vice Chairperson

TC ENERGY

Calgary, Alberta

Brittany Jablonsky Treasurer

FARM CREDIT COUNCIL

Washington, District of Columbia

Tyrone Gentry Secretary

KENTUCKY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

Greensburg, Kentucky

EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS

Andrea Lear

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Kayla Hinrichs

NEBRASKA EXTENSION – ZONE 6

Ord, Nebraska

Susan Jones, PhD, RN

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Robert Marshall BUNGE

Chesterfield, Missouri

Jose Perez

THE WONDERFUL COMPANY

Bakersfield, California

Josie Rudolphi, PhD

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Urbana, Illinois

Brian Kuhl

PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE FOUNDATION

Hudson, Wisconsin

The Progressive Agriculture Foundation is governed by a board, who provide leadership in helping achieve the Foundation’s mission and vision. Their dedication and guidance have been instrumental to the success and growth of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program. The volunteer board consists of PAF Safety Day Coordinators, safety and health specialists, and funding partner executives.

SUSAN JONES, PHD, RN

For distinguished service to the Progressive Agriculture Foundation Board of Directors, we recognize Dr. Susan Jones, Professor Emerita for the School of Nursing at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. For the past six years, Dr. Jones served the Foundations’ board in one of the three seats reserved for a safety and health specialist. Jones has been instrumental in the success of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program having been involved as both a PAF Safety Day coordinator and key collaborator since 1995. In recent years, Dr. Jones served as moderator of the Foundation’s youth mental health roundtable and as an advisor on an ad-hoc committee to navigate the Foundation’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Progressive Agriculture Foundation®

FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

CONTACT US

Address P.O. Box 530425

Birmingham, AL 35253

Phone 888.257.3529

Email safetyday@progressiveag.org

Website www.progressiveag.org

@PAFSafetyDays

The Progressive Agriculture Foundation® (PAF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that governs and secures funding for the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® program, with the mission to provide education, training, and resources to make farm, ranch and rural life safer and healthier for all children and their communities. The Progressive Agriculture Foundation IRS Tax I.D. number is 63-1166618.

Brian Kuhl President & Chief Executive Officer

Logan Hall Marketing Communications Manager

Jana Davidson Program Manager

Cindy Lengel-Russ Partnership Engagement

Gary Templeman Partnership Engagement

Susan Turner Outreach Specialist

Toby Neal Program Support Specialist

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Progressive Agriculture Foundation

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Mr. Mitchell has been active in the planning of our PAF Safety Day program for at least 23 years. He is a retired agricultural education teacher who readily shares that he is lucky to have survived the farm incident that took his legs about 44 years ago – he can tell you to the day. He told me that when he was in the hospital, he promised to help prevent incidents like his if he lived.

You should volunteer at a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day because it is making an impact, and we all have heard of at least one horrible [agriculturerelated] incident where a child got hurt. I recommend that this Program should be implemented everywhere across the country.

The Progressive Agriculture Foundation has a true belief in making a difference in the lives of youth, families, and rural communities. It is the core tenet that drives everything the Foundation and Program does from the safety and health topics to online activities to the adaptations for different delivery modes.

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© 2023 Progressive Agriculture Foundation®

If you are interested in contributing to the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, please call 888.257.3529 or visit, www.progressiveag.org. Donations to the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, Federal Tax ID # 63-1166618, are tax-deductible as provided by law and subject to our donation disclosure statements found online at www.progressiveag.org.