Kansas Facts

Based in Wichita, Kan., Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; commodity trading and services; minerals; ranching; and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested about $50 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures.

With a presence in nearly 60 countries, Koch companies employ about 60,000 people worldwide. In 2012, Koch companies directly employed more than 47,000 people in the United States, and supported more than 200,000 jobs and about $11 billion in compensation and benefits.

With more than 3,000 employees in Kansas, the company’s Wichita headquarters, a 1.2 million-square-foot office complex houses specialized capabilities such as human resources; environment, health and safety; information technology; public affairs; risk management; legal; tax and audit; and business development.

Companies in Kansas

Safety and Environmental Commitment

Koch companies are committed to operating businesses in a manner that protects the health and safety of employees and the public, as well as the environment by reducing waste and increasing efficiency. Koch companies’ performance is among the best in their industries. Here are some examples:

• Koch Industries' received the Clean Air and Sustainability Award for the conservation program at its Wichita headquarters, which has resulted in a reduction in water use and community air emissions, as well as an increase in recycling.

• Koch Pipeline Company received the Distinguished Award for Outstanding Safety and Environmental Performance from the American Petroleum Institute in 2011 and 2012. The award is the organization’s highest award. It also received API’s Environmental Performance Award in 2012 and 2013. Employees reached 8 million work hours without a lost-time incident (days away from work and restricted work injuries) in December 2012.

• Koch Nitrogen Company has earned the Stewardship Award for safe shipping from Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company for three consecutive years. It has also earned the Pinnacle Award from Union pacific and the Safe Handling Award from the Canadian National Railway Company.

• Flint Hills Resources and INVISTA have earned numerous awards from American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers for outstanding safety achievements.

• Koch-Glitsch was named one of the safest companies in America by Occupational Hazards Magazine in 2006. Three of the company’s manufacturing sites - Dallas, Houston and Wichita - have achieved STAR certification in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Programs for outstanding safety records.

• Koch Aviation, located at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport, received the 60-Year Safety Award from the National Business Aviation Association. The company was also the recipient of the association’s Corporate Business Flying Safety Award for 104,993 accident-free flying hours. It is the first corporate aviation team in the U.S. to earn OSHA VPP STAR certification.

Community Commitment

Together with employees, Koch companies provide financial and in-kind support, time and talent to add value in our communities. Here are a few examples:

• Koch Fertilizer is the founding sponsor of Nutrients for Life Foundation’s in-school fertilizer education and public awareness programs in Kansas. The company has donated $120,000 to provide free programs that teach Kansas kids how science can help feed our world's growing population.

• In 2011, the Waterville Fire Department received a $5,000 grant from Georgia-Pacific's Bucket Brigade™ program. Launched in 2006, the program has contributed more than $1 million to rural and small town fire units across the U.S. to meet critical needs, as well as provide educational materials to schools.

• Koch Industries donated $50,000 to help renovate and restore the Kansas in Miniature exhibit at Exploration Place, Kansas’ premier science museum in Wichita. The popular exhibit depicts everyday Kansas life in the 1950s. Koch provided the funds to create the exhibit when the museum opened in 2001.

• A $300,000 grant from Koch Industries to YMCA's Every Kid Capital Campaign will fund the aquatic center and water safety programs in a new downtown YMCA to be completed in 2012.

• Koch Industries launched the Koch Green Schools Grants to help schools develop creative, innovative, and effective environmental projects. The grants are part of the Kansas Green Schools Program, in conjunction with the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education. Koch also sponsored Cases 2011 Kansas Environmental Education Conference.

• A 2011 Koch Industries transportation grant to The Kansas African American Museum enabled more than 300 Wichita-area fourth and fifth-grade students to experience the Freedom Riders exhibit that chronicles the fight to end segregation in bus and rail stations.

• 2012 marked the 38^th year Koch Industries has supported Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sedgwick County. Employees of Koch companies raised more than $55,000 during the 2012 campaign, and continue to rank among the highest in the state in terms of volunteer participation in BBBS mentoring programs.

• In 2010, Koch Industries donated $75,000 to Rainbows United’s New Day Campaign, which will support the organization’s comprehensive programs for children with special needs in partnership with the family. In 2006, Koch donated 10-acres of land for the agency’s 26,000-square-foot facility and outdoor learning center in northeast Wichita. In addition, the Fred and Mary Koch Foundation donated $50,000 to the agency’s capital campaign.

• Open Door received a $10,000 grant from Koch Industries in 2010 to help renovate its downtown facility. The organization provides vital outreach programs for the disadvantaged and homeless.

• Employees of Koch companies in Wichita have organized and participated in The Salvation Army’s holiday Angel Tree drive for 22 consecutive years. In 2012, employees provided gifts for 1,325 children and adult angels. In addition, The Salvation Army has received a $30,000 grant from Koch Industries to meet critical needs and purchase new furniture for its Youth Residential and Emergency Shelter facilities at the Koch Center in downtown Wichita.

• In 2009, Koch Industries received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Corporation of the Year Award from the W.G. Williams Community Foundation and the Multicultural Affairs Office of Wichita State University. The award is given to a company that exemplifies values that support and promote education and continuing education excellence; excellence in promoting the value of inclusion within their corporate structure; an established diversity program that excels in active recruitment and promotion of ethnic minorities; and encouragement of its employees in community volunteer programs.

• Koch companies have a long-standing involvement with Habitat for Humanity, donating funds and providing hundreds of volunteers to help build homes across the U.S. In Wichita, Koch recently partnered with Habitat on their sixth home. Koch donated $60,000 for the 2010 Blitz Build in Wichita, which included 500 employee volunteers. Koch Nitrogen Company donated $65,000 in 2008 to help build one of the first Habitat for Humanity homes in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kan.

• After a tornado hit Wichita in April 2012, Koch Industries and employees of Koch companies contributed $144,760 to The Salvation Army and American Red Cross for relief efforts. In addition tables and chairs from the Koch cafeteria were donated to His Helping Hands for distribution to tornado victims. Koch Industries donated $1 million to American Red Cross and The Salvation Army for disaster relief efforts in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. In addition, Koch Industries' subsidiary, Georgia-Pacific, contributes much needed paper and tableware products to support the ongoing relief efforts of Convoy of Hope and Feed The Children. Since 2005, Koch companies and employees have contributed more than $5.4 million in cash and in-kind donations to relief agencies to help disaster victims worldwide. The American Red Cross recognized Koch Industries' long-standing commitment to its humanitarian mission, honoring the company with the Corporate Excellence Award in 2011.

• A 2010 grant from Koch Industries to Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland launched a pilot project to encourage greater participation among Hispanic girls. Additional funding was provided in 2011.

• Koch companies are proud supporters of Youth Entrepreneurs^®, a program that teaches business and entrepreneurial skills in high school classrooms, and offers hands-on experience to help students succeed as business owners or employees. Since its founding in 1991, more than 10,000 students have graduated from YEK. Today, programs are in 29 schools in the greater Wichita area, Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City, and Independence, Mo. A donation from Koch Nitrogen Company helped launch programs in Dodge City and Garden City. Liz Koch chairs YEK’s board of directors.

• In partnership with the Kansas Council of Economic Education, Koch Industries provides Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas with after-school economic education programs for fifth through eighth grade students and sponsors a Youth Entrepreneurs^® business camp during the summer.

• Koch Industries donated 5.1 acres in Wichita valued at nearly $400,000 to Quivira Council Boy Scouts of America for a new center that will enable the organization to better serve its volunteers, leaders and Scouting families. The council serves more than 13,000 young people in 30 counties in south and southeastern Kansas with a values-based, character development program.

• Along with the Fred and Mary Koch Foundation, Koch Industries has committed $814,000 to Kansas State University’s Office of Diversity to increase enrollment of multicultural students in the College of Business Administration and College of Engineering. In 2008, the foundation and Koch Industries donated $400,000 to support K-State’s Project IMPACT, which focuses on increasing the number of multicultural students and programs to help those students succeed in college.

• Koch Industries donated $6 million to Wichita State University’s Roundhouse Renaissance Campaign to renovate the outdated basketball arena, which was dedicated in November 2003. In 2008, Koch Industries' support of the university's Next Level Project helped upgrade the lower level concourse of Charles Koch Arena.

• Koch Industries is a proud supporter of the Sedgwick County Zoo. The company provided funding for the Koch Orangutan & Chimpanzee Habitat, which offers a close look at baby chimpanzees and orangutans in a natural environment. Jane Goodall, a world-renowned naturalist, selected this exhibit as the first training site for her ChimpanZoo project.

• Koch Industries supports a variety of cultural events and organizations, including the annual Koch Twilight Pops Concert during the Wichita River Festival. 2012 marked the 31st year Koch has sponsored this free concert that attracts up to 100,000 people. Koch also supports Wichita Symphony events and Music Theatre of Wichita.

• Koch Nitrogen makes land available to Dodge City Community College for its crop science program. Proceeds from crop sales benefit the college’s recruiting and scholarship programs. The company is a major sponsor of two annual premier community events, Dodge City Days and the PRCA Rodeo.

  Other organizations supported by Koch companies

  Arts Partners Communities in Schools Goodwill Industries Great Plains Nature Center Harbor House

  Junior Achievement Nonprofit Chamber of Service Special Olympics The Nature Conservancy United Way of the Plains

  Wichita Children’s Home Wichita Crime Commission YWCA Women’s Crisis Center