Flint Hills Resources seeks to make a difference in the communities we call home. Our employees routinely give back to their communities through volunteerism, and the company contributes time, talent and dollars to a variety of organizations focused on environmental stewardship, education and safety.
Community Impact by the Numbers
$1.5
Million in Scholarships
Granted approximately $1.5 million in scholarships over the last 10 years.
$5
Million in STEM
Made STEM education investments of more than $5 million, including premier STEM programs at the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Corpus Christi Aquarium STEM Center.
40
Year Partnership
Sustained a 40-year partnership with Ducks Unlimited to conserve habitat and preserve wetlands across America.
2
WHC-certified refineries
Two Flint Hills refineries have received gold certifications from the Wildlife Habitat Council.
$1.8
Million in Donations
Invested more than $1.8 million in donations to emergency responders for training and purchasing life-saving equipment.
41,000
Students reached
Encouraged more than 41,000 students to read through the Wild About Reading program.
25 years of the Flint Hills Family Festival
Community Partnerships
Flint Hills Resources partnership with the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts to put on one of the country’s largest and longest standing event of its kind has touched generations. Since its inception, more than one million people have attended, including more than 25,000 students and teachers each year.
For 32 years, Flint Hills has been the title sponsor of Fiesta de los Niños, which raises close to $1 million annually for Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. Flint Hills employees are deeply involved with the event, with employee volunteers providing staffing year after year.
Environmental Stewardship
Flint Hills Resources has supported the work of Ducks Unlimited since 1985. The nonprofit works in all 50 states to preserve and protect natural habitats for waterfowl, wildlife and people. Recently, Flint Hills eclipsed $1.5 million in total giving to the organization. We are among Ducks Unlimited’s longest-standing corporate supporters.
Working to apply innovative solutions to environmental challenges
Providing training to law enforcement and public safety responders
Safety
Through its Helping Heroes program, Flint Hills Resources provides mutual aid industrial fire trainings to fire departments and other first responders, and provides grants for training, education and life-saving equipment to fire departments and emergency responders in nearby communities.