Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) shares gained ground Tuesday. The Dallas-based technology-enabled platform providing exit opportunities and primary capital solutions and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets, congratulated the 15 Kansas communities awarded a combined $337,833 for strategic economic expansion and development (SEED) by the Kansas Office of Rural Prosperity of the Department of Commerce at a December 22, 2025 ceremony in Yates Center, KS.
The SEED program is funded by proceeds from assets financed pursuant to the Kansas Technology-Enabled Fiduciary Financial Institutions (TEFFI) Act under which one of Beneficient’s subsidiaries received the state’s first TEFFI charter.
Combined with matching local contributions, the 2025 SEED grants provide almost $1.1 million in total investment in quality-of-life projects across the state and help small communities with populations under 5,000 strengthen key pillars of local life, including, childcare and senior programming, community vibrancy, food retail and libraries.
Since the SEED program began in 2021, Kansas communities have received more than $3.5 million through SEED grants funded through the operations of Beneficient’s TEFFI subsidiary.
“The SEED program is a powerful example of how innovative financial solutions can be used to generate tangible positive community outcomes,” said James Silk, Beneficient’s interim CEO.
BENF shares gained 12 cents, or 2.3%, to $5.46.
