4‑H provides opportunities for youth to take the lead in making their own communities a better place for all. The YES Grant (Youth Engaged Service Grant) is intended to give youth-led projects the...
YES Grants Applications Due March 1st
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Scholarship Recipient Named Second Runner-Up
From starting as a shy Mini 4-H’er to being named Second Runner-Up on the 2023 Indiana State Fair Queen’s Court, Breanna Davis of Spencer, Indiana has enjoyed a jam-packed journey during her ten...
YES Grants Application Period Opens January 1st
4‑H provides opportunities for youth to take the lead in making their own communities a better place for all. The YES Grant (Youth Engaged Service Grant) is intended to give youth-led projects the...
2022 Indiana Leadership Summit and Scholarship Luncheon
The Indiana 4-H Foundation, together with Purdue Extension and Indiana 4-H Youth Development Program, recognized the 2022 Accomplishment Scholarship recipients at the Scholarship Luncheon held...
Union County 4-H’ers Make Shoes Available to Kids in Need with YES Grant Funding
Ayla’s Closet is an ongoing project sponsored by the Ayla Lou Memorial Foundation to create shoe "closets" to provide free shoes for young people in need - no questions asked. The project is in...
STEM is a Snap for Tipton County Youth
Tipton County 4th and 5th graders have had an opportunity for hands-on STEM lessons with Snap Circuit kits provided by the Indiana 4-H Foundation. Thanks to Brian Howell, 4-H Youth Development...
Meet Indiana’s 2022 Inductees into the National 4-H Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Dr. Norman Long (above, left) and Jeffrey Holland (right) who received this great honor on October 7 at the National 4-H Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Induction...
Whitley County Receives Endowment
The 4-H motto is “To make the best better,” and that’s exactly what’s happening in Whitley County thanks to a charitable gift to the Indiana 4-H Foundation. The $50,000 donation establishes the Rex...
Helping Homeless Veterans: YES Grants in Action
Hamilton County 4-H’ers Care About Their Community Thanks to a YES Grant from the Indiana 4-H Foundation, some homeless veterans around Indianapolis stayed a bit warmer last winter because of the...
PHOTOS: Annual Meeting at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Check out these photos from Sunday, May 15 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Indiana 4-H Foundation annual meeting featured an inspiring speech from Indiana Pacers assistant coach Jenny Boucek, who...
Jackson County Now Has a Permanent Endowment
What’s an endowment? It is a permanent fund that grows and provides financial resources for years to come and helps secure the future of 4-H in your county. In Jackson County, raising the $25,000 to...
Real estate is a popular way to make a charitable donation
Donors like Paulette LeCount-Dowden have discovered that making a charitable gift with real estate is a wonderful – and practical - way to donate to an eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization like...