Endowments
Make a Lasting Impact
Making a Long-Term Investment in 4‑H Youth
Indiana 4‑H Foundation’s endowment funds are held and invested by the Purdue Research Foundation through a special agreement. This allows us to receive great returns on investments. These funds support a specific purpose or program in perpetuity and are spent in such a way that the principal investment remains intact.
Endowments are funds that are restricted to specific purposes and are spent in such a way that the principal investment remains intact. Essentially, endowments support their designated purposes in perpetuity.
Endowment Basics
An endowment gift of $25,000 will provide roughly $1,000 in funding for the county 4‑H program of your choice. There is a $25,000 minimum* to establish an endowment with the Foundation. Endowments can be restricted to a county or or 4‑H program area. The ultimate goal is to ensure endowments are broad enough to include future programs, so it will be awarded in perpetuity.
*Endowments can be completed as cash gifts over five years or established as a part of a planned gift.
Benefits
The Foundation currently has approximately $1.2 million invested in 53 endowments for scholarships and 4‑H programs, with an overall return of 4.2 percent before spending.
Each year we receive nearly 1,000 scholarship applications from young people in 4‑H. About 285 of them receive a combined total of nearly $170,000 in scholarships annually.
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Current Endowments
| 4‑H Staff Research Endowment | To support graduate studies and research by 4‑H specialists and agents in the Indiana Cooperative Extension Services. |
| Alice E. Gentry Memorial Scholarship Endowment | Scholarship for Hamilton County 4‑H member |
| Barbara Faris Estate Gift Scholarship | Accomplishment Scholarship |
| Beck’s Legacy Fund | The fund is invested by the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) on behalf of the Hamilton County Community Foundation (formerly called the Legacy Fund). The fund provides scholarships for Hamilton County 4‑H Youth. |
| Beverly Torr 4‑H Scholarship | Scholarships for Fashion Revue 4‑H participants in Putnam County |
| Chester L. Towner Indiana 4‑H Scholarship for 4‑H Electric | Electric Scholarships |
| Daniel Lee Willoughby Estate | For use in sheep development and youth programs |
| Dennis Polk Family 4‑H Scholarship Endowment for Kosciusko County | To support scholarships for 4‑H members in Kosciusko County |
| Don and Jackie Kremer Family 4‑H Scholarship Endowment | Scholarship for 4‑H members in Animal Science |
| Donald G. Kremer White County Scholarship Endowment | To provide one or more senior scholarships for current participants of the Indiana 4‑H program in White County, with swine or beef preference. |
| Doris Jane Hunefeld Hildenbrand Endowment for Dubois County 4‑H | To support members of the Dubois County 4‑H program. |
| Dr. Ella Lee Ingram 4‑H Plant and Environmental Science Scholarship | To support current members of 4‑H program who have participated in the plant and environmental science project or statewide programs. |
| Dr. Ella Ingram and Jim Luzar 4‑H Leadership Scholarship | Scholarship for students exhibiting and exceling in leadership. |
| Dr. Eva L. Goble Endowment Fund | General operating fund (board designated) |
| Dr. Mark Cunningham 4‑H Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship for students enrolled at any institution in Agriculture |
| Dr. Pat Jarboe Buchanan 4‑H Scholarship | Scholarships for residents of Vanderburgh County |
| Eddleman Family Scholarship for Marion County 4‑H | Scholarships for students from Marion County attending Purdue |
| Grant County 4‑H Endowment | To support the Grant County 4‑H program |
| Helen L. Witte Indiana 4‑H Scholarship | To provide scholarships to 4‑H students in Wells County, IN. |
| IN Consumer Trends Council Healthy Living Support Fund Endowment | To support healthy living initiatives |
| Indiana Retired Extension Staff Endowment Fund | Supports Leader Training |
| Jackson County 4‑H Endowment | 4‑H Programming in Jackson County |
| Jackson County 4‑H Scholarship Fund | Scholarships for Jackson County students |
| Janet Allen Memorial Extension Professional Development Scholarship | Scholarships for Extension Educators |
| Jay & Joan Yarde Memorial Endowment for the DeKalb County 4‑H Program | To support the DeKalb County 4‑H Program |
| Jeff Holland 4‑H Scholarship for Monroe County Endowment | 4‑H Programming in Monroe County (merged with Monroe Board of Directors endowment in 2021) |
| John E. Keefus Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship for a LaGrange County 4‑H senior seeking post-high school training or education |
| Johnson County 4‑H Endowment | To support the Johnson County 4‑H program |
| Katie Stam Irk Scholarship for Servant Leadership | Scholarships for students attending any university in Indiana |
| Lake County 4‑H Program Endowment | To support the Lake County 4‑H program |
| LaPorte County 4‑H Booster and Alumni Association Endowment | For LaPorte County 4‑H Program including construction or renovation of a building |
| Lin Wozniewski Endowment for Lake County 4‑H Awards | 4‑H awards for members of the Lake County Indiana 4‑H program |
| Louis and Mary Luzar 4‑H Scholarship for Putnam County | For scholarships for 4‑H members in Putnam County |
| Marthena J. Smith Memorial Scholarship for Morgan County | Scholarships for residents of Morgan County. |
| Martin Family Endowment for Clinton County 4‑H Livestock Programs | To support the Clinton county Livestock Progrmas |
| Mary B. McKinzie Trust | Unrestricted Board Designated |
| Morgan County Endowment | 4‑H programming in Morgan County |
| Myers Family 4‑H Loan Fund | Provides loans up to $2,500 |
| Nola Gentry Estate Charitable Trust | Scholarships in Hamilton, Tippecanoe, White, Benton, Clinton, and Carroll counties and other programs approved by the executive committee |
| Paul B. Crooks Memorial Fund Crooks Distinguished Extension Educator Award | Co-op Extension Service field staff educator |
| Paulette LeCount Dowden Fashion Revue/Sewing Accomplishment Scholarship Endowment | For an accomplishment scholarship for Fashion Revue/Sewing |
| Perry County 4‑H Endowment Fund | 4‑H Programming in Perry County |
| Philip Wise Family 4‑H Scholarship for Leadership | Annual scholarships |
| Philip Wise Family 4‑H Scholarship for Animal Science | Annual scholarships |
| Posey County Endowment | 4‑H Programming in Posey County |
| Rex Schrader Whitley County 4‑H Endowment | 4‑H programming in Whitley County |
| Richard Eugene Ladd 4‑H Scholarship | For residents of Grant County |
| Robert E. and Maurine K. Anderson 4‑H Scholarship | Scholarships for 10-year members from a single-parent home |
| Robert W. Cline 4‑H Center Endowment Fund | For educational programs at the 4‑H Leadership Center |
| Scott and Mary Swartz Endowment for Johnson County 4‑H (estate gift) | To support the Johnson County 4‑H program |
| Sharon A. and David A. White Allen County 4‑H Endowment | To support the Allen County 4‑H Program |
| Stubbe Truitt 4‑H Scholarship Endowment for Leadership | Scholarships for current and past 4‑H members who excelled in leadership; preference given to 4‑H Junior Leaders |
| The Bob Amick 4‑H Scholarship Fund | Loans For former 4‑H members in junior or senior years at Purdue |
| The Dr. Robert and Betty Abel Endowment | For the Foundation’s unrestricted use |
| Vermillion County 4‑H Program Endowment | To support the Vermillion County 4‑H program |
| Vigo County 4‑H Scholarship in Memory of Trevor Scamihorn | Scholarship |
| Warren County 4‑H Program Endowment | To support the Warren County 4‑H Program |
| Wayne and Barbara Jennings 4‑H Scholarship | Hendricks County 4‑H Scholarships |
| William Viar 4‑H Scholarship Endowment | To support scholarships for 4‑H youth |
Learn More
If you would like to learn more about establishing an endowment to provide ongoing funding for a particular program or award, contact the Foundation’s Executive Director.