Washington, D.C. · Public charity
National 4-H Council
National 4-H Councils mission is to expand opportunities for all of Americas youth through increased investment and participation in 4-H positive youth development. The 4-H system is comprised of a unique private-public partnership between our nations land-grant universities Federal and local government agencies foundations and…
- $7.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 89
- Grants FY2025
- 39
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 15%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $45,661
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $647,151
- Organizations funded a year
- 39 to 93
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 47
- Total assets, FY2025
- $141M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations National 4-H Council funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $148k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 83 | $7.3M | 13% |
| FY2024 | 39 | $1.3M | 15% |
| FY2023 | 93 | $11M | 15% |
| FY2022 | 83 | $9.4M | 13% |
| FY2021 | 83 | $7.6M | 8% |
| FY2020 | 88 | $9.9M | 20% |
| FY2019 | 80 | $11M | 6% |
| FY2017 | 77 | $13M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$51MYouth Development$17MScience & Tech$1.2MArts & Culture$1.0MFood & Nutrition$923kHealth$402kHousing & Shelter$84kCrime & Legal$69kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee 4-H Foundation Inc | $3,477,919 | 8 | 30% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $2,469,760 | 8 | n/a |
| Ohio State University | $2,167,728 | 6 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $2,127,949 | 8 | 0% |
| Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation I | $2,123,026 | 7 | 54% |
| Georgia 4-H Club Foundation Inc | $2,087,931 | 8 | 11% |
| Washington State University Foundation | $1,862,078 | 8 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $1,850,556 | 8 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $1,812,584 | 8 | n/a |
| Florida 4-H Club Foundation Inc | $1,687,090 | 8 | 32% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee 4-H Foundation Inc | $3,477,919 | 8 | 30% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $2,469,760 | 8 | n/a |
| Ohio State University | $2,167,728 | 6 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $2,127,949 | 8 | 0% |
| Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation I | $2,123,026 | 7 | 54% |
| Georgia 4-H Club Foundation Inc | $2,087,931 | 8 | 11% |
| Washington State University Foundation | $1,862,078 | 8 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $1,850,556 | 8 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $1,812,584 | 8 | n/a |
| Florida 4-H Club Foundation Inc | $1,687,090 | 8 | 32% |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $1,579,090 | 7 | 0% |
| Clemson University | $1,552,658 | 7 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $1,462,269 | 6 | n/a |
| The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc | $1,433,952 | 7 | 3% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $1,408,185 | 8 | n/a |
| The Maryland 4-H Foundation Inc | $1,369,666 | 8 | 33% |
| University of Delaware | $1,269,457 | 8 | 0% |
| Michigan 4-H Foundation | $1,240,705 | 8 | 58% |
| State of Arizona | $1,195,485 | 6 | n/a |
| North Dakota State University Foundation | $1,185,794 | 7 | 0% |
| Oklahoma 4-H Foundation Inc | $1,179,152 | 7 | 21% |
| Arkansas 4-H Foundation Inc | $1,172,083 | 6 | 19% |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $1,096,039 | 7 | 0% |
| West Virginia State University Research & Development Corporation | $1,093,188 | 7 | 3% |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $1,049,889 | 6 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $1,033,269 | 8 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $1,011,551 | 8 | n/a |
| New York State 4-H Foundation Inc | $961,401 | 4 | 98% |
| The California 4-H Foundation | $954,008 | 8 | 16% |
| Iowa State University | $912,486 | 6 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $891,581 | 7 | n/a |
| Kentucky 4h Foundation Inc | $833,679 | 7 | 7% |
| University of Maine System Inc | $820,049 | 7 | n/a |
| Prairie View a and M University | $790,098 | 6 | n/a |
| Rutgers University Foundation | $750,686 | 7 | 0% |
| North Carolina a & T State University | $681,437 | 7 | n/a |
| Alcorn State University | $673,470 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Connecticut | $671,777 | 8 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $662,804 | 6 | n/a |
| Oregon State University | $653,704 | 8 | n/a |
| Fort Valley State University Founda Inc | $634,912 | 7 | 25% |
| Southern University-Baton Rouge | $634,575 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Alaska Foundation | $626,101 | 5 | 1% |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | $619,562 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin | $613,453 | 4 | n/a |
| Alabama A&M University | $589,585 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Idaho | $555,831 | 6 | n/a |
| Colorado State University Foundation | $502,480 | 8 | 0% |
| The Alabama 4-H Club Foundation | $487,168 | 8 | 4% |
| Tennessee State University | $480,655 | 7 | n/a |
| Kentucky State University | $445,125 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $407,864 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas A and M University | $394,072 | 2 | n/a |
| Louisiana 4-H Foundation Inc | $392,568 | 7 | 17% |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $385,979 | 7 | n/a |
| South Dakota State University Foundation | $369,088 | 7 | 0% |
| Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center | $343,171 | 2 | 21% |
| Indiana 4-H Foundation Inc | $326,740 | 6 | 11% |
| Auburn University | $314,846 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Hawaii | $312,438 | 7 | n/a |
| Mississippi State University | $296,458 | 7 | n/a |
| Kansas State University Foundation | $290,331 | 6 | 0% |
| Oregon 4-H Foundation | $287,283 | 8 | 16% |
| University of Md Eastern Shore Southern Maryland Alumni | $269,231 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $253,501 | 3 | n/a |
| Tuskegee University | $247,799 | 3 | 0% |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Term | $230,336 | 3 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $226,621 | 2 | n/a |
| New Mexico State University | $222,733 | 6 | n/a |
| Montana State University Foundation Inc | $211,551 | 4 | 0% |
| Missouri 4-H Foundation | $207,786 | 7 | 5% |
| Massachusetts 4-H Foundation Inc | $204,849 | 8 | 8% |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $203,656 | 2 | 0% |
| Iowa 4-H Foundation | $203,064 | 3 | n/a |
| University System of New Hampshire | $200,056 | 6 | n/a |
| Nc State University | $182,016 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Massachusetts | $179,118 | 2 | n/a |
| Montana State University | $176,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Virginia State University Foundation | $169,057 | 3 | 3% |
| Kansas 4-H Foundation Inc | $165,505 | 7 | 1% |
| Nebraska 4-H Foundation | $164,752 | 8 | 4% |
| University of Massachusetts | $164,153 | 4 | n/a |
| The University of the Virgin Islands | $158,800 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Alaska | $154,502 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research | $151,711 | 2 | n/a |
| Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Inc | $149,727 | 7 | 4% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $145,648 | 3 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $139,210 | 1 | n/a |
| Alabama A&M University Foundation | $136,375 | 2 | 4% |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Special Tr | $126,875 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wyoming | $124,152 | 7 | n/a |
| Somerset County 4-H Association | $119,918 | 5 | 11% |
| New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc | $118,425 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture | $108,898 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado 4-H Foundation | $104,891 | 4 | 10% |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $98,767 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | $86,641 | 2 | n/a |
| Illinois 4-H House Association | $84,451 | 3 | 55% |
| Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation | $82,950 | 4 | 2% |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | $79,943 | 2 | n/a |
| Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation | $77,958 | 4 | 3% |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | $71,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Puerto Rico Legal Services Inc | $69,212 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus | $66,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Johnson County Extension Education Foundation | $62,569 | 2 | 73% |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Montana 4-H Foundation Inc | $49,588 | 4 | 4% |
| American College of Puerto Rico Inc | $45,910 | 1 | 1% |
| Alabama Cooperative Extension Services Employees Organizat Inc | $43,563 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $42,146 | 2 | 0% |
| National Association of Extension 4-H Agents | $42,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Dakota 4-H Foundation | $41,865 | 3 | 4% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $40,872 | 2 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico | $40,369 | 1 | n/a |
| Langston University Foundation | $38,886 | 3 | 2% |
| University of Vermont | $37,892 | 3 | n/a |
| National 4-H Council | $37,827 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Georgia | $36,975 | 2 | n/a |
| The New Mexico 4-H Youth Development Foundation | $33,000 | 1 | 57% |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | $33,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Unh Cooperative Extension | $28,224 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc | $25,712 | 2 | 0% |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | $21,450 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas A&M Research Foundation | $21,121 | 1 | 0% |
| Northern Marianas Trades Institute | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Outagamie County 4-H Leaders Association Inc | $19,049 | 1 | 31% |
| Mississippi State University Foundation Inc | $16,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohio 4-H Foundation | $15,850 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virginia State University | $15,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University of Nj | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | $15,231 | 1 | 0% |
| 4-H Club Foundation of Mississippi Inc | $13,753 | 1 | n/a |
| North Carolina State University | $13,125 | 1 | n/a |
| University of South Carolina | $12,067 | 1 | n/a |
| Delaware State University | $11,250 | 1 | 0% |
| College Delhi Foundation at Delhi Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation | $9,671 | 1 | 0% |
| Minnesota 4-H Foundation | $9,454 | 1 | n/a |
| Purdue University - College Of | $9,378 | 1 | n/a |
| Illinois 4-H Foundation | $8,482 | 1 | n/a |
| Central State University Foundation | $8,013 | 1 | 0% |
| 4-H Foundation of Merrimack County | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hawaii 4-H Foundation | $6,372 | 1 | 37% |
| Cooperative Extension Association in the State of Ny | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nacs Foundation | $5,625 | 1 | 11% |
| Washington State University | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rhode Island 4-H Club Foundation | $5,379 | 1 | 6% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($33k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
National 4-H Council supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 12 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 71 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 71.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
American Chemical SocietyDC35.3× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: American Chemical Society · NRA Foundation Inc · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Thurgood Marshall College Fund · 1890 Universities Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Strada Education Foundation Inc · Tuskegee University · Folds of Honor Foundation · Extension Foundation · Hispanic Scholarship Fund · Cornell University
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About National 4-H Council
- How much does National 4-H Council give?
- National 4-H Council reported 89 grants totaling $7,559,868 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 93 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does National 4-H Council fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (71%), Youth Development (24%), Science & Tech (2%).
- Who are National 4-H Council's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Tennessee 4-H Foundation Inc ($3.5M), Pennsylvania State University ($2.5M), Ohio State University ($2.2M).
- Does National 4-H Council fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National 4-H Council?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Chemical Society, NRA Foundation Inc, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- Where is National 4-H Council based?
- National 4-H Council is based in DC.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home