Grants for youth agriculture organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to 4-h and youth agricultural programs
Creator: Cause IQ
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308 4-h and youth agricultural programs received at least $265.6 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 229 grants made from 121 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 121 foundations, 85% made just a single grant to 4-h clubs, and 4% made grants to four or more 4-h clubs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$265,639,849

Total grant dollars given to youth agriculture organizations

229

Number of grants made annually to youth agriculture organizations

121

Number of grantmakers funding youth agriculture organizations

$1,000

Median grant size to youth agriculture organizations

Foundations that support 4-h and youth agricultural programs

Out of all grants made to youth agriculture organizations, 60% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 99% of the dollar-value of grants to 4-h clubs. Foundations funding 4-h clubs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, food banks, religious organizations, and universities.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	73
Medium	25
Large	23

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	5
Private	79
Corporate	11
Other	26

Grants made

Grants made to 4-h clubs	Number of grantmakers
1	104
2-3	12
4-10	3
11+	2

Top 10 foundations supporting 4-h and youth agricultural programs

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to 4-h clubs	Number of grants made to 4-h clubs	Median grant size
NRA Foundation	VA	National	0.1%	62	$1,305
Land O'Lakes Foundation	MN	National	0.3%	20	$1,000
Us Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology	NH	National	0.4%	6	$4,721
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	0.1%	4	$1,600
Big Ten Conference (B1G)	IL	Regional	3.1%	3	$11,394,108
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.0%	3	$40
Big Twelve Conference	TX	National	9.6%	2	$36,973,835
John and Martha Carter Foundation	FL	Metro	11.1%	2	$4,000
Arvin Sango Foundation	IN	State	2.1%	2	$3,850

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4-H and youth agricultural programs grantees

Youth agriculture organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 3% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 4% of all 4-h clubs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	221
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	8

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$1,122
$100k-$500k	$768
$500k-$1M	$1,625
$1M-$5M	$3,000
>$5M	$1,689

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
Indiana	29
Louisiana	17
Wisconsin	12
Florida	12
Other	159

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
Indianapolis	13
Madison	9
Chicago	9
New York City	8
Other	136

Top 25 grants made to youth agriculture organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Rutgers the State University of NJ	$141,721,294	Education-Related/ Athletics	Rutgers University Foundation
Nicholas County Ceos	$36,973,835	Annual Distribution	Big Twelve Conference
Nicholas County Ceos	$36,973,835	Cash	Big Twelve Conference
Rutgers the State University of NJ	$18,000,000	Cash	Big Ten Conference (B1G)
Rutgers the State University of NJ	$11,394,108	Cash	Big Ten Conference (B1G)
Rutgers the State University of NJ	$11,394,108	To Support the Missions of Member Institutions	Big Ten Conference (B1G)
Nicholas County Ceos	$6,282,620	Expenditures on Grants Awarded To Wvurc on Behalf of Wvu for Acquisition of Capital Assets Or Expenditures on Grants Awarded To Wvurc on Behalf of Wvu for Acquisition of Capital Assets Or Construction Where the Asset Was Transferred To Wvu As A Beneficiary of the Asset.	West Virginia University Research
University of Massachusetts	$2,515,000	11. Primary Purpose of the Academic Investment Funds Is To Support the University of Massachusetts Medical School Programs.-$2,515,000	UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC)
University of Massachusetts	$5,000	General Operating, Creation And/or Presenting Support	New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated
The California 4-H Foundation	$5,000	Unrestricted General	Sanford Anderson Charitable Foundation
Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center	$5,000	To Support Natural Resource Education Program	Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
Rutgers the State University of NJ	$5,000	Research Grant	American Association of Endodontists Foundation
University of Massachusetts	$5,000	Business Innovation Support	Greater Fall River Development Corporation
Midland County Livestock Association	$5,000	Youth Scholarships	Fasken Foundation
Rutgers the State University of NJ	$5,000	Field Camp Grant	Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Future Farmers of America - Missouri Ffa Association	$5,000	Charitable	Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation
Kentucky Future Farmers of America Foundation	$5,000	O52 Agricultural Youth Development	The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository
Montana FFA Foundation	$5,000	Helping Hands Community Service Grant	Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
Indiana Future Farmers of Amercia Foundation	$5,000	General Operating Fund Contribution	The Hageman Foundation
Future Farmers of America - Or0076 Silverton High School Ffa	$5,000	Mini Grant Program	Oea Choice Trust
Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation	$5,000	State Horse Program	Robert Kemper Corrigan Foundation
Casa of Lake and Sanders Counties	$5,000	General Operating	Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana
Arkansas Junior Cattlemens Association	$5,000	General Purpose	Arkansas Cattlemens Association
Atascosa County Livestock Show	$5,000	Youth Development	Greater Houston Community Foundation
Future Farmers of America - Ilo188 Chicago High School of Ag	$5,000	Fund Implementation of A Comprehensive Proposal for A Whole-School, Next-Generation Model	Leap Innovations

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Youth agriculture organizations" category for this page is determined by the "O52: Youth Development-Agricultural" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.