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Giving to 4-H

Your support is vital to our success. Gifts to the Ohio 4-H Foundation are a direct investment in youth, and the income is used throughout the state to support a dynamic 4-H program.

The Ohio 4-H Foundation Endowment, established in 1946, was created as a permanent investment in 4-H youth development. Interest earned from the Endowment and other annual support funds provides education, incentives, training, and personal development programs for 4-H members and volunteers throughout Ohio.

All gifts to the Ohio 4-H Foundation are recognized by The Ohio State University Development Fund. Contributions may be designated to a specific 4-H program area, county endowments, or other activities.

Contributions to Ohio 4-H can be made several ways:

Current Gifts:

Planned Gifts:

  • Cash
  • Life Insurance
  • Property
  • Wills/Bequests
  • Corporate Matching Gifts
  • Memorials
  • Securities
  • Charitable Trusts/Annuities

For more information on giving to 4-H and the area's of 4-H to give to, please click here.

How to Give to 4-H Online

By going to giveto.osu.edu, you are able to select the specific fund you would like to designate your gift to. Your options include the Ohio 4-H Foundation, the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center Building Fund, 4-H camps, and more!

Donor Recognition

All gifts to the Ohio 4-H Foundation are recognized by The Ohio State University Development Fund, as well as by the Ohio 4-H Foundation Honor Roll.  Contributions may be designated to a specific 4-H program area, county endowments, or other activities.

The A. B. Graham Club of the Ohio 4-H Foundation recognizes individuals, families, corporations, foundations, and organizations that provide key support to the work begun by the 4-H founder, Albert Belmont Graham. Club eligibility criteria are gifts of $10,000 or more, or a planned gift of $50,000 or more.

Individuals who invest $2,500 or more annually to the 4-H Foundation may be eligible for membership in The Ohio State University Presidents Club.  For more information, contact the Presidents Club office at (614) 292-9550 or visit the website at giveto.osu.edu/donorsocieties/presidentsclub.