National 4-H Council Mission: To advance the 4-H youth development movement to build a world in which youth and adults learn, grow and work together as catalysts for positive change. 

National 4-H Council focuses on fundraising, brand management, communications, and legal and fiduciary services to support national and state 4-H programs. Council also oversees the operation of the full-service National 4-H Youth Conference Center just minutes from downtown Washington, DC, and the National 4-H Supply Service, the authorized agent for items bearing the 4-H Name and Emblem.

As a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity and one of just 1,800 charities to be given 4-Stars by Charity Navigator, National 4-H Council is a strong leader in the non-profit community. Learn more about how you can support National 4-H Council in building a stronger world for our young people.

National 4-H Council serves the 4-H movement by:

• Fundraising: Securing national-level corporate and foundation sponsorships
• Generating revenue: 
• The National 4-H Youth Conference Center generates hospitality revenue to benefit the 4-H movement
• The National 4-H Supply Service sells 4-H licensed and branded merchandise to benefit the 4-H movement
• Marketing: 
• Building national brand awareness and ensuring effective media coverage or promotion of the 4-H movement
• Providing marketing support and materials for the 4-H field to use at the local level
• Providing legal and fiduciary support: Providing 4-H programs across the nation with necessary technical support.

Council Leadership

National 4-H Council's leadership team has vast experience with youth development organizations and fundraising for non-profits.
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Board of Trustees

Council is governed by its own Board of Trustees, made up of The Public Class - corporate executives and other private citizens from a wide array of backgrounds, The State Cooperative Extension & Land-grant Institution Class - representatives from 4-H, Extension, and land-grant universities, and The Youth Class - recent 4-H Alumni.
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National 4-H Council Annual Reports

We invite you to review our Annual Report and observe our efforts toward demonstrating responsible financial stewardship.  Through these reports, you will see how donor funding helps us support the 4-H movement and accomplish important work for our field. The digital format of this report allows us to conserve our natural resources while keeping our financial resources where they are needed most—with the youth.

2011 National 4-H Council Annual Report

 

Past National 4-H Council Annual Reports

• 2010 
• 2009 
• 2008 
• 2007 

 

 IRS Form 990

• 2009 
• 2008 
• 2007