Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,314,300

Total expenses

$1,361,879

Contributions and grants received

$1,236,652

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$77,648

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$2,378,286

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,378,286

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,080,323

Management and general expenses

$13,780

Fundraising expenses

$267,776

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,080,323

Program services were 79.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE FOUNDATION RAISES PRIVATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN, AND GROW THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERED IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO WORKS WITH 4-H STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO STRENGTHEN FUNDRAISING CAPACITY STATEWIDE AND IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE IN FUNDRAISING AND FUND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES MARKETING SUPPORT TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF 4-H PROGRAMING AND THE IMPACTS ACHIEVED BY 4-H FOR INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA. THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN REACHING THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL WHILE ADVANCING THE FIELD OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. APPROXIMATELY 75,000 YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 TO 19 SUPPORTED BY OVER 7,800 TEEN AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN 4-H THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING CLUB-BASED PROJECTS, COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES, CAMPS, CONFERENCES, AND SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. ALL 4-H PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CREATE LARGE AND DIVERSE CORPS OF ARTICULATE AND COMPASSIONATE YOUNG LEADERS GROUNDED IN RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING OUR WORLD TODAY, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER USAGE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, FOOD SAFETY, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 4-H DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS IN ITS PARTICIPANTS AT EVERY LEVEL FROM THE CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE TO THE TEENS AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORT THEM. THE FOCUS OF ALL 4-H PROGRAMS IS POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACTIVITIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH, HEALTHY LIVING, AND CITIZENSHIP. 4-H PROGRAMS ARE DISTINGUISHED BY A COMBINATION OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS: -PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO PRACTICE LEADERSHIP BY BEING A LEADER IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS AND SETTINGS; -PROMOTING POSITIVE YOUTH-ADULT PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER SHARED DECISION MAKING; -LEARNING-BY-DOING THROUGH RESEARCH-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE INQUIRY AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; AND -PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CONTRIBUTION TO ONE'S SELF, COMMUNITY, AND THE WORLD.

  Expenses $1,080,323

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

2 February 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202600409349301315

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