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Ways to Give

How do you Give?

No matter how you choose to support the Kentucky 4-H Foundation, your contribution plays a vital role in building a ready generation. Through your generosity, Kentucky 4-H empowers young people with the leadership, skills, and confidence they need to be “Beyond Ready” for whatever the future holds.

Your support creates life-changing opportunities for youth across the Commonwealth and helps us fulfill our mission of funding opportunities for Kentucky 4-H youth! 

Featured Ways to Give

Recurring Gift

Setting up a recurring gift is simple and impactful. You choose your monthly donation amount, allowing you to spread your support throughout the year in a manageable way. Your contribution is securely processed each month through your credit card or a direct bank withdrawal, and you can easily change or cancel your monthly gift at any time.

 

Make a Recurring Gift

One-time gift to our Annual Fund

Mail a check or use your card here on the website. We use contributions to the Annual Fund to support Kentucky 4-H programs, events, and special initiatives. For example, in 2024, gifts made to the Annual Fund directly aided counties by providing Disaster Relief and Innovation Grants.

 

Make a One-Time Gift

Other Ways to Give

Endowment

Starting an endowment with the Kentucky 4-H Foundation is a meaningful way to create a lasting legacy that supports the future of Kentucky 4-H programs. An endowment ensures that your contribution continues to have an impact for generations to come, providing a steady source of funding for 4-H youth development programs, scholarships, and special initiatives. By establishing an endowment, you are helping to strengthen the foundation of Kentucky 4-H, enabling it to respond to the evolving needs of young people across the state. This investment in the future of 4-H reflects your commitment to fostering leadership, education, and community engagement while offering others the opportunity to continue supporting the growth and success of Kentucky 4-H long after your initial gift. The Kentucky 4-H Foundation will work with you to customize an endowment that aligns with your philanthropic goals, ensuring that your vision for the future of 4-H is realized.

Stock Donation

Donating appreciated stock is a tax-smart and impactful way to support the mission of the Kentucky 4-H Foundation. By contributing publicly traded securities that have increased in value, donors can make a meaningful gift while potentially avoiding capital gains taxes and receiving a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock. Making a stock donation is simple. Just contact your financial advisor or broker and direct them to transfer the securities to the Kentucky 4-H Foundation’s brokerage account.

Corporate Match

Many companies offer matching gift programs that can increase the impact of your donation to the Kentucky 4-H Foundation. These programs are a powerful way to support life-changing 4-H programs for youth across Kentucky. To find out if your employer offers a matching gift program, contact your HR department or use your company’s matching gift search tool. Be sure to notify the Kentucky 4-H Foundation when submitting a match request so we can confirm your gift and recognize your generosity.

Estate planning is a thoughtful and strategic process that allows individuals to manage and distribute their assets during their lifetime and after death, ensuring that their personal, financial, and philanthropic goals are fulfilled. For supporters of the Kentucky 4-H Foundation, estate planning provides a meaningful opportunity to leave a lasting legacy that supports Kentucky’s youth and strengthens 4-H programming across the state.

Through planned giving, individuals can include the Kentucky 4-H Foundation in their wills, trusts, or as a beneficiary of retirement accounts or life insurance policies. These legacy gifts help ensure the long-term sustainability of 4-H programs, scholarships, and educational initiatives that empower young people across Kentucky.

Endowment

Starting an endowment with the Kentucky 4-H Foundation is a meaningful way to create a lasting legacy that supports the future of Kentucky 4-H programs. An endowment ensures that your contribution continues to have an impact for generations to come, providing a steady source of funding for 4-H youth development programs, scholarships, and special initiatives. By establishing an endowment, you are helping to strengthen the foundation of Kentucky 4-H, enabling it to respond to the evolving needs of young people across the state. This investment in the future of 4-H reflects your commitment to fostering leadership, education, and community engagement while offering others the opportunity to continue supporting the growth and success of Kentucky 4-H long after your initial gift. The Kentucky 4-H Foundation will work with you to customize an endowment that aligns with your philanthropic goals, ensuring that your vision for the future of 4-H is realized.

Stock Donation

Donating appreciated stock is a tax-smart and impactful way to support the mission of the Kentucky 4-H Foundation. By contributing publicly traded securities that have increased in value, donors can make a meaningful gift while potentially avoiding capital gains taxes and receiving a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock. Making a stock donation is simple. Just contact your financial advisor or broker and direct them to transfer the securities to the Kentucky 4-H Foundation’s brokerage account.

Corporate Match

Many companies offer matching gift programs that can increase the impact of your donation to the Kentucky 4-H Foundation. These programs are a powerful way to support life-changing 4-H programs for youth across Kentucky. To find out if your employer offers a matching gift program, contact your HR department or use your company’s matching gift search tool. Be sure to notify the Kentucky 4-H Foundation when submitting a match request so we can confirm your gift and recognize your generosity.

Estate planning is a thoughtful and strategic process that allows individuals to manage and distribute their assets during their lifetime and after death, ensuring that their personal, financial, and philanthropic goals are fulfilled. For supporters of the Kentucky 4-H Foundation, estate planning provides a meaningful opportunity to leave a lasting legacy that supports Kentucky’s youth and strengthens 4-H programming across the state.

Through planned giving, individuals can include the Kentucky 4-H Foundation in their wills, trusts, or as a beneficiary of retirement accounts or life insurance policies. These legacy gifts help ensure the long-term sustainability of 4-H programs, scholarships, and educational initiatives that empower young people across Kentucky.