BBB Wise Giving Report for
National 4-H Council

BBB Wise Giving Report issued May 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires May 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: National 4-H Council
Address: 7100 Connecticut Avenue
  Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301-961-2800
Web Address: www.4-H.org
Also known as:4-H
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1976, Ohio
Affiliates: National 4-H Activities Foundation, National 4-H Foundation for Innovation
Stated Purpose: "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."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

National 4-H Council (National 4-H) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

National 4-H is the non-profit partner of 4-H and the Cooperative Extension System. National 4-H focuses on fundraising; brand management; communications; legal and fiduciary support to national and state 4-H programs; and operation of the full-service National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD, and the National 4-H Supply Service, the authorized agent for items bearing the 4-H name and emblem. National 4-H supports programs defined as mission mandates by USDA and National 4-H Headquarters. These programs are in the areas of healthy living; citizenship; and science, engineering and technology.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, National 4-H's program expenses were:

  
Education programs 11,110,672
National 4-H youth conference center 7,392,921
National 4-H supply service 4,608,491
Total Program Expenses: $23,112,084
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Donald T. Floyd, Jr., President & CEO
Compensation*:
 $516,790

Chair of the Board: James C. Borel
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Executive Vice President, DuPont

Board Size: 26

Paid Staff Size: 150

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 19% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $11,281,060, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on National 4-H's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
National 4-H youth conference center 11,467,695
Public contributions 10,341,596
National 4-H supply service 5,478,494
Federal grant revenue 684,482
In-kind services 254,982
Other 236,167
Registration fees and tuitions 18,940
Investment income -219,442
Pension related changes other than net periodic pension costs -2,195,215
Unrealized loss on investments -3,566,981
Total Income $22,500,718


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 13% 

Total income   $22,500,718
  Program expenses $23,112,084
  Fund raising expenses 2,092,805
  Administrative expenses 3,646,170
 
Total expenses   $28,851,059
Expenses in Excess of Income   (6,350,341)
Beginning net assets   28,163,559
Ending net assets   21,813,218
Total liabilities   11,900,107
Total assets   $33,713,325


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