Making a 4-H Forever Endowment

Forever 4-H Endowed Gifts create everlasting support for 4-H.

Endowments are managed by the University of Illinois Foundation by investing the principal so there is an annual amount of income (interest) available to use each year to benefit the specific 4-H program that the endowment was established to support. Endowments are invested for long-term growth so that -- over time -- both the market value of the endowment and the annual amount of income available for the program will gradually increase.

Planned gifts can include cash, securities, real estate, or estate gifts. Life income gifts, like Charitable Remainder Trusts or Charitable Gift annuities, can provide an opportunity to set up a gift that will provide the donor with annual income for each year during their life or during the life of their named beneficiary.

Planning an estate gift can be as simple as using the following language on IRA, insurance policy, or other beneficiary designation forms; or providing this language to your attorney for inclusion in your will or living trust:

I leave (EX: ___% of my estate, ___ dollars, the residue of estate) to the University of Illinois Foundation, a not for profit corporation located in Urbana, Illinois, to support University of Illinois Extension 4-H programs.

If you would like to designate your estate gift for a specific 4-H program or purpose, please contact the Illinois 4-H Foundation staff to develop a fund agreement that will detail your wishes to be carried out so that your gift supports the specific 4-H program(s) you choose. Establishing a named endowment insures a way to provide support to 4-H that truly lasts forever.

The following funds have been established as Forever 4-H endowments that are permanently invested. Income is earned from the endowments to support either designated or unrestricted 4-H programs or initiatives each year..

  • Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Alexander Memorial International Fund
  • Margarette E. Athey Adult Volunteer Leader Development Fund
  • Jerry G. Cash Memorial Dairy Judging Awards Fund
  • Dairy Judging & Contests Endowment Fund
  • George A. Doole Memorial Aerospace Award Fund
  • 4-H Equine Excellence Endowment Fund
  • 4-H Endowment Fund (unrestricted)
  • Mel Fink Livestock Judging Travel Fund
  • Dr. Leo Fryman Leadership Dairy Award Fund
  • Gaeble, Pitchard and Wolfram Citizenship Memorial Award Fund
  • Illinois 4-H Alumni Legacy Fund (unrestricted)
  • Illinois 4-H Youth Development and Arboretum Center Fund
  • International IFYE Fund
  • 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholarship Fund
  • Lisa M. Mauney Memorial National Congress Achievement Award
  • Suzanne McMurry Memorial 4-H Endowed Fund (Winnebago County)
  • Deborah Edwards Orr Memorial Dog Obedience Award Fund
  • David D. Pyle Fund for Volunteer Development
  • Harold Salzman Memorial Fund (unrestricted)
  • Emerson Scholl Memorial National Conference Fund
  • Janice A. Seitz Character Education Awards Endowed Fund
  • Milford and Florence Skog Memorial Fund (unrestricted)
  • Earl J. Sobinsky Memorial Fund for Livestock Projects
  • Superior Young Producers Scholarship Award Fund
  • Gordon and Evelyn Brandt Thomas Scholarship Fund
  • Kenneth Waddell Memorial Performing Arts Fund
  • Claretta Walker IFYE Fund
  • Nedra Wesson Memorial Recognition for Excellence Awards Fund
  • Camp White Eagle Scholarship Fund
  • Lisa Woessner Memorial 4-H Science & Technology Award Fund
  • Ray Woodis Memorial IFYE Fund