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Louisiana 4-H Foundation

EIN 72-1295576 · Benton, LA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Income
$76,019
Spending
$64,740
Reserves
14.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 59%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 14.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $13,762 spent. 4-H CAMPS:DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED: THE 4-H PROGRAM PROVIDES SEVERAL ONE-DAY TO ONE-WEEK LONG CAMPS FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP SUBJECT MATTER, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND SOCIAL SKILLS. EVENTS HELD:3 CONFERENCES, 2 CAMPS AND 1 TOUR WERE HELD FOR A TOTAL OF 99 YOUTH BENEFITTED: 4-H CAMP FOR 9-12 YEAR OLD YOUTH WAS CONDUCTED AS A FOUR-DAY CAMP AT GRANT WALKER EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN POLLOCK, LA. BOSSIER PARISH HAD 63 CAMPERS, 6 ADULT LEADERS AND 3 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS PARTICPATE IN THIS CAMP. CHALLENGE CAMP FOR 7TH & 8TH GRADE YOUTH WAS CONDUCTED AS A ONE-DAY EVENT AND BOSSIER PARISH HAD 5 YOUTHS PARTICPATE, 4-H UNIVERSITY FOR 8TH TO 12TH GRADERS WAS HELD AT LSU BATON ROUGE. BOSSIER PARISH HAD 15 CONTESTANTS WHO WON 3 BLUE RIBBONS AND 2 ADULT VOLUNTEERS. FASHION AND BEYOND ON TOUR HAD 5 PARTICIPANTS AND 2 ADULT LEADERS ATTENDED. JUNIOR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR 14-19 YEAR OLD YOUTH WAS CONDUCTED AS A THREE-DAY EVENT HELD AT GRANT WALKER EDUCATIONAL CENTER AND BOSSIER HAD 3 MEMBERS ATTEND. THE WELEAD CONFERENCE WAS A TWO-DAY EVENT HELD AT LSU CAMPUS IN BATON ROUGE AND BOSSIER HAD 3 STATE BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND THIS LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY.OBJECTIVES:YOUTH TO LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE HABITS, POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SUBJECTS.ACCOMPLISHMENTS: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSE OF BELONGING IS CONNECTED TO PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING. YOUTH WHO FEEL THEY BELONG HAVE A GREATER SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE AND ARE MORE INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATED. SOME RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THAT YOUTH WHO ARE INVOLVED IN POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WHERE THEY DEVELOP CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS AND ADULTS HAVE FEWER BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL. THE LOUISIANA 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STRIVES TO BUILD YOUTHS' FEELINGS OF BELONGING THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
  2. $15,615 spent. SHOOTING SPORTS:DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED: INSTRUCTORS' TRAINING IS PROVIDED FOR VARIOUS SHOOTING SPORTS DISCIPLINES; INSTRUCTORS THEN PROVIDE REGULAR PRACTICE SESSIONS, AND YOUTH THEN COMPETE IN VARIOUS LEVELS OF SHOOTING TOURNAMENTS. NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITTED: 168 YOUTH PLUS COACHES,PARENTS AND LEADERS FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 387.EVENTS HELD: EIGHTY PRACTICE EVENTS AND ONE REGIONAL, STATE AND NATIONAL SHOOTING TOURNAMENTS WAS CONDUCTED. OBJECTIVES: YOUTH TO LEARN THE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF FIREARM EQUIPMENT AND ENHANCE SELF-CONFIDENCE, DECISION-MAKING, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, SPORTSMANSHIP AND AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 88 YOUTHS COMPETED AT THE REGIONAL CONTEST. 56 YOUTH QUALIFIED TO COMPETE AT THE STATE COMPETITION. 102 INDIVIDUAL MEDALS WERE WON AND 60 TEAM MEDALS. NRA GRANT RECEIVED FOR $3,200.00.
  3. $3,185 spent. LIVESTOCK PROJECT: DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED: GUIDANCE AND TRAINING IN PURCHASING, FEEDING, CARING FOR, GROOMING AND SHOWING VARIOUS LIVESTOCK SPECIES THAT ARE PROVIDED IN WORKSHOPS, CLINICS AND INDIVIDUAL VISITS. NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITTED: 20 YOUTH, PLUS SIBLINGS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, ETC., FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 46. EVENTS HELD: 5 PARISH, DISTRICT, STATE AND/OR NATIONAL LEVEL LIVESTOCK SHOWS WERE HELD. YOUTH WERE RECOGNIZED ON THE PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE WHEN YEARLY AWARDS WERE PRESENTED. OBJECTIVES: YOUTH TO LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR, FEED, GROOM, SHOW AND JUDGE LIVESTOCK AND DEVELOP RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 8 YOUTHS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE FAIR LIVESTOCK SALE AND RAISED APPROXIMATELY $51,600.
  4. $32,178 spent. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED: 4-H PROJECT ACTIVITIESNUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITTED: THE PARISH-WIDE 4-H ENRROLLMENT TOTALED 1284 MEMBERS PLUS ABOUT 135 VOLUNTEER LEADERS.EVENTS HELD: CLOVER BUCKS STORE, AWARDS NIGHT, LEADERS' TRAINING, OFFICERS' TRAINING, POSTER CONTESTS, T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST, TEEN LEADERSHIP CLUB, MONTHLY AT-SCHOOL CONTESTS (297 ENTRIES IN MINIATURE PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST, 275 CREATE A TURKEY CONTEST, 141 FOR PINE CONE ORNAMENTS, 128 MARDI GRAS MASKS/8 MARDI GRAS FLOATS AND 135 4-H LOUISIANA BOOKMARKS) AND CLOVERBUDS CLUB (FOR 5-8 YEAR OLD YOUTH) AND AREA TEEN/ADULT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.OBJECTIVES: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND 4-H PROJECT MASTERY IN A VARIETY OF 4-H PROJECTS.ACCOMPLISHMENTS: YOUTH GAINED KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE, CONSUMER SCIENCES, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY WHILE ALSO BUILDING SOCIAL SKILLS AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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