A Word from the President

Greetings!

Philanthropic gifts from generous supporters to the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation bring our 4-Hers dreams to reality!

Laser-focused on its noble mission of raising funds for the benefit of 4-H youth, your Oklahoma 4-H Foundation in 2023 made progressive strides forward.

Highlights included investing $25,000 in 4-H volunteers; $10,000 in ATV Safety Training; $7,500 in Enhancement Grants; $7,500 in Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF); $7,500 in 4-H Roundup; and $5,000 in marketing Oklahoma 4-H. ALL of these and other areas of greatest need were made possible by unrestricted gifts which annually play a crucial role in the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation's operating budget.

Even more impressive, when combined with restricted gifts and all other revenue sources, a total of $841,291 was invested in 4-H youth development programming at the county, district, and state levels in 2023.

Strides forward were made with securing higher return rates on fixed investments, updating board committee policies and procedures, and other operational efficiencies were gained in our tireless efforts to better serve our 4-H youth. We share your goals to bring about even more opportunities for our 4-H youth to develop life-long skills, experience 4-H trips, and build lasting friendships with other 4-Hers in Oklahoma and beyond our state's borders.

Of course, with positive growth and our quest to increase capacity to serve 4-Hers and youth development programming needs, growing pains continue to be incurred by your 501(c)(3) nonprofit Oklahoma 4- H Foundation.  Moving forward, additional opportunities will be offered to donors to help us annually meet these new challenges in our operating budget dependent on our collective generous unrestricted gifts.

In closing, our hats are off to you our generous and loyal 4-H supporters whose charitable gifts played a crucial role in the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation's capacity to invest in the lives of our wonderful 4-Hers across Oklahoma . For that, as in past years, we're profoundly humbled and owe you a debt of gratitude. We share in your excitement for what we are currently accomplishing today and for many years to come!

Jerry Kiefer
President