MSU Extension 4-H

Each year, the Michigan 4-H Foundation provides 4-H statewide learning experience sponsorships to a variety of Michigan 4-H programs and events. These sponsorships greatly reduce the cost of 4-H activities and make them more accessible for 4-H youth, volunteers and staff to attend. Generous gifts from donors, endowment fund earnings and general fund support from the Michigan 4-H Foundation make the sponsorships possible. 4-H program staff and event coordinators may apply for 4-H statewide learning experience fund sponsorships on a yearly basis through a competitive process.

For the 2023-24 program year, the following programs received a total of $104,000 in sponsorships from the Michigan 4-H Foundation.

• 4-H Animal Science Career Quest 2024
• 4-H Creative Campaign Contest
• 4-H Exploration Days
• 4-H National Congress (supporting Michigan 4-H youth to attend the event)
• Michigan 4-H Creative Arts Celebration
• Michigan 4-H Dairy Conference
• Michigan 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp
• Michigan 4-H Month of the Military Child Virtual Challenge
• Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Workshops
• Michigan 4-H Skillathon
• Michigan 4-H Spectacular Youth Leadership Institute
• Michigan 4-H State Goat Show
• Michigan 4-H State Horse Show
• Michigan 4-H Statewide Program Promotion
• Michigan 4-H/FFA State Livestock Judging Contest
• National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest (supporting Michigan 4-H youth to attend the event)
• National 4-H Dairy Conference (supporting Michigan 4-H youth to attend the event)
• National 4-H True Leaders in Equity Institute (supporting Michigan 4-H youth to attend the event)
• World Food Prize Michigan Youth Institute

In addition, the following statewide 4-H programs will receive more than $30,000 in continued funding in the 2023-2024 program year, as designated by donors who have made contributions specifically to these events.

• Michigan 4-H Beef, Sheep and Swine Workshop
• Michigan 4-H Dairy Conference
• Michigan 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp
• Michigan 4-H Poultry Workshop
• Michigan 4-H Proud Equestrians Program
• Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Workshops

Annual support for 4-H learning experiences is provided by these Michigan 4-H Foundation endowment funds:

• Adam Family Endowment Fund
• James H. and Dorothy A. Anderson Fund
• Jack and Betty Barnes Tribute Fund
• Thelma and Leonard Burleigh Fund
• Thomas H. Cobb Shooting Sports Fund
• The Echo Endowment Fund
• Phyllis Eppelheimer Memorial Fund
• John F. and Andrea E. Grix Endowment
• Donald J. and John H. Hawkins Memorial Fund
• Henning Family Fund
• George E. and Deanna J. House Endowment
• G. Kettunen Endowment
• Russell G. and Lou Ann S. Mawby Endowment
• William Allen Schiller Memorial Endowment
• Sandra Clarkson Stuckman 4-H Endowment Fund
• Francis H. and Ingrid E. Thacker Endowment
• Turner-Ousterhout Memorial Fund
• Norman R. and Marjory A. Veliquette Endowment
• Westrate Family Fund
• WNF&GA, Michigan Division Endowment
• Howard Zindel Memorial Fund

Support for 4-H learning experiences in the 2023-24 program year is also provided by individual donations and these sponsors:

• Cooperative Elevator Company
• GreenStone Farm Credit Services
• National 4-H Council partnerships with JOANN and Tractor Supply Company
• Tkachik Sisters Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan.

If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring a 4-H learning experience, visit the Michigan 4-H Foundation website.