National 4-H Council

“The organization amended its documents of the regulatory and governance policies on 12/6/2016 by changing the number and composition of the governing body's voting members.”

“All trustees are furnished an electronic draft copy of form 990 and are given time to confirm their review of the document. All of their comments and suggestions are resolved prior to filing the form 990.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually with current employees. All new associates are required to review and sign the conflict of interest policy upon employment.”

“The process for determining the compensation of jennifer l. Sirangelo includes the following: -compensation survey and study -independent compensation consultant -review of form 990. For other organizations -approval by the executive committee of the board of trustees the process for determining the compensation of the senior leadership team includes the following: - compensation survey and study - independent compensation consultant - review of form 990 for other organizations”

“Governing documents: upon request conflict of interest policy: upon request financial statements: annual report is available on a public website and by request.”

“Description of mission statement: national 4-h council is the private sector, non-profit partner of the nation's cooperative extension system and 4-h national headquarters located at the national institute of food and agriculture (nifa) within the united states department of agriculture (usda). Council's mission is to increase investment and participation in 4-h positive youth development programs in the important areas of science, healthy living and citizenship.”

“Educational programs: national 4-h council plays an essential role in supporting 4-h as part of a unique and innovative partnership with america's cooperative extension system and the national institute of food and agriculture within the united states department of agriculture. As the nation's largest youth development organization, 4-h believes in the power of young people. We recognize that every child has valuable strengths and can have real potential to improve the world. 4-h provides the kinds of experiences that empower young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime. The research-based 4-h experience includes a caring adult relationship; a hands-on, skill-building project; and a proactive leadership role. This is the 4-h positive youth development approach that is proven to grow life skills. 4-h reaches nearly six million young people through cooperative extension - a community of 110 public universities and more than 3,000 local offices. Programs are delivered by more than 3,500 trained 4-h professionals and more than 600,000 volunteers who serve every county and parish in the country. Young people experience 4-h through school and community clubs, in-school enrichment programs, 4-h camps and afterschool programs. Independent research proves the unparalleled impact of the 4-h experience. 4-h'ers are: four times more likely than peers to take action in their communities; two times more likely to make healthy choices; two times more likely than peers to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (stem) opportunities outside of school. National 4-h council's role in growing 4-h and youth impact includes a significant focus on fundraising and marketing initiatives. Council success/highlights for fiscal year 2017 (july 1, 2016 - june 30, 2017) included the following programs/events: - 4-h brand/alumni activation: continued the grow true leaders campaign; a multi-media engagement campaign to build the brand, engage 4-h alumni to support and grow 4-h - world's largest youth-led engineering design challenge, 4-h national youth science day: drone discovery - 4-h national mentoring program: reached/empowered at-risk youth in 40 states with support from 44 land-grant universities - 8th annual legacy awards: largest fundraising event featured 4-h youth impact and alumni achievement - program development in the mission areas of science, healthy living and agriculture in partnership with private partners - strategic partnership: american farm bureau federation”

“National 4-h center: the center is one of the largest nonacademic youth education and conference facilities in the united states and continues to be the national home for 4-h in the united states as well as a beacon of independent international cooperation for independent 4-h country-led programs around the world. The center hosts annual 4-h conferences and year-round training programs for youth, volunteer leaders, and professional staff. National 4-h youth conference center hosts more than 30,000 youth each year on its 12-acre washington, dc metro campus while they tour the city's historic landmarks, attend conferences and leadership programs, and experience the best of our nation's capital. Every young person, volunteer leader, or professional who has visited national 4-h youth conference center over the years has left with something to inspire them - some new point of view, some new idea to take home. That's the ingredient that has kept the experience of center fresh and exciting for more than 50 years.”

“Pension related changes other than net period pension costs 1,315,797 postretirement medical costs (154,205) named fund spending (4,161) ------------ total to form 990, part xi, line 9 1,157,431”

“Audit of consolidated financial statements/oversight of audit: there was no change in the process for oversight of the audit from the prior year. The organization is audited as part of consolidated financial statements. It does not receive separate audited financial statements.”