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The IFYE Foundation

The International Four-H Youth Exchange Foundation of the USA, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the IFYE Foundation) was established in 1997 as a non-profit organization. The Foundation holds a federal income tax exempt status under Section 501 (c) (3) of the 1986 Internal Revenue Code as amended.

The purpose of the IFYE Foundation is to raise funds to finance the continued growth of the International Four-H Youth Exchange programs. The vision is to maintain support for existing exchange programs and expand such support on a yearly basis.

The Foundation authorized a level of expenditures in support of the 2009 program in the amount of $19,853. This made possible:

• a $75 fee reduction for each 4-H age teen delegate participating in the exchanges managed by WorldWise, now States 4-H International Exchange Programs.
• the summer teen delegate program of 85 youth from 19 states included the followin:
       Australia - 15 youth & 1 chaperone;
       Costa Rica - 9 youth & 1 chaperone;
       Finland - 11 youth & 1 chaperone;
       Japan - (4 weeks) 34 youth & 4 chaperones
       Japan - (8 weeks) 18 youth & 2 chaperones
• the 2009 orientation in Colorado of 5 outbound and 15 inbound participants
• educational materials for Connecticut participant and host family selection and their orientations
• partial support for 3 teens from Austria, Estonia & Finland and a chaperone
• assist 28 Polish 4-H members & volunteers who visited Indiana
• support provided for the International Evening at the National 4-H Club Congress in Atlanta, November 2009, attended by about 1,300 delegates.

Foundation assets as of June 30, 2009 were $92,726.

• The Foundation sponsors a planned giving program to assist the IFYE family in considering their estate planning, bequests in their wills or gifts of insurance and other assets which may be used to support the long range future of the IFYE program.
• An annual fund raising campaign is conducted among the IFYE alumni and program supporters. (See html letter from IFYE Foundation President, Norm Bauer or as a PDF).
• Corporate and foundation resources are also being solicited.

The Foundation, as a separate and incorporated non-profit corporation, functions under a board of directors, representative of the IFYE community.

Requests for information about the Foundation and its programs may be sent to the President of the Foundation, 111 Woodland Trail, Anna, IL 62906, or via e-mail by clicking on IFYE Foundation President.

New Foundation IFYE program support requests

The IFYE Foundation has now completed an application form for IFYE program support requests. The form (revised June 29, 2007) is two pages long.

• Page one is the application form.
• Page two contains the guidelines for completing the application.
• Questions may be sent to Norm Bauer, IFYE Foundation President.
• Completed forms are to be mailed to Norm, at the address given on the form.

The IFYE alumni have been generous in their giving to support the IFYE program. The Foundation wishes to support the efforts of persons and states who are providing assistance to keep the program operating.

Download application form here