Missouri 4-H Foundation
The mission of the Missouri 4-H Foundation is to secure and manage financial resources to enhance and expand the Missouri 4-h program.
Missouri 4-H Foundation at a glance
In short: Missouri 4-H Foundation gave $86K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $86,184
- -23.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,312
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,377
- Total assets
- $13,107,121
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Missouri 4-H Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Silver Spurs 4H Club ($19K). Together the top 7 received $86K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Missouri 4-H Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1558% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $144K (2019). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $86K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Spurs 4H Club Palmyrya, MO | — | $19,000 |
| University of Missouri Columbia, MO | — | $16,159 |
| Lafayette County 4-H Higginsville, MO | — | $15,993 |
| Midway USA Foundation Inc Columbia, MO | — | $13,377 |
| Agricultural EXT Serrvice Columbia, MO | — | $8,488 |
| University of Mo - Extension Columbia, MO | — | $8,085 |
| Carroll County 4-H Carrollton, MO | — | $5,082 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,107,121 | $1,465,595 | $1,217,941 | $86,184 | 7 | $586,477 |
| 2024 | $12,087,979 | $1,629,979 | $1,087,145 | $113,289 | 9 | $301,284 |
| 2023 | $10,085,389 | $902,168 | $1,046,114 | $22,147 | 1 | $113,423 |
| 2022 | $9,386,540 | $1,726,293 | $704,190 | $5,198 | 1 | $1,015,463 |
| 2021 | $10,460,321 | $1,359,339 | $588,467 | $36,836 | 1 | $773,214 |
| 2020 | $8,344,703 | $1,041,404 | $616,815 | $35,315 | 1 | $119,851 |
| 2019 | $7,564,156 | $831,878 | $860,916 | $144,224 | 2 | $181,806 |
About Missouri 4-H Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Missouri 4-H Foundation is a public charity, based in Columbia, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $86K. Net investment income was $586K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Missouri 4-H Foundation is led by Earl Niemeyer, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 26 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Earl Niemeyer
Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clark Fobian
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Nikodim
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Kueker
Director
Treasurer → Treasurer -, 2024
Treasurer - → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Kerns
Trustee
Imm Past Chair → Immediate Pa, 2023
Immediate Pa → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Cadle
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Goth
Trustee
Chairman → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Pirch
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad McCord
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernie Verslues
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Scott
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Baylee Asbury
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Tews
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Hall
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Loges
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Volmer
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenise Burch
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Long
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Jones
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Hays
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Augustine
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$54K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Dana Haynes
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joan Hickman
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Jo Buettner
Immediate Pa
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Immediate Pa, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Baker
Treasurer
Trustee → Current Treasurer, 2024
Current Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Joan Fahrmeier (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marla J Tobin MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Poindexter (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Breanne Harmon (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Idel (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Caleb Colbert (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Darrell Dryer (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John M Raines (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Leah Stotts (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Idel (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Breanne Hammer (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Breanne Brammer (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Christal Huber (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Dale R Ludwig (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Diane Olson (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Lupita Fabregas (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marshall Stewart (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mindy Ward (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Wes Hentges (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jessie Furgins (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Brendon Engeman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Elaine Anderson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Hannah Persell (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Morris Burger (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert E Hertzog (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $35K, to Rachel Augustine (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Missouri 4-H Foundation
How much does Missouri 4-H Foundation give each year?
Missouri 4-H Foundation gave $86K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 9 grants.
What is Missouri 4-H Foundation's typical grant size?
Missouri 4-H Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $13,377, and its average grant was $12,312, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Missouri 4-H Foundation give grants?
Missouri 4-H Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, MO (4 grants).
Who are Missouri 4-H Foundation's largest grantees?
Missouri 4-H Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Silver Spurs 4H Club ($19,000), University of Missouri ($16,159) and Lafayette County 4-H ($15,993), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Missouri 4-H Foundation?
Missouri 4-H Foundation reported $13.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What is Missouri 4-H Foundation's EIN?
Missouri 4-H Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6044367. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
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