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The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation is classified as nonprofit under IRS Code 501 (c)(3) with contributions tax deductible as allowed by law. The directors of the Foundation are OFBF board members, OFBF staff and other interested groups. Click here for a list of Foundation board members.

Giving to the Foundation

Financial support for the Foundation comes from individual donors, agricultural organizations and corporations/foundations.

The Foundation accepts contributions from individuals and other allied groups or organizations interested in the purposes of the Foundation. The following individual giving options are available: outright gifts (cash, securities, real estate); deferred or planned giving (wills and bequests, life insurance, remainder interest), endowments, memorial or tributes, gifts in trust, annuities and annuity trusts. To discuss individual giving options contact the Ohio Farm Bureau at (614) 249-2400.

The Darwin Bryan Scholarship Fund was established in 1985 in honor of Darwin R. Bryan whose enthusiastic leadership during his 37 years of service to the organization has been an inspiration to rural youth throughout Ohio. The scholarship fund assists students who have been active in the Farm Bureau youth program and/or whose parents are Farm Bureau members to continue their education. For more information contact your county Farm Bureau office

Distributions

The Foundation makes primary grants to programs sponsored or coordinated by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and monies contributed will be used exclusively for the activities noted. Secondary grants are considered for external organizations and/or programs aligned with the Foundation’s mission.

Projects Seeking Funding

Agriculture In The Classroom Institute
The Agriculture In the Classroom Institute will create a link between agriculture and the classroom by providing educators with more in-depth and focused lessons about how to incorporate agricultural information into content areas. The five-day Institute is comprised of hands-on lecture labs, guest speakers and field trips. Participants will utilize best practices and will apply the new knowledge to their own plan of work.

The Ohio Agricultural Environmental Assurance Alliance
The Ohio Agricultural Environmental Assurance Alliance, a public-private partnership consisting of producer led organizations, commodity groups, agricultural businesses, government agencies and the Ohio State University, was established in October 2001 for the purpose of developing an environmental self-audit program for Ohio’s agricultural and horticultural commodities. The purpose of the environmental self-audit program is to provide Ohio producers with the opportunity to independently and confidentially examine their operation in terms of environmental assurance and to identify where they may need to go. The results of the self-audit will lead to a change in management decisions that will encourage the incorporation of environmentally friendly processes into farm plans while maintaining economic viability and enhancing social acceptability.

The Land and Living – Agriculture…Your Link to Life!
The Land and Living Exhibit is an innovative, agricultural education opportunity at the Ohio State Fair. Land and Living goes beyond livestock barns and promotes the diversity of Ohio Agriculture, using features such as a live, working stream flowing next to a riparian zone and a corn climbing-wall that also tells the story of ethanol and corn products that we use daily. Enhancement of this exciting Land and Living Exhibit and the implementation of a youth educational program are goals for the 2002 Land and Living Exhibit. The “Ag Walk” educational program will increase youth awareness about how agriculture impacts their daily health and nutrition through experiential learning. By making all Land and Living Exhibit areas interactive, we hope to teach youth about agriculture’s role in the economy and society so that they may become citizens who support wise agricultural policies, while impacting all fairgoers so they retain agriculture’s farm-to-table message.

For more information on the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation, please call: (614) 249-2400