2006 ANNUAL REPORT NATIONAL FFA FOUNDATION
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am pleased to report that 2006 was another in a series of watershed years for FFA, its 500,000 members and the schools and communities in which it serves. Through your commitment, we were able to raise more than $12 million for the National FFA Foundation, ensuring that the good work of FFA will continue to grow.This is an extraordinary achievement, and my personal thanks to all of you who worked so hard for such a good cause. Our slogan for 2006, Serving Through Your Contributions, was borrowed from the FFA Motto – Learning to Do; Doing to Learn; Earning to Live; Living to Serve. It represents the type of service that many of us are most capable of providing today; but more than that, it represents our ongoing willingness to serve in any way we can.
These are the attributes being taught every day to young people through FFA and agricultural education, and they are what differentiate the impressive young people of FFA.
Success like this year’s campaign requires a visionary and committed group of people to drive to a new record level of contributions, and I am privileged to have been a part of that team, the 2006 National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board and the unmatched FFA Foundation staff. My personal thanks go out to all of you for your time, energy and dedication to FFA and the work of the foundation.
American agriculture is again facing a new era as traditional food and fiber production makes room for renewable fuel in a changing world. In addition, the expansion of agricultural education and FFA programs to a whole new range of subjects and career opportunities is opening doors for more students than ever before. The mission of FFA and the impact of educational programs built on “… developing the potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success …” are now more important than ever. We should all take great pride in the work we are doing to support this opportunity.
Thank you again for your support and for your ongoing belief in the value FFA brings to today’s world.
Dwight Armstrong, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
North American Nutrition Companies, Inc.
2005 Past Chairman glenn A. stith
Vice President, NA & SA Operations, Seminis Seeds Division Monsanto Company
2007 Chair-Elect Jerry r. rose Corporate Vice President Cargill, Incorporated 2008 Chair-Elect
NatioNal FFa FouNdatioN SpoNSorS’
Board ExEcutivE couNcil Sincerely,
Doug DeVries
Doug DeVries
2006 National FFA Sponsors’ Board Chairman
Senior Vice President, Agricultural Marketing – North America, Australia and Asia Deere & Company
dEar NatioNal FFa FouNdatioN SpoNSorS,
Forever blue
Forever Blue represents all who value the hopeful spirit, generosity, enthusiasm and high ideals embodied by the blue ffa jacket. it also represents the common connection among the thousands of people who recognize the necessity of ffa and agricultural education in strengthening people, communities and the agricultural industry. the Forever Blue family represents national ffa alumni, former members, Collegiate ffa, national ffa foundation sponsors, teachers, state agricultural education administrators, teacher educators, donors and all those friends of ffa who know the positive difference ffa makes in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
are you a member of the Forever Blue family? if so, then you support
ffa, the most enduring of high school organizations. prestigious and
successful alumni fill its roster. Your ongoing support is critical to
keeping ffa powerful and relevant to a new generation – a generation
whose expectation has changed dramatically. So as you review this
annual report, consider your opportunity to contribute to the group that
gives so much back – to the student, to the school, to the community
and to you.
John W. AllenbAch President
Delta Consolidated Industries AlAn R. AyeRs, Ph.D.
Director, State Affairs/Stewardship Bayer CropScience
RAlPh h. buRchfielD President
Firestone Agricultural Tire Division
lAuRence M. cRAne, Ph.D.
Vice President, Education and Communication
National Crop Insurance Services ToM DAvis
Group Publisher Meredith Corporation MichAel A. eADe Executive Director – Sales – Companion Animal USA Merial
Joe fell
Vice President & Division Merchandise Manager, Consumer Products Tractor Supply Company bill fleeT
Vice President, North America Sales, Pioneer and Crop Protection Sales & Marketing DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition DAviD s. GeiMAn President
New Dominion Management
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Lockhart Motor co. Inc.
Lockhart, TX Lone Star Ford Houston, TX Mac haIk Ford Houston, TX
Mac haIk Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Georgetown, TX
MarShaLL Ford-LIncoLn- Mercury
Marshall, TX Mcree Ford Dickinson, TX MIke Brown Ford Granbury, TX
north centraL Ford Richardson, TX
ParIS Ford LIncoLn Mercury Paris, TX
PLanet Ford Spring, TX
PreStIge Ford – garLand Garland, TX
red MccoMBS Ford San Antonio, TX rogerS Ford Midland, TX
ron carter Ford, Inc.
Alvin, TX
ruSSeLL & SMIth Ford Houston, TX
SaM Pack’S FIve Star Ford Carrollton, TX
SaM Pack’S FIve Star Ford- north rIchLand
North Richland Hills, TX
SeguIn Motor coMPany Seguin, TX
SeweLL Ford Odessa, TX
SILSBee Ford-LIncoLn- Mercury
Silsbee, TX
SMIth Ford-Mercury oF SLaton
Slaton, TX
SMIth South PLaInS Ford Levelland, TX
Southway Ford San Antonio, TX SPIkeS Ford Mission, TX StanLey Ford Childress, TX
Sykora FaMILy Ford West, TX
teaM Ford-Mercury Navasota, TX
texoMa Ford oF denISon Denison, TX
tIPton Ford Inc.
Nacogdoches, TX
toMMIe vaughn auto country
Columbus, TX
toMMIe vaughn MotorS, Inc.
Houston, TX trI-county Ford Mabank, TX varSIty Ford College Station, TX von dohLen Motor co.
Goliad, TX vonderau Ford El Campo, TX
wendeL Motor co.
Yoakum, TX weSt texaS Ford Anson, TX
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wIchIta FaLLS Ford Wichita Falls, TX
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BarBer BrotherS Ford Morgan, UT
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gayLen S. wrIght Ford Heber City, UT
Sahara MotorS Delta, UT
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Broadway Motor co., Inc.
Broadway, VA
eMPIre Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Abingdon, VA
MyerS Ford co., Inc.
Elkton, VA
PauL oBaugh Ford-LIncoLn- Mercury
Staunton, VA
WAshinGTon
FIve Star Ford Aberdeen, WA
Wisconsin
cox MotorS New Richmond, WI
eau cLaIre Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Eau Claire, WI
gordIe Boucher Ford LIncoLn Mercury Janesville, WI
hILL Ford LIncoLn Mercury Portage, WI
JenSen MotorS Inc.
Spencer, WI toM Peck Ford Clinton, WI
WesT viRGiniA
chenoweth Ford-LIncoLn- Mercury
Clarksburg, WV Jack garrett Ford Spencer, WV
MIchaeL Motor coMPany, Inc.
Gassaway, WV ParSonS Ford Martinsburg, WV
WyoMinG
greIner Ford Casper, WY
SPradLey MotorS, Inc Cheyenne, WY
thunder BaSIn Ford, LLc Gillette, WY
Scholarship donors
nATionAl ffA founDATion sPonsoRs’ boARD
RobeRT D. GoRDon Chief Executive Officer DTN
Dennis hAnn Senior Director, Sales New Holland
ThoMAs J. heDGe Manufacturing Vice President Kraft Foods Global Inc.
RichARD henDeRson, JR.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc.
MARcus hill President
Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company RobeRT Jones
President and Chief Executive Officer, North American Region Novartis Animal Health MAlcolM KRAM Director, VM Investigations Product Support Pfizer Animal Health
elTon h. MADDoX President and Chief Executive Officer
Wayne Farms LLC John MADiA
Global Leader - Human Resources, Productivity and Site Operations Dow AgroSciences LLC DeAn A. MeffoRD President
Mefford Consulting Allen MonTGoMeRy Vice President & General Manager, Wrangler Western Wear VF Jeanswear
MATT MusselMAn Sales Manager, Medicated Feed Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
cARl PeTeRs
Director of Education & Training The Lincoln Electric Company
sTuART PieRce
Director, National Advertising and Sales Promotion Chevrolet
ben PooRe
Truck Group Marketing Manager Ford Motor Company
bRAD schu
Director - Lifestyle Group Land O’Lakes Purina Feeds Jeff siMMons
Executive Director, NA Sales and Marketing
Elanco Animal Health AlbeRT A. sMiTh, JR.
Corporate Manager, Corporate Fleet, TRAC and TCUV Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
RAnDell sMiTh Senior Vice President, Distribution Sales and Marketing, Tyson Food Service Group Tyson Foods Inc.
RicARDo loPez vAlenciA Senior Vice President, Head of Diversity Marketing ING
cecil P. vAnDyGRiff, JR.
President The Kent Group, Inc.
nAThAn WAlKeR Vice President, Independent Retail Group
MTD Products, Inc.
GReGoRy W. Webb Vice President, Public Affairs Archer Daniels Midland Company
sTeWART WhiTney Vice President and General Manager Timberland Company
hILLyer’S MId-cIty Ford Woodburn, OR
Legacy Ford LIncoLn Mercury, Inc.
La Grande, OR
roBBerSon Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Bend, OR SuBurBan Ford Sandy, OR
tILLaMook Motor coMPany Tillamook, OR
PennsylvAniA
kIghtLInger MotorS, Inc.
Coudersport, PA
souTh DAKoTA
BeadLe Ford Inc.
Bowdle, SD
MckIe Ford LIncoLn Mercury, Inc.
Rapid City, SD SIoux FaLLS Ford Sioux Falls, SD
Tennessee
aLexander Ford LIncoLn- Mercury
Murfreesboro, TN
LanderS McLarty Ford Fayetteville, TN
SLoan Ford Columbia, TN
TeXAs
aLexander auto center Kenedy, TX
ancIra eagLe PaSS Ford Mercury
Eagle Pass, TX
ancIra Ford Mercury Floresville, TX
anderSon Ford-Mercury Cleveland, TX
aPPeL Ford-Mercury, Inc.
Brenham, TX arrow Ford Abilene, TX BILL Mcrae Ford Jacksonville, TX
BLueBonnet MotorS, Inc.
New Braunfels, TX BoB FrancIS Ford Rusk, TX
BoB toMeS Ford McKinney, TX
BoB utter Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Sherman, TX
BogguS harLIngen Ford Harlingen, TX
Bud croSS Ford Caldwell, TX caraway Ford Nixon, TX
chaMPIon Ford – katy Katy, TX
chuck Brown Ford Schulenburg, TX coLe Ford SaLeS, Inc.
Hillsboro, TX
cy PerkInS MotorS Jacksboro, TX davId SeLF Ford Winnie, TX
deL rIo Ford LIncoLn Mercury Ltd
Del Rio, TX
don davIS Ford, Inc.
Arlington, TX
eddIe yakLIn Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Kingsville, TX
eLLIott Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Mount Pleasant, TX
exceL Ford LIncoLn Mercury Carthage, TX
Fenton Ford oF duMaS Dumas, TX
FrankLIn Ford Wallisville, TX FrIendLy Ford Crosby, TX
gene haMon Ford, Inc.
Texas City, TX gene MeSSer Ford Lubbock, TX
gILLeSPIe Ford San Antonio, TX gLenn PoLk Ford Gainesville, TX
goLdIng MotorS, Inc.
San Saba, TX
grande Ford truck SaLeS San Antonio, TX
greenvILLe Ford LIncoLn- Mercury
Greenville, TX
guLLo Ford – Mercury Conroe, TX
heLFMan Ford Houston, TX henSon Ford Madisonville, TX hergert Ford Perryton, TX
hILL country Ford Goldthwaite, TX
hILLard auto Park Fort Worth, TX
hILLcreSt Ford LIncoLn Mercury
Huntsville, TX
hoFFPauIr Ford Mercury Inc.
Lampasas, TX
houSton area deaLerS IMMeL MotorS Fredericksburg, TX Ivey Motor co., Inc.
Robert Lee, TX
Jack PoweLL Ford-Mercury Mineral Wells, TX
JennIngS anderSon Ford Boerne, TX
JIM BaSS Ford San Angelo, TX
JohnSon BroS. Ford, Ltd.
Temple, TX
JohnSon SeweLL Ford LIncoLn Mercury Marble Falls, TX kInSeL Ford Beaumont, TX
kInSeL Ford-Mercury, Inc.
Pleasanton, TX
kInSeL’S LIve oak MotorS, Inc.
Three Rivers, TX L. t. BoSweLL Ford San Benito, TX
La grange Ford LIncoLn Mercury
La Grange, TX
Larry SLack Ford-Mercury Bowie, TX
Legacy rIdge Ford Bonham, TX
nATionAl ffA founDATion sPonsoRs’ boARD (continued)
In 2006, FFA embarked on a new adventure – moving the 79th National FFA Convention to Indianapolis, Ind. Known as “The Crossroads of America,” Indianapolis is conveniently located in the nation’s heartland and provides a perfect venue for the 54,489 members, advisors, parents and other guests who attended this grand event.
Indianapolis is only the third site for the National FFA Convention. In 1928, the first convention was held in Kansas City, Mo., and it remained the sole venue for the next 70 years.
From 1999 through 2005, the honor belonged to Louisville, Ky., and now Indianapolis will host the convention for seven years.
FFA IN INdy – A MovINg ExpErIENCE!
Elanco Animal Health believes that the No. 1 need for agriculture today is strong leadership and individuals who possess outstanding leadership qualities. We believe that the National FFA Organization is exemplary in building students who think critically, have a high level of integrity, possess a strong work ethic and are honest team players with strong leadership skills. Elanco is pleased to have been supporting FFA for more than 25 years and helping to ensure the development of tomorrow’s leaders.”
New be gin nin gs
Jeff Simmons Elanco Animal Health
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ExECuTIvE CoMMITTEE LArry d. CASE, Ed.d.
President
National FFA Advisor
C. CoLEMAN HArrIS Secretary
National FFA Organization MArIoN d. FLETCHEr Treasurer
Program Manager - Agricultural Education
Arkansas Department of Workforce Education dougLAS C. dEvrIES Senior Vice President, Agricultural Marketing - North America, Australia and Asia Deere & Company
gLENN A. STITH Vice President, NA & SA Operations, Seminis Seeds Division
Monsanto Company TrAvIS JETT National FFA President
STEvEN FrAzE Professor, Agricultural Education & Communications Texas Tech University
MEMBErS
MICHAEL BrAMMEr Executive Manager,
Pennsylvania FFA Association BArry CrooM
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Extension Education North Carolina State University WILLIAM (Buddy) dEIMLEr Specialist, Agricultural Education
Utah State Office of Education HAroLd ECKLEr NAAE
Region IV, Senior Vice President STEvEN gASS
Program Consultant, State FFA Advisor
Tennessee Department of Education
dALE gruIS Agricultural Education Consultant Bureau of Career and Technical Education Iowa Department of Education STEvEN r. HArBSTrEIT Associate Professor - Agricultural Education Kansas State University BILL HuNTEr NAAE
Region II, Senior Vice President LINdA A. rIST Agricultural Education Instructor/FFA Advisor West Central High School NANCy J. TrIvETTE Program Leader, Agricultural Education
NJ Department of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural &
Natural Resources doug vANNurdEN State FFA Executive Secretary North Dakota Agricultural Education
LArry d. CASE, Ed.d.
President
National FFA Advisor
MArIoN d. FLETCHEr Treasurer
dougLAS d. LoudENSLAgEr Chief Operating Officer dENNIS C. SArgENT Executive Director
vICKIE SETTLE Chief Financial Officer
ANNA MELodIA Director, Grants and Special Initiatives
KENT SCHESCKE Senior Director, Partnership Development
NorTH CAroLINA
Courtesy Ford InC.
Elizabeth City, NC dunn-Benson Ford Dunn, NC
Kenly Ford Kenly, NC laFayette Ford Fayetteville, NC
NorTH dAKoTA
WallWorK truCK Center, InC.
Fargo, ND
NEBrASKA
lee sapp Ford-MerCury Ashland, NE
Woodhouse Ford Blair, NE
NEW MExICo
don ChalMers Ford Rio Rancho, NM
ruIdoso Ford-lInColn- MerCury
Ruidoso, NM
NEvAdA
Fallon Ford-MerCury Fallon, NV
NEW yorK
Conroy Motors Java Center, NY
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Bryan Ford-lInColn- MerCury
Bryan, OH
BuCKeye Ford London, OH
BuCKeye Ford lInColn MerCury oF sIdney Sidney, OH
Carroll hallIday Ford- lInColn-MerCury, InC.
Washington Court House, OH donell Ford lInColn MerCury oF saleM, InC.
Salem, OH hIllsBoro Ford Hillsboro, OH
loudon Motors Ford, llC Minerva, OH
MatheWs Ford lInColn MerCury, InC.
Sandusky, OH neW CarlIsle Ford New Carlisle, OH
raaBe Motor sales, InC.
Delphos, OH
stateWIde Ford-lInColn MerCury
Van Wert, OH
oKLAHoMA
BarBer-dyson Ford-lInColn- MerCury
Elk City, OK
BIllIngsley Ford oF ardMore
Ardmore, OK
BIllIngsley Ford oF dunCan Duncan, OK
BIllIngsley Ford oF laWton Lawton, OK
BoeCKMan Ford, InC.
Kingfisher, OK BolIn Ford Bristow, OK
BroWn Ford InC.
Cordell, OK
Country Ford – MerCury Guthrie, OK
dIFFee Ford lInColn MerCury
El Reno, OK doenges Ford Bartlesville, OK dunn Ford CoMpany Stigler, OK
euFaula Ford Eufaula, OK
harlan Motor Co.
Okmulgee, OK henryetta Ford Henryetta, OK hInChey Ford, InC.
Guymon, OK
JaCK BoWKer Ford Ponca City, OK JaCK KIssee Ford Claremore, OK JaMes hodge Ford Idabel, OK
JaMes hodge Ford lInColn MerCury InC.
Muskogee, OK
Joe Cooper Ford oF shaWnee Shawnee, OK
Joe Cooper Ford oF yuKon Yukon, OK
legaCy Ford Pauls Valley, OK lIndsay Ford, InC.
Lindsay, OK
lyle starr Motor Co., InC.
Stilwell, OK
MarC heItz Ford Purcell, OK MCKay Ford Woodward, OK MCKInsey Ford Clinton, OK
north poInt Ford Pryor, OK
red rIver Ford lInColn MerCury
Durant, OK
reynolds Ford – norMan Norman, OK
reynolds Ford oF oKC, InC.
Oklahoma City, OK
seMInole Ford-MerCury, InC.
Seminole, OK
thoMas-Johnston Ford, InC.
Hobart, OK
unIted Ford oF tulsa Tulsa, OK
yorK Ford, lInColn-MerCury Weatherford, OK
orEgoN
Burns Ford, InC.
Burns, OR CanBy Ford Canby, OR
ChuCK ColvIn auto Center McMinnville, OR
dan CollIns Ford Lakeview, OR
dICK’s MaCKenzIe Ford Hillsboro, OR
gentry Ford sales, InC.
Ontario, OR
gIBson Motor CoMpany Junction City, OR
Scholarship donors
NATIoNAL FFA FouNdATIoN BoArd oF TruSTEES NATIoNAL FFA FouNdATIoN ExECuTIvE MANAgEMENT
$12,846,233
$11,594,367
$9,355,506
$8,741,098
$8,350,426
$0
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
$14,000,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
NatioNal FFa FouNdatioN, iNc.
StatemeNt oF activitieS For the Year eNded december 31, 2006
(UnaUdited and sUbject to change)
sta tem en t o f a cti vit ies
rEvENuESExpENSES
ToTALS
For a complete set of audited financial statements, please contact the financial services division at (317) 802-4298 or visit www.ffa.org/foundation/index.html.
Contributions $12,846,233
Investment income (including realized/unrealized gains/losses) 1,630,994
Program fees 243,570
total revenue $14,720,797
ToTALS
Program Services $11,480,648
Management, general and fundraising 3,001,979
total expenses $14,482,627
Income (loss) $238,170
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Ellijay, GA
saMMy dIxon oF alMa Alma, GA
teaM Ford oF MarIetta Marietta, GA
thoMaston Ford, InC.
Thomaston, GA thoMasvIlle Ford Thomasville, GA
threlKeld Motor CoMpany Vidalia, GA
WashIngton Ford-MerCury Washington, GA
IoWA
CleMons Ford lInColn MerCury
Ottumwa, IA MInCer Ford Columbus Junction, IA
MouW Motor CoMpany, InC.
Sioux Center, IA West BranCh Ford West Branch, IA
IdAHo
salMon rIver Motors Salmon, ID
ILLINoIS
CroWn Ford MerCury Hoopeston, IL
tIM Mooney, InC.
Tuscola, IL
INdIANA
andy Mohr Ford Plainfield, IN
BoB poynter Ford, InC.
Seymour, IN CollIer Ford reo Rockport, IN dave WhIte Ford Clay City, IN
don hInds Ford InC.
Fishers, IN
eddIe gIlstrap Motors, InC.
Salem, IN
grahaM Ford, InC.
Converse, IN haag Ford Lawrenceburg, IN
herItage Ford-MerCury, InC.
Corydon, IN
InsKeep Ford-MerCury Greenfield, IN
MCCroCKlIn Ford sales, InC.
Middletown, IN
Moser Motor sales, InC.
Berne, IN
olIver Ford sales, InC.
Plymouth, IN
KANSAS
BeCKMan Ford Garnett, KS
Cox Motor Co., InC.
Pleasanton, KS
danny zeCK Ford lInColn MerCury
Leavenworth, KS
dICK edWards Ford lInColn- MerCury, InC.
Manhattan, KS Foster Ford Holton, KS
Merle Kelly Ford, InC.
Chanute, KS
MIdWest Ford-lInColn- MerCury
Hutchinson, KS reedy Ford Arkansas City, KS
KENTuCKy
BF evans Ford InC.
Livermore, KY
BoB sWope Ford, InC.
Elizabethtown, KY
Boyd County Ford, InC.
Ashland, KY
hudson Ford nIssan Madisonville, KY hunt Ford Franklin, KY
nolan Ford oF georgetoWn Georgetown, KY
stuart poWell Ford Danville, KY
LouISIANA
gray Ford MerCury DeRidder, LA
MAryLANd
hagerstoWn Ford Hagerstown, MD plaza Ford, InC.
Bel Air, MD
MICHIgAN
dean arBour Ford-MerCury oF taWas
Tawas City, MI Knapp Ford Adrian, MI
palMer Motor sales, InC.
Chelsea, MI
MINNESoTA
herMan Motors Luverne, MN Marshall Ford Marshall, MN
MIlls Ford oF WIllMar Willmar, MN
MIlls Motor, InC.
Baxter, MN
tangen Ford, MerCury, InC.
Litchfield, MN
MISSourI
Barnes BaKer autoMotIve group
Trenton, MO
BIll grant Ford MerCury Bolivar, MO
gregg sMIth Ford-lInColn- MerCury, InC.
Clinton, MO
Joe MaChens Ford Columbia, MO
thoroughBred Ford, InC.
Kansas City, MO
zInK Motor CoMpany, InC.
Appleton City, MO
MoNTANA
arChIe CoChrane Motors Billings, MT
BozeMan Ford Bozeman, MT
depratu Ford vW audI Whitefish, MT
MaC’s FrontIerland Miles City, MT
a. CArEEr dEvELopMENT EvENTS 7%
b. proFICIENCIES 8%
c. WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2%
d. STATE PRESIDENTS CONFERENCE 1%
e. BLAST OFF 2%
F. NLSCO 2%
G. GENERAL FUND 6%
h. OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS 69%
i. INDIVIDUAL GIVING 3%
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NATIoNAL FFA FouNdATIoN:
5-yEAr rEvIEW oF CoNTrIBuTIoNS
progrAM ArEAS SupporTEd
Agricultural Education’s Long-Range Goal,“10 x 15”
T
oday, agricultural education is at a crossroads. The need of American agriculture to secure a highly educated, talented and motivated workforce has never been greater, while the pressure to hold public schools accountable for academic achievement in math and sciences has never been more intense. Agricultural education faces twin challenges to improve both the quality of our programs and thenumber of students and communities they serve. The goal of
“10 x 15” as embraced by each sector of our profession is clear:
By 2015, there will be in operation 10,000 quality agricultural science education programs serving students through an integrated model of classroom/laboratory instruction, experiential learning, and leadership and personal skill development. Further, all students will be members of FFA and have a supervised agricultural experience that supports classroom and laboratory instruction.
Working under direction of The National Council for Agricultural Education, the “10 x 15” Management Team has articulated eight strategic themes and identified eight high-priority initiatives.
Those themes are:
1. Program Standards for Agricultural Education 2. Link Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Content
Standards to National Academic Content Standards 3. Develop Multiple Agricultural Education Designs 4. Program Data Reporting
5. Agricultural Educator Recruitment 6. Agricultural Education Advocacy Strategy 7. Agricultural Education Brand Strategy 8. Program Funding Strategy
These themes represent a manageable body of work that can yield the greatest results in carrying agricultural education successfully into the future. The National FFA Foundation will play a pivotal role in identifying and securing the resources that will allow agricultural education to meet the needs of the agricultural industry and the students necessary to fill the industry needs.
$200,000+
Numbers in blue indicate total years of giving
31 Archer DAniels MiDlAnD coMpAny Decatur, IL
Agricultural Processing Proficiency Collegiate Scholarship
Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo National Agricultural Education Leadership Dinner
National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) PAS MANRRS Officer Training 51 BAsF
Research Triangle Park, NC Collegiate Ag Ambassador Program 46 cArgill, incorporAteD Minneapolis, MN
B.L.A.S.T. Off Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Scholarships Library Grants
LifeKnowledge Center for Agricultural Education Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event 61 chevrolet, gMAc, gM powertrAin Detroit, MI
Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship Proficiency
Alumni Auction - In-Kind Career Show Booths Chapter Officer News Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Scholarships
Concert Support - FFA National Convention
Convention Student Workshops Emerging Agricultural Technology Proficiency
LifeKnowledge Center for Agricultural Education Outdoor Life Network Featuring FFA Outdoor Recreation Proficiency PAS - Ag Machinery Service Technician Award State Presidents’ Conference 59 cnh, cAse ih,
new hollAnD, cnh cApitAl Lake Forest, IL
Agricultural Mechanics Energy Systems Proficiency
Agricultural Services Proficiency Alumni Auction - In-Kind Alumni Convention Speaker American FFA Degree Recognition and Stars International Experience Career Show Booths
Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Scholarships General Fund In-Kind NYFEA
NAAE Outstanding Ag Program National FFA Week Materials NYFEA Membership Directory 54 DoDge trucks Auburn Hills, MI
Agricultural Mechanics Design &
Fabrication Proficiency Alumni Newsletter Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarships
Convention Opening Session Video Forest Management and Products Proficiency
Horse Evaluation Career Development Event NAAE Teacher Retention and Recognition Program Nursery Operations Proficiency
50 Dow Agrosciences Indianapolis, IN
B.L.A.S.T. Off Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo
Executive Sponsor - Matching Gift General Convention Support State Officer Website 58 Dupont coMpAny, pioneer hi-BreD internAtionAl inc.
Wilmington, DE
American FFA Degree Recognition and Stars International Experience Career Show Booths
Collegiate Career Expo
Collegiate Convention - Career Success Workshop Executive Sponsor Fruit Production Proficiency Grain Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency
Grain Production Placement Proficiency
Marketing Plan Career Development Event
NAAE Convention General Support New Century Farmer
Stars Recognition Award (State and Local)
Teacher Training - Biological Sciences in Agriculture 58 ForD trucks, ForD Motor coMpAny FunD Dearborn, MI
Agriscience Fair Scholarships Alumni Auction - In-Kind Career Show Booths Environmental Science &
Natural Resources Management Proficiency
Built Ford Tough Scholarships 63 John Deere
Moline, IL Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Development
Farm Business Management Career Development Event
Forest Management and Products Proficiency
LifeKnowledge Center for Agricultural Education NAAE Outstanding Young Member National Officer Selection Process NYFEA Farm & Ranch Management Contest
NYFEA Institute - Meal Function PAS - Ag Machinery Service Technician Award
PAS - Ornamental Horticulture Specialist Award
PAS Convention Meal Function PAS National Handbook CD-ROM Turfgrass Management Entrepreneurship Proficiency 5 lilly enDowMent inc Indianapolis, IN
General Convention Support 53 MonsAnto St. Louis, MO
Agricultural Sales Career Development Event
Agriscience Student Recognition Program
Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Scholarship Dairy Production Placement Proficiency
Executive Sponsor - Matching Gift H.O. Sargent Award
LifeKnowledge Center for Agricultural Education Monsanto Roadrunners - Matching Gift
National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) 3 rFD-tv
Omaha, NE Career Show Booths
Concert Support - FFA National Convention
INKD - Production Support FFA Today!
1 stAte oF inDiAnA Indianapolis, IN
Convention Advisor Gift Card Program
44 syngentA, syngentA seeDs
Greensboro, NC
Chapter Leadership Continuum Collegiate Career Exploration Website
Collegiate Career ExpoCollegiate Outreach
Fiber and Oil Crop Production Proficiency
General Fund Making a Difference NAAE Outstanding Ag Teacher NAAE Outstanding Post Secondary Teacher Awards
Parliamentary Procedure Career Development Event
3 tiMBerlAnD co.
Stratham, NH
National Day of Service at Convention WLC Service Learning Experience Washington Leadership Conference
29 toyotA Motor sAles usA inc., toyotA engineering
& MAnuFActuring, north AMericA Torrance, CA
Alumni Leaders State Conference Career Show Booths
Collegiate Scholarships
Enhancing Diversity in Agricultural Education
National Chapter Award
National Day of Service at Convention National Officer Nominating Committee Meals State-Specific Grants
22 trActor supply coMpAny Brentwood, TN
Agricultural Mechanics Repair &
Maintenance Placement Proficiency
Agricultural Sales Placement Proficiency
Alumni Chapter Grant Program Alumni Convention & VIP Reception
Alumni Leaders State Conference Career Show Booths
Collegiate Career Expo
Diversified Livestock Entrepreneurship Proficiency
Equine Science Placement Proficiency General Fund
Job Interview Career Development Event
Landscape Management Proficiency NAAE Convention General Support National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) PAS Equine Career Program Area
$100,000 – $199,999
30 chs FounDAtion Inver Grove Heights, MN Agricultural Processing Proficiency Career Show Booths
Convention Leadership Dinner Creed Speaking Career Development Event Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency Food Science & Technology Proficiency
General Fund
26 elAnco AniMAl heAlth, A Division oF eli lilly AnD co.
Greenfield, IN
Agricultural Issues Career Development Event Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Convention Teacher Workshop General Convention Support Stars Over America Breakfast 54 lAnD o’lAkes FeeD/
purinA Mills, lAnD o’lAkes FounDAtion St. Louis, MO
Aquaculture Proficiency Award Career Show Booths
Equine Science Entrepreneurship Proficiency
General Fund
Wildlife Production & Management Entrepreneurship Proficiency National Chapter Award As a Fortune 500 energy,
grains and foods company, CHS is based on leadership-driven principles through its producer- and cooperative-member owners in roughly 26 states. We are proud to support FFA and see the organization as a talent pool for the next generation of leaders in our industry and communities across the country.”
William J. Nelson, CHS Foundation President
“
ADM is pleased to support the National FFA Organization and its work in educating and developing tomorrow’s agricultural leaders.
As ADM partners with the FFA to offer scholarships, we strengthen the next generation of agricultural leaders and prepare these students for the next phase of their education.”
Greg Webb, Vice President, Public Affairs Archer Daniels Midland
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corporate donors
59 the lincoln electric coMpAny, the JAMes F.
lincoln Arc welDing FounDAtion
Cleveland, OH Ag Ed Inservice Support Alumni Auction - In-Kind Agriculture Education Proficiency Career Show Booths
Collegiate Scholarships General Fund
In-Kind General Convention Support Welding Learning Center
25 kuBotA trActor corporAtion Torrance, CA
Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event Seeds of Hope - In-Kind 23 nAtionAl pork BoArD Des Moines, IA
Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship
LifeKnowledge Center of Agricultural Education
1 renewABle Fuels FounDAtion Washington, DC
Renewable Energy Learning Center 23 usDA FArM service Agency
Washington, DC Career Show Booths Stars Over America Video Stars Recognition Award (State and Local)
2 usDA rurAl DevelopMent Washington, DC
Agri-Entrepreneurship Awards Program
Marketing Plan Career Development Event
$50,000 – $99,999
55 BAyer cropscience, BAyer AniMAl heAlth Research Triangle Park, NC Agronomy Career Development Event
Beef Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency
Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo
25 Burlington northern sAntA Fe FounDAtion Cicero, IL
Collegiate Scholarship 10 cArhArtt inc.
Dearborn, MI
Alumni Volunteer Recognition Award Program
Career Show Collegiate Career Expo Home and/or Community Development Proficiency 14 Dtn
Omaha, NE
Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Scholarships Convention Teacher Classroom Executive Sponsor
Marketing Plan Career Development Event
NAAE Convention General Support State Staff Inservice Breaks 1 FArMer MAc Washington, DC WLC Advocacy Program
13 FAstline puBlicAtions Buckner, KY
Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Scholarship Convention Internet Coverage Delta Conference Scholarships National Officer Convention Hospitality
PAS Convention Meal Function 62 Firestone AgriculturAl tire coMpAny
Des Moines, IA
Ag Mechanics Career Development Event
Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship
6 inDiAnA FArM BureAu AnD FArM BureAu insurAnce Indianapolis, IN
Career Show Booths General Convention Support 59 krAFt FooDs north AMericA inc., krAFt FooDs inc. – oscAr MAyer Division Northfield, IL
Alumni Auction - In-Kind Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Collegiate Scholarship
Executive Sponsor - Matching Gift Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) 3 lAB-AiDs, inc.
Ronkonkoma, NY
In-kind Agriscience Ambassador Program
39 MeriAl Duluth, GA
LifeKnowledge Center of Agricultural Education
Small Animal Care & Management Placement Proficiency
27 Mitsui AnD co. usA inc.
New York, NY
National Officer International Experience 40 novArtis AniMAl heAlth us inc.
Greensboro, NC Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Convention Program Guidebook Convention Registration Badges Convention Registration Bags Convention Shopping Mall Bags 53 pFizer AniMAl heAlth New York, NY
Beef Production Placement Proficiency
Convention Student Workshops Dairy Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency
Executive Sponsor - Matching Gift SAE Promotional Tool
Stars Recognition Award (State and Local)
Swine Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency
13 rABo AgriFinAnce inc., rABoBAnk internAtionAl St. Louis, MO
Collegiate Scholarships New Century Farmer Career Show Booths 4 stihl inc.
Virginia Beach, VA Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo Local Program Success CD Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event
1 the grAins FounDAtion Washington, DC
Collegiate International Experience There are many reasons that
Merial has continued to sponsor FFA for the past 39 years. We have always been impressed by FFA’s capability to develop young people by getting them involved in career-related activities and by teaching leadership skills. To that regard, LifeKnowledge® is a natural extension of what FFA has always promoted, but with the added benefit that it is an all-encompassing program that offers educational and leadership opportunities to the entire student population in agricultural education.
We are excited to be a continuing partner of FFA and LifeKnowledge, and even more excited about where this program will take agricultural education and the young people enrolled in it for the future.”
Mike Eade, Executive Director of Sales Merial
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The National FFA Day of Service was introduced as a new feature to the 2006 National FFA Convention. Four Indianapolis sites (Gleaners Food Bank, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Habitat for Humanity and Indianapolis Parks & Recreation) were selected for FFA members to participate in a community service project. Each service activity offered a unique project aimed at improving a part of the community while creating an educational experience for participating FFA members. More than 800 FFA members, advisors and alumni provided nearly 3,000 hours of community service.
Vital to the success of this event was support from Timberland PRO and Toyota. In addition to a significant financial contribution, Timberland provided in-kind support, including staff time from key personnel. The
Timberland Social Enterprise team provided experience and knowledge that proved to be very useful in planning and launching the Day of Service.
An innovative partnership was launched between central Indiana Toyota dealerships and seven central Indiana FFA chapters.
These partners worked together to raise the awareness and need for food donations to community food banks. In three weeks, these unique partners worked together and collected nearly 5,000 pounds of canned food and other nonperishable items.
Stewart Whitney
Vice President and General Manager Timberland PRO
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The Timberland Company believes ‘Doing Well and Doing Good’is essential to its success.”
By sponsoring the Day of Service at the Washington Leadership Conferences and National Convention, Timberland PRO is helping to make an impact in the Washington, D.C., and Indianapolis communities, and is also helping to provide the tools for the students to make an impact in their local community.
Day of service
corporate donors
6 u.s. ArMy recruiting coMMAnD
Fort Knox, KY Career Show Booths
Convention Student Workshops State Specific Grants
6 usDA nAturAl resources conservAtion service Washington, DC
Career Show Booths Collegiate Career Expo
Environmental & Natural Resources Career Development Event 9 usDA risk MAnAgeMent Agency
Washington, DC Career Show Booths
Risk Management Essay Contest 44 wrAngler
Greensboro, NC Career Show Booths
Convention Dinner for State Officers and Delegates
National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) National Talent
$25,000 – $49,999
45 AltriA corporAte services, inc.
Richmond, VA
National Officer Ag Issues Training 48 AMericAn FArM BureAu FeDerAtion
Washington, DC Career Show Booths
Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development Event 6 ArystA liFescience north AMericA corporAtion Cary, NC
Collegiate Scholarship Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event
4 Boehringer ingelheiM vetMeDicA inc.
St. Joseph, MO
Food Science & Technology Career Development Event
Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event 39 Briggs AnD strAtton corporAtion FounDAtion inc.
Milwaukee, WI Career Show Booths Vegetable Proficiency 12 cAterpillAr inc.
Peoria, IL Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship 45 conAgrA FooDs inc.
Omaha, NE
Collegiate Scholarships General Fund
1 core Business technology solutions
Indianapolis, IN
In-Kind General Convention Support 1 Duke reAlty corporAtion Indianapolis, IN
General Convention Support WFYI Convention Television Broadcasts
40 FArM creDit systeM FounDAtion
Washington, DC
American FFA Degree Recognition and Stars International Experience 4 gArst seeD co.
Slater, IA Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship 2 ing
Washington, DC
Convention Sponsors’ and Judges’
Dinner
24 intervet inc.
Millsboro, DE
National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) 16 MtD proDucts inc.
Valley City, OH Alumni Auction - In-Kind Career Show Booths General Fund
Landscape Management Proficiency
16 potAshcorp Saskatoon, SK
Agriscience Teacher Award Program 62 successFul FArMing- Agriculture online Des Moines, IA
Agricultural Communications Career Development Event 31 tyson FooDs inc.
Springdale, AR Collegiate Scholarships Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event
1 vector MArketing-cutco cutlery
Wilmington, DE Collegiate Career Expo Convention Student Workshops NAAE Convention General Support Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event
7 wAyne FArMs llc Oakwood, GA
National Leadership Conference for State Officers (NLCSO) Poultry Production Proficiency
29 westFAliAsurge inc.
Naperville, IL Collegiate Scholarship Dairy Cattle Evaluation Career Development Event
International Leadership Seminar for State Officers (ILSSO)
$15,000 – $24,999
16 ABg Indianapolis, IN
General Convention Support General Fund
National Agricultural Education Leadership Dinner
National Officer Candidate Reception National Officers’ Convention Preparation
61 Agco corporAtion Duluth, GA
Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship - Administration
4 AlphArMA AniMAl heAlth Division
Fort Lee, NJ
Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event 22 AMericAn QuArter horse youth AssociAtion Amarillo, TX
Career Show Booths Delta Conference Scholarships Horse Evaluation Career Development Event
5 AriAt internAtionAl inc.
Union City, CA
Beef Production Placement Proficiency
22 chevron texAco gloBAl luBricAnts
San Ramon, CA Career Show Booths General Fund Making a Difference
2 clAAs oF AMericA inc.
Omaha, NE
Career Show Booths Forage Production Proficiency 36 DAiry FArMers oF AMericA inc.
Kansas City, MO
Dairy Foods Career Development Event
58 DelAvAl inc.
Kansas City, MO
Dairy Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency
51 FArM progress coMpAnies inc.
Carol Stream, IL
Agricultural Communications Proficiency
Stars Judging Luncheon 20 FArMers MutuAl hAil insurAnce coMpAny oF iowA West Des Moines, IA
Collegiate Scholarship 49 Five rivers rAnch cAttle FeeDing llc Loveland, CO
Diversified Livestock Entrepreneurship Proficiency
PAS Livestock Specialist Award
1 george e. Fern Indianapolis, IN
In-Kind General Convention Support 9 hoBArt welDers
Appleton, WI
Agricultural Mechanics Repair &
Maintenance Placement Proficiency
Alumni Auction - In-Kind Career Show Booths General Fund 33 horMel FooDs corporAtion Austin, MN Career Show Booths
Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event 16 Johnson AnD wAles university
Providence , RI Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship 18 MetliFe FounDAtion Long Island City, NY Collegiate Scholarship 13 nApA Auto pArts Atlanta, GA
Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship 12 nAtionAl crop insurAnce services Overland Park, KS Diversified Crop Production Placement Proficiency NAAE Convention General Support 17 nAtionAl FFA AluMni Indianapolis, IN
Ag Ed Opportunity Fund Career Show Booths Seeds of Hope
1 nAtionAl stArch FooD innovAtion
Indianapolis, IN
Convention School Officials Luncheon
7 one AMericA FinAnciAl pArtners, inc.
Indianapolis, IN
General Convention Support UPS is proud to support the FFA and its activities. FFA values the same beliefs that UPS does, like honesty, integrity, hard work, education and faith. Values matter on the job and in everyday life. At UPS, we believe in giving back to our communities in which we work and live. We believe that in order for UPS to grow, the communities we serve need to be economically and socially healthy. FFA is certainly part of creating those values and the vision for economically and socially healthy communities for the future.”
Bob Severson, Vice President and COO UPS Indiana District
When it comes to sponsoring the FFA, it’s all in the people.
The Intervet team is comprised of individuals who represent the highest level of quality and integrity, just like the young adults in the FFA. The caliber and quality of young adults at last year’s FFA convention restored my confidence in today’s youth and the future of agriculture.
Intervet looks forward to sponsoring and working with the FFA now and into the future.”
Brett Whitehead Vice President, Animal Health
Intervet
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corporate donors
“
6 phiBro AniMAl heAlth Ridgefield Park, NJ Swine Production Placement Proficiency
8 preMiuM stAnDArD FArMs Kansas City, MO
Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event 1 sMithFielD FooDs Smithfield, VA
Environmental & Natural Resources Career Development Event 2 sport grAphics printing Indianapolis, IN
In-Kind General Convention Support 1 sunglo FeeDs
Lewisburg, OH
Swine Production Placement Proficiency
11 uniteD pArcel service (ups) Atlanta, GA
In-Kind General Convention Support 37 vigortone Ag proDucts Hiawatha, IA
Agricultural Sales Placement Proficiency
7 west chester holDings inc.
Owings Mills, MD General Fund
12 wilBur-ellis coMpAny Portland, OR
Collegiate Scholarships 8 williAMson-Dickie MAnuFActuring co.
Fort Worth, TX
$9,000 – $14,999
5 AgriliAnce, llc St. Paul, MN
Collegiate Convention-Career Success Workshop
PAS Crop Specialist Award Program PAS Career Planning Program PAS Employment Interview PAS Soil Science Specialist 1 AgreliAnt genetics Westfield, IN
Career Show Booths General Convention Support 56 AgwAy FounDAtion Syracuse, NY
Collegiate Scholarship
3 AMericAn Business MeDiA New York, NY
Convention Sponsors’ and Judges’
Reception
10 ApplieD technologies, A Division oF leArning lABs inc.
Calhoun, GA Career Show Booths State Staff Inservice Reception State Supervisors’ Dinner
43 AssociAtion oF eQuipMent MAnuFActurers AeM Milwaukee, WI
PAS Career Planning Program PAS National Conference Exposure Program
1 BAker AnD DAniels Indianapolis, IN
Career Show Exhibitor Lounge 15 BAll horticulturAl coMpAny
West Chicago, IL
Floriculture Career Development Event
13 BAss pro Springfield, MO
Wildlife Production & Management Placement Proficiency
1 Beck’s hyBriDs Atlanta, IN
Collegiate Convention Program Convention Collegiate Assistants Agricultural Mechanics Design &
Fabrication Proficiency 9 cArry-on trAiler corporAtion Lavonia, GA
Alumni Auction - In-Kind Agricultural Mechanics Design &
Fabrication Proficiency
18 chicAgo BoArD oF trADe Chicago, IL
General Fund
4 citi coMMerce solutions Deerfield, IL
General Fund
1 citizens gAs AnD coke utility
Indianapolis, IN
General Convention Support 9 cocA-colA coMpAny Atlanta, GA
General Convention Support 1 countryMArk cooperAtive Indianapolis, IN
General Convention Support
1 DAnAher proFessionAl tools
Sparks, MD
Alumni Auction - In-Kind 4 DeBruce grAin Kansas City, MO
Marketing Plan Career Development Event
2 DeltA consoliDAteD – A DAnAher coMpAny Sparks, MD
Career Show Booths
Diversified Agricultural Production Proficiency
22 helenA cheMicAl coMpAny Collierville, TN
Collegiate Scholarship Fiber and Oil Crop Production Proficiency
1 hog slAt Newton Grove, NC General Fund
8 husQvArnA Forest AnD gArDen coMpAny
Charlotte, NC Career Show Booths General Fund 4 Justin BrAnDs Fort Worth, TX Career Show Booths Outdoor Recreation Proficiency 40 kent FeeDs inc.
Muscatine, IA General Fund
Horse Evaluation Career Development Event 5 koch inDustries inc.
Minneapolis, MN General Fund
7 kr tools Oxnard, CA General Fund 8 lA-co MArkAl Elk Grove Village, IL Sheep Production Proficiency 2 lAnDMArk nurseries, inc.
Coppell, TX
Nursery Operations Proficiency 2 levi strAuss FounDAtion San Francisco, CA
SAE Grants - Asset Building 2 MiDwest pMs Gering, NE
Beef Production Placement Proficiency
34 nAsco Division-nAsco internAtionAl inc.
Fort Atkinson, WI
Beef Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency
13 nAtionwiDe AgriBusiness insurAnce coMpAny Des Moines, IA Diversified Horticulture Entrepreneurship Proficiency 52 nAtionwiDe FounDAtion Columbus, OH
Collegiate Scholarship Diversified Horticulture Entrepreneurship Proficiency 3 new DoMinion MAnAgeMent Shawnee Mission, KS
Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event
3 pBi-gorDon corporAtion Kansas City, MO
General Fund
2 propAne eDucAtion AnD reseArch council Washington, DC
Alumni Convention & VIP Reception 4 rocky MountAin
clothing coMpAny, A Division oF Mii Denver, CO
National Convention Delegate Luncheon
9 rose Acre FArMs inc.
Seymour, IN Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship 1 the hillMAn group Cincinnati, OH
General Fund 3 tricAM Eden Prairie, MN General Fund
7 tulsA welDing school Tulsa, OK
Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship 4 us poultry AnD egg AssociAtion
Tucker, GA
Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event
18 the vAlspAr corporAtion – Bps pAint coMpAny Minneapolis, MN General Fund 22 wix Filters Gastonia, NC Career Show Booths Collegiate Scholarship
GOLD
$4,000 – $8,999
1 5MetAcoM Carmel, IN
2 AchievA inc. – issues resolution
Zionsville, IN
3 Ag workers MutuAl Auto insurAnce Fort Worth, TX 4 AgDAtA Charlotte, NC 9 AgriuM us inc.
Denver, CO 14 Akey Lewisburg, OH 19 AMBrAco inc.
Dubuque, IA
6 AMericAn FArM BureAu insurAnce services inc.
Schaumburg, IL
19 AMericAn FlorAl enDowMent
Edwardsville, IL
4 ApplieD BiocheMists Germantown, WI
2 At&t FounDAtion New York, NY
1 BAA inDiAnApolis Indianapolis, IN 23 Behlen MFg. co.
Columbus, NE
6 Berne AppArel New Haven, IN
2 BkD nonproFit services Indianapolis, IN
7 BlAin’s FArM & Fleet Janesville, WI
20 Blue AnD golD sAusAge Jones, OK
3 BrAnDt consoliDAteD Pleasant Plains, IL
7 cABelA’s inc.
Sidney, NE
We appreciate all that the FFA program does to help prepare our youth for leadership in agriculture and other areas of society. Many of our employees have held leadership roles within the FFA organization.
Their experience has prepared them well for the positions they hold within our company and in the community. Investing in the FFA is an easy decision that we make with confidence and a smile.”
Scott Beck, Vice President Beck’s Hybrids
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corporate donors
1 cAl-terM inc.
Missouri City, TX 1 cArey liMo Indianapolis, IN
19 cArQuest corp. cArQuest Filters-cArQuest gAskets Raleigh, NC
5 cArter luMBer Kent, OH
3 cDh AssociAtes Chattanooga, TN 1 centrAl inDiAnA coMMunity FounDAtion Indianapolis, IN
26 chore-tiMe eQuipMent Division oF ctB incorporAteD Milford, IN
1 city securities corporAtion Indianapolis, IN
9 clArke power proDucts inc.
Perrysburg, OH
1 coppinger exhiBits inc.
Indianapolis, IN
1 Dee zee MAnuFActuring co.
Des Moines, IA
21 DeltA AnD pine lAnD coMpAny
Scott, MS 6 Depco, llc Pittsburg, KS
3 Des Moines AreA coMMunity college Ankeny, IA
12 DoAne pet cAre coMpAny Brentwood, TN
23 evergreen Mills inc.
Ada, OK
4 exiDe technologies Memphis, TN
1 express pArking, inc.
Indianapolis, IN
50 FArM JournAl MeDiA Philadelphia, PA
1 FAstenAl Winona, MN
12 FAultless cAster Division
Evansville, IN 6 Ferry-Morse Fulton, KY
10 FiFth thirD BAnk inDiAnA Indianapolis, IN
15 FontAnelle hyBriD seeD coMpAny
Fontanelle, NE
34 Fort DoDge AniMAl heAlth
Overland Park, KS 49 gehl coMpAny West Bend, WI 7 gto inc.
Tallahassee, FL 3 hAtco Garland, TX
7 hill’s pet nutrition inc.
Topeka, KS 1 huBner seeD Lebanon, IN 1 ice Miller llp Indianapolis, IN 32 isk Biosciences corporAtion Painesville, OH
24 JeroMe FounDAtion Los Angeles, CA
59 keystone steel &
wire - reD BrAnD Peoria, IL
3 king kutter Winfield, AL
3 kuhn knight, inc.
Brodhead, WI
1 luMinA FounDAtion For eDucAtion
Indianapolis, IN 1 MArkey’s Indianapolis, IN
3 MAster lock coMpAny Oak Creek, WI
4 Micro Flo coMpAny Memphis, TN
14 Mills Fleet FArM Appleton, WI
19 Mr. heAter corporAtion Cleveland, OH
12 nAtionAl MAnuFActuring co.
Sterling, IL
8 nAtionAl wilD turkey FeDerAtion
Edgefield, SC
5 north AMericAn sAlt coMpAny
Overland Park, KS 11 nuFArM inc.
Burr Ridge, IL 5 nutriscience technologies inc.
Fairlawn, OH 3 ohio steel Columbus, OH
13 oklAhoMA steel AnD wire coMpAny
Madill, OK
3 oster proFessionAl proDucts
McMinnville, TN 1 oxForD FinAnciAl group, ltD.
Carmel, IN
12 rAin AnD hAil llc Johnston, IA
3 reD wing shoe coMpAny Red Wing, MN
11 rocky MountAin elk FounDAtion
Missoula, MT 1 sAllie MAe Fishers, IN
1 sAnsgAArD seeD FArMs, inc.
Story City, IA
1 schleich north AMericA, inc.
Ottawa, ON 9 senecA FooDs corporAtion Janesville, WI
20 speciAl proDucts coMpAny
Golden, CO
4 the hoMe Depot inc.
Atlanta, GA
22 union tools inc.
Columbus, OH
14 uniteD DAiryMen oF iDAho
Boise, ID
17 uniteD stAtes stove coMpAny
South Pittsburg, TN
3 unity seeDs Kentland, IN
18 wooDstreAM corporAtion Lititz, PA
1 wtF wholesAle suppliers corp.
South Daytona, FL 5 zAreBA systeMs Minneapolis, MN
SILVER
$1,000 – $3,999
3 ABBott ruBBer coMpAny Elk Grove, IL
1 AcADeMy oF country Music
Burbank, CA
23 AccelerAteD genetics Baraboo, WI
1 ADvAnce DrAinAge systeM Hilliard, OH
3 AeAro coMpAny Indianapolis, IN 19 Agri-FAB Sullivan, IL
20 Agri-sAles AssociAtes, inc.
Nashville, TN 1 AlliAnt energy Portage, WI
10 AllieD tool Sylmar, CA
23 AlphA gAMMA rho eDucAtionAl FounDAtion Kansas City, MO
15 AMericAn FAMily insurAnce coMpAny Madison, WI
11 AMericAn soyBeAn AssociAtion
St. Louis, MO
1 AMericAn wooD FiBers inc.
Columbia, MD
9 AMeriprise FinAnciAl &
AgstAr FinAnciAl services AcA
St. Charles, MN
10 AnDerson FounDAtion Maumee, OH
25 Angus FounDAtion St. Joseph, MO
4 Artex knitting Mills Greenville, MI
13 AtwooDs rAnch & hoMe stores
Enid, OK
11 BADer rutter &
AssociAtes, inc.
Brookfield, WI 1 BArthA Columbus, OH
5 BelstrA Milling sAles AnD service
DeMotte, IN
1 Best in show pet treAts Louisville, KY
1 Bi, the Business iMproveMent coMpAny Indianapolis, IN
14 BirDsong peAnuts Suffolk, VA
12 Blitz usA inc.
Miami, OK
38 Blue seAl FeeDs inc.
Londonderry, NH
14 BoB cook sAles inc.
Murfreesboro, TN
1 BoniDe proDucts inc.
Broken Arrow, OK 1 Bonnie plAnts Union Springs, AL
3 BourDeAu Bros inc.
Middlebury, VT
4 Browntrout puBlishers, inc.
San Francisco, CA
3 Bullying hurts, Division oF lrnco, llc
Emblem, WY
23 Bunge north AMericA FounDAtion
St. Louis, MO
13 Burley toBAcco growers cooperAtive AssociAtion
Lexington, KY
11 cArlisle tire AnD wheel co.
Aiken, SC
19 cAsey’s generAl stores inc.
Ankeny, IA Rocky Mountain Clothing
Company, manufacturer of
‘Cinch jeans and Cruel Girl jeans,’ is proud to partner with the FFA.
FFA is an organization that mirrors many of our company’s core values. Their leadership and members’ passion for what they do is contagious. It’s good to know that the youth who participate in FFA are becoming leaders who understand how important their role is in shaping not only our industry, but also our country for years to come.”
Paul LaRoue, President Rocky Mountain Clothing
