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| Public speaking is a skill honed through 4-H events and activities. Photo by Kari Lewis. |
Kari Lewis
As the year comes to a close and many of you are visiting with your accountant, I wanted to let you know about a new opportunity we have for 4-H supporters! The Glacier County 4-H Council has recently established an endowment through the Montana 4-H Foundation. The great news for 4-H supporters is that any donations to the endowment will be eligible for a tax credit. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the actual income tax you owe to the state of Montana, versus a tax deduction that simply reduces your taxable income.
As the year comes to a close and many of you are visiting with your accountant, I wanted to let you know about a new opportunity we have for 4-H supporters! The Glacier County 4-H Council has recently established an endowment through the Montana 4-H Foundation. The great news for 4-H supporters is that any donations to the endowment will be eligible for a tax credit. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the actual income tax you owe to the state of Montana, versus a tax deduction that simply reduces your taxable income.
While the tax credit is great news for our 4-H supporters,
the great news for our 4-H members and leaders is that income from the fund
will provide educational and/or leadership opportunities or awards to youth or
adults involved in 4-H, at the discretion of the Glacier County 4-H Council. The Glacier County 4-H Council supports 4-H
youth development while helping youth “Make the Best Better.”
A few examples of how the Glacier County 4-H Council supported
our 4-H youth this past year includes the following:
- Supporting youth led community service projects such as the Soup and Bread Luncheon which raised over $700 for the Parkview Senior Center
- Helping provide transportation to 4-H camp, which 10 members and 4 counselors attended. Camp provides a fun way for 4-Hers to develop friendships with other 4-Hers from across the Hiline while gaining independence away from home as well.
- Providing scholarships for youth to attend statewide leadership development events such as Rec Lab and Montana 4-H Congress
- Providing awards for the county Communications Contest and Roundtable event which rewards members for their hard work and their ability to complete their projects while reaching their goals
- Providing support for leader training and materials
In the past five years, 4-H enrollment in Glacier County has
nearly doubled from 41 youth in 2013-14 to 81 youth this past year! As 4-H continues to grow, we hope you will
consider investing in our youth as we strive to instill lifelong skills of
leadership, service, work ethic, communication, and responsibility in youth
through the influence of caring adults.
Your support will have an impact for generations to come.
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| The Glacier County 4-H program has nearly doubled in the past five years with enrollment at 81 members this past year. Photo by Kari Lewis. |
For more details on tax credits, please visit with your accountant and consult the free MSU Extension MontGuide, “Save Montana IncomeTaxes with a Charitable Gift Annuity” which is available on our website, www.glacier.msuextension.org. To take advantage of this tax credit and support Glacier County 4-H, please mail checks to the Montana 4-H Foundation (PO Box 173580, Bozeman, MT 59717) with Glacier County Endowment in the memo, and the Foundation will provide a receipt.
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