THE INDIANA FFA FOUNDATION INC

What THE INDIANA FFA FOUNDATION INC does

The Indiana FFA Foundation Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1929 and headquartered in Trafalgar, Indiana, operating as the primary fundraising and promotional arm of the Indiana FFA Association. The Foundation supports agricultural education programs across Indiana, serving 14,125 FFA members across 233 chapters and 241 agricultural education programs staffed by 366 agriculture educators. Its core offerings include student membership programs, scholarships and grants (including the Indiana State Fair Scholarship and Washington Leadership Conference Scholarship), annual fundraising events (the Blue & Gold Gala, Fort Wayne Farm Show Benefit Auction, Indiana FFA Country Market at the State Fair, and the Past State Officer Telethon), and the Indiana FFA Leadership Center, a residential facility for leadership development.

The Foundation operates with a 7-person staff and generates revenue almost exclusively through donations and sponsorships rather than priced products. Revenue streams include a tiered corporate sponsorship ladder (Diamond $25,000+, Platinum $15,000-$24,999, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Partner, Contributor), individual donations via an online DonorPerfect portal, monthly recurring pledges, planned giving through wills and trusts, the Indiana FFA License Plate program, and grants. Major donors include Lilly Endowment Inc. ($500,000 matching grant), Corteva Agriscience, Farm Credit Mid-America, Indiana Farm Bureau, Indiana Soybean Alliance, National FFA Foundation, Purdue University College of Agriculture, ADM, CHS Foundation, Indiana Corn Marketing Development Council, and Ivy Tech Community College. The Foundation also coordinates a 16-district regional officer structure and partners with the National FFA Foundation and Purdue University on educational programming. Technology infrastructure is minimal — no proprietary software, no public APIs, and no AI capabilities — relying instead on third-party nonprofit tooling (DonorPerfect, Constant Contact, QuestionPro) for giving, communications, and research.

Name

THE INDIANA FFA FOUNDATION INC

Legal name

Indiana Agricultural Education

Website

https://inffa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Indiana FFA Foundation Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fundraising arm founded in 1929 that supports agricultural education programs for 14,125 FFA members across 233 chapters in Indiana through corporate sponsorships, individual donations, annual events, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Educational Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural education funding
• Youth leadership development
• Nonprofit fundraising
• FFA scholarships
• Agricultural education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Trafalgar

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships: The foundation receives contributions from corporate sponsors at various levels (Diamond $25,000+, Platinum $15,000-$24,999, Gold $10,000-$14,999, Silver $5,000-$9,999, Bronze $1,000-$4,999, Partner $500-$999, Contributor $1-$499). These funds support Indiana FFA programming.
2. Annual Events: The Foundation hosts fundraising events including the Blue & Gold Gala (February 27, 2027), Fort Wayne Farm Show Benefit Auction (raises over $20,000 annually), and the Indiana FFA Country Market at the State Fair (approximately 250,000 fair-goers annually).
3. Past State Officer Telethon: Annual fundraising initiative where current State Officers contact Past State Officers. Started raising nearly $9,000 in its inaugural year and now raises close to $30,000 annually after 11 years.
4. Lilly Endowment Matching Gift Fund: The Foundation received a transformative $500,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., which will be matched dollar-for-dollar to create a $1 million investment in the Indiana FFA Leadership Center.
5. License Plate Program: Indiana FFA License Plates generate funds for the License Plate Scholarship Fund, which is awarded annually during the Indiana FFA State Convention.
6. Monthly Pledges: Monthly recurring donations automatically deducted from donor bank accounts.
7. Planned Giving: Planned gifts through wills or revocable living trusts provide enduring support to the Indiana FFA.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Indiana FFA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports, funds, and promotes the programs and objectives of the Indiana FFA Association. It raises funds through corporate sponsorships, individual donations, annual fundraising events, license plate purchases, and grants to provide scholarships, grants, and resources for agricultural education and student leadership development across 233 Indiana FFA chapters serving 14,125 members.

Product overview

The Indiana FFA Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that serves as the fundraising and promotional arm for the Indiana FFA Association. The organization operates a unified portfolio of programs focused on supporting agricultural education and youth leadership development: the core FFA membership program (serving 14,125 members across 233 chapters), scholarship and grant programs (including State Fair and WLC scholarships), annual fundraising events (Blue & Gold Gala, Fort Wayne Farm Show, Country Market, Past State Officer Telethon), multiple giving vehicles (online donations, license plates, Teach Ag Fund, Lilly Endowment matching, planned giving), district/region officer coordination, and the Indiana FFA Leadership Center for leadership training. These programs work together to fulfill the mission of developing students' potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Indiana FFA Membership Programs
• Scholarships and Grants
• Annual Fundraising Events
• Donation and Giving Programs
• District and Region Officer Programs
• Indiana FFA Leadership Center

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National FFA FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiamond level national sponsor supporting the Indiana FFA Foundation's mission.
• Purdue University College of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatinum sponsor providing educational partnership and support for Indiana FFA programs.
• Ivy Tech Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatinum sponsor and educational partner.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National FFA Organization: The umbrella student organization for which the Indiana FFA Foundation raises money; not a direct fundraiser but the programmatic and membership counterpart the foundation exists to support.
• American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture: A national nonprofit focused on agricultural literacy and education, supported by Farm Bureau networks that also fund Indiana FFA Foundation. Overlaps in mission (ag education, youth engagement) and shares a common donor base of state Farm Bureaus.
• National 4-H Council: The national-level fundraising and program-support body for 4-H, offering similar scholarship, leadership, and youth-development programming through a much larger footprint—comparable in mission and revenue model to Indiana FFA Foundation but at significantly broader scale.

Regional players

• Indiana Youth Institute: An Indiana-focused nonprofit serving youth-serving organizations, including grant funding and capacity-building for groups like FFA chapters—comparable in Indiana footprint and donor overlap though broader in youth-development scope.
• Indiana State Fair Foundation: The fundraising arm of the Indiana State Fair, where Indiana FFA Foundation hosts its annual Country Market event. Operates in the same Indiana ag-community funding ecosystem with similar corporate-sponsor relationships.

Others

• Farm Credit Mid-America Foundation: Farm Credit Mid-America's philanthropic arm; it is itself a Diamond sponsor of Indiana FFA Foundation, and the two organizations operate in adjacent agricultural-education grantmaking space within Indiana.

Direct peers

• Ohio FFA Foundation: A neighboring state FFA foundation performing the same fundraising, scholarship, and corporate-sponsorship functions for Ohio FFA members—directly comparable in structure, mission, and revenue model to the Indiana FFA Foundation.
• Indiana 4-H Foundation: Indiana's parallel youth agricultural-education fundraising foundation serving 4-H youth, with comparable donor base, scholarship programs, and corporate-sponsor relationships from Indiana agribusiness—competing for some of the same corporate giving dollars.
• Illinois Foundation FFA: The Illinois FFA affiliate foundation, another Midwest state-level FFA fundraising arm with comparable scholarship, grant, and event-driven revenue model serving a similar agricultural education membership base.
• National FFA Foundation: The National FFA Foundation is the national-level fundraising and grantmaking counterpart to Indiana FFA Foundation, performing the same function (corporate sponsorships, scholarships, leadership programming) but at the national scope, with which Indiana FFA Foundation has a mutual sponsor relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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