Policies and Regulations

Below are selected national 4-H organizational policy and regulation documents. See Presentations and Speeches and Documents for other national 4-H documents and resources. All documents are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.

4-H Name and Emblem Authorization Application

Policies and Guidelines For National 4-H Competitive Events

Using the 4-H Name and Emblem

4-H Fact Sheets

Name and Emblem:

• 4-H Name and Emblem Authorization Continuum
• Granting Authorization to use the 4-H Name and Emblem
• Reporting Name & Emblem Violations

• Charters: The Key to Official Recognition (rev. 1/08)

Tax & Financial:

    Tax Exempt Status for 4-H Clubs and Affiliated
          4-H Organizations

    Sample SS-4 Form | SS-4: Where to File or Fax
    Certification of 4-H Groups under National 4-H
          Tax Exempt Status

    Electronic Filing Requirements for 4-H Groups

• Livestock Sales, Auctions and Similar Events
• IRS 4-H Livestock Sale FAQs
• Fundraising: Private Support for the 4-H Program
• Raffles, Lotteries, Gaming and 4-H

Other:

    K - 3rd grade Programs in 4-H (e.g. Cloverbuds)
   Title IX - Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Sex
    Religion and 4-H Youth Development programs

• 4-H Clubs and International Education
• Contests and Awards