Foundation Leader Awards
Your State Farm Bureau, County Farm Bureau, Women’s Committee, P&E Committee or YF&R committee can show your support by participating in our award challenges! Winners receive an award plaque and recognition at our Flapjack Fundraiser at the AFBF Annual Convention. NOTE: The 2024 award cycle closed on November 30, 2024. The 2025 award cycle runs 12/1/2024-11/30/2025.
The Scholar Award
The Scholar Award is given to 6 states – one from each member group – and is awarded to the state Farm Bureau with the highest total donations in that member group.
2024 winners:
Membership Group 6 – Illinois Farm Bureau
Membership Group 5 – Georgia Farm Bureau
Membership Group 4 – Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Membership Group 3 – Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Membership Group 2 – Maryland Farm Bureau
Membership Group 1- Delaware Farm Bureau
The Apex Award
The Apex Award is given to states that give 10% more than they did in the previous year. Individual donations, leader and challenge awards, and online auction purchases all count towards that total.
2024 winners:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
Leader Awards
It is our hope that State and County Farm Bureaus accept the challenge to support the Foundation! Deadline for awards is Nov 30th.
State Leader Awards – State Leader Awards are presented to the state Farm Bureaus when each board member of the respective Farm Bureau donates at least $50 to the Foundation.
The 2024 State Leader Award qualifiers are:
- Arizona Farm Bureau Federation
- Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
- Delaware Farm Bureau, Inc.
- Florida Farm Bureau Federation
- Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
- Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
- Illinois Farm Bureau
- Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.
- Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
- Kansas Farm Bureau
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
- Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
- Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc.
- Michigan Farm Bureau
- Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
- Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
- Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
- Montana Farm Bureau Federation
- New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation
- New Jersey Farm Bureau
- New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau
- New York Farm Bureau, Inc.
- North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.
- Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.
- Oklahoma Farm Bureau
- Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
- Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
- South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation
- Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
- Texas Farm Bureau
- Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
- Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation
County Leader Awards – County Leader Awards are presented to county Farm Bureaus when each member of that county board of directors donates at least $25 to the Foundation.
The 2024 County Leader Award qualifiers are:
- Broward County Farm Bureau- Florida
- Catawba County Farm Bureau- North Carolina
- Dakota County Farm Bureau- Minnesota
- Elmore County Farmers Federation- Alabama
- Emanuel County Farm Bureau Inc.- Georgia
- Garfield County Farm Bureau- Oklahoma
- Minnehaha County Farm Bureau- South Dakota
- Sussex County Farm Bureau- Delaware
- Washington County Farm Bureau- Pennsylvania
Challenge Awards
Challenge awards are presented to Farm Bureau committees (national, state or county) or other groups, such as insurance agents, when 100% of that group donates at least $25 to the Foundation. Deadline for awards is Nov 30th.
The 2024 Challenge Award qualifiers are:
- American Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee
- Arkansas Farm Bureau Women's Committee
- Arkansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee
- Colorado Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee
- Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation
- Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee
- Florida Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee
- Florida Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Group
- Garfield County Farm Bureau Women's Committee
- Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee
- Indiana Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee
- Louisiana Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee
- Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee
- Michigan Farm Bureau Promotion & Education Committee
- Minnesota Farm Bureau Promotion & Education Committee
- Minnesota Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee
- Oklahoma Farm Bureau State Women's Committee
- Tennessee Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee
