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Participation in the programs of the Foundation is an important part of the success of the Foundation. In order to allow districts a voice in how contributions are spent and to enable districts to participate to the fullest extent possible, the Trustees developed the SHARE system for the allocation of funds.

All district Annual Programs Fund giving is divided into two categories: District Designated Fund and World Fund.

The distribution between these two funds, which was 60% and 40% respectively, was changed to 50% and 50% effective 1 July 2003.

Funds contributed in 2008-09 will be spent in 2011-2012.

The District Designated Fund may be utilized by the district for Ambassadorial Scholarships, District Simplified Grants, the district’s portion of Matching Grants (Major and Minor), and other programs to which the district chooses to allocate funds.

The World Fund pays for other Foundation programs such as Group Study Exchanges, 3-H Grants, the Foundation match of Matching Grants (Major and Minor), Individual Grants, and any new pilot programs.