Endowing the Future

Creating an endowment, paves the way for the juniors of the future to be impacted for years to come. Endowments separate from named scholarship endowments, help support the success of the other pillars of HYFA, leadership, education and research.

The GKB Youth Endowment

Began July 2023

The GKB Cattle Youth Endowment — powered by GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas, is a monumental gift that bolsters HYFA’s sturdy pillars and provides endless opportunities for Hereford youth to build their cow herds and develop leadership skills for a prosperous future. Starting in July of 2023, thanks to this endowment, the bred-and-owned female show now features the selection of the top five overall females, with the grand champion exhibitor winning a trailer courtesy of GKB Cattle.

In addition to powering the bred-and-owned female show, GKB’s endowment will also fund the annual BOLD Conference, hosted at GKB’s Texas Hi Point Ranch. Additionally, the funds will assist the NJHA board of directors as they work to represent the breed at leadership and educational events across the country. The endowment will be built over the next five years and sets the stage for great things to come at the JNHE and NJHA’s leadership programs.

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The Coley-Malir Leadership Endowment

Began August 2017

Rick Malir and Bonnie Coley-Malir, Dublin, Ohio, donated a $500,000 leadership endowment to HYFA during the Harvest II fundraising event benefitting HYFA.

The 10-year gift will fund a lifetime of leadership opportunities for
National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members. Additionally, the Malir family announced they are including HYFA as their primary beneficiary and will make a planned estate gift of $1 million for a total contribution of $1.5 million.

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The Cottonwood Springs Education Endowment

Began October 2018

The Keilty-Cottonwood Springs Education Endowment is powered by Tim and Nancy Keilty of Cedar, Mich. This endowment is focused on offering juniors valuable experiences to draw upon when in the workforce, regardless of the career path they decide to take.

The focus is to propel education to the next level with the sole purpose of providing support for educational programs at the annual Junior National Hereford Expo. This includes contests such as the Future Professionals contest, speech and sales contests and the Bridging the Gap College and Career Fair.

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The Bar One Ranch Endowment

Began January 2020

The Bar One Ranch Endowment, established by George Sprague, Eugene, Ore., assists with educational efforts for NJHA members across the country who specifically want to learn more about the beef cattle feeding industry, through the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout program.

The NJHA Fed Steer Shootout is an industry-leading opportunity for NJHA members to gain invaluable industry education and real world cattle feeding experience. Contestants collect feedyard performance and carcass data during the contest and are given the opportunity to gain a broad knowledge of the feedlot and packing industries through a comprehensive educational contest. Participants also have the opportunity to attend a field day each spring at the host feedlot to see how their steers and genetics are performing in the yard.

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