As a non-profit organization, the Pennsylvania FFA Foundation’s mission is “to provide financial support through education for the future of Pennsylvania agriculture as an industry” and to increase funding to develop, maintain and enhance the initiatives of the Pennsylvania FFA organization. To learn a bit more about Pennsylvania FFA, please view the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOG4oge5Xw.

The Pennsylvania FFA Foundation is affiliated with The National FFA Organization and supports both The Pennsylvania FFA Association and The Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators (PAAE).

History
The Pennsylvania FFA Foundation was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation in 1991 to support the needs of agricultural education and the FFA. The Foundation has become important to the success of agricultural education and the FFA in Pennsylvania.

Structure
The Pennsylvania FFA Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors that is composed of agricultural business/industry representatives, agricultural education teachers, the current FFA members and Alumni, and the Foundation's Executive Secretary. Ad hoc members include representatives from the Pennsylvania FFA Association and the Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Education. The Board of Directors develops policies and establishes long-term goals and priorities for the Foundation.

• The Foundation relies on the efforts of the Board’s volunteer Sponsor and Special Events Committees, consisting of business and industry leaders, to assist with securing financial support and coordinating special fundraising activities.

• A Management Committee, comprised of the Board President, Vice President, Treasurer and the chairs of the Sponsor and Special Events committees, oversees the day-to-day operations and administration of the Foundation. All volunteer members of the Board of Directors and its committees serve without salary.