Volunteer-led programming is the heart of the 4-H program. The Wyoming 4-H program relies heavily on volunteers to deliver programming directly to youth. Shrinking budgets and limited staff makes volunteer retention and recruitment key in building and maintaining a 4-H program in Wyoming focused on youth education. Understanding what motivates volunteers to serve youth in Wyoming 4-H can work to guide the retention and recruitment efforts. The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) has been used with other organizations to identify volunteers' motivation. This quantitative study uses the VFI to better understand the motivation of Wyoming 4-H volunteers and if that motivation is related to the role the volunteers play in the program or the age of the volunteer. The results show that the values factor was the highest motivation for Wyoming 4-H volunteers and the career factor was the lowest. There was little significance found for motivation in the role that a volunteer plays or their age. The motivation factors of Wyoming 4-H volunteers can be used in recruitment and retention efforts and to create training materials. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]