Youth Empowered Philanthropy (YEP), empowers youth to make real decisions with real money that creates real impact in Allen County. YEP strives to make our community a more vibrant place to live, work, and play while inspiring philanthropy as a habit for future generations. In addition to applying for grant dollars, nonprofits can also apply for volunteer time from YEP students.
Apply for Operational Funding
- Applications are now open and will close on December 2, 2022.
- Applications are short and only take 5-10 minutes to apply.
- Nonprofits can apply for funding from YEP members.
- Nonprofits must be located in Allen County and serving Allen County to apply.
- Grants range between $1,000 – $5,000.
- All grant applications will be reviewed and decided on by the 21 high school YEP members.
- Nonprofits that advance will be asked to host a site visit with students via phone, zoom, or in person.
- Nonprofits will be notified by March 10, 2023 on funding decisions.
Apply for Volunteers
- YEP students only volunteer between the months of October – May. Your project must fall within this timeline.
- Volunteers are high school students. Your project must be willing to accept volunteers 15 years of age and up.
- Volunteer time requests will close on December 2, 2022.
- Nonprofits must be located in Allen County and serving Allen County to apply.
- All applications will be reviewed and decided on by the YEP members.

To learn more, please contact:
Jaren Harmon
Donor Engagement Specialist
260-969-3115
jharmon@cfgfw.org
You can also contact another member of the Impact team.