Youth Empowered Philanthropy Grants

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

  • Grant applications open November 1, 2024 and close December 1, 2024.
  • 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 current cohort of 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 in March 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, 2024.
  • 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 or Angela:

Jaren Harmon
Donor Engagement Specialist
260-969-3115
jharmon@cfgfw.org

Angela Stanley
Senior Impact Advisor
260-426-4083
astanley@cfgfw.org

 

You can also contact another member of the Community Impact team.