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

• Applications open December 2023.
• 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 24 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 in February 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, 2023.
• 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.