Young Futures has launched the Call Me Maybe Challenge to help pre-teens and teens—along with the educators and families who support them—navigate phone use in schools.
Donor Name: Young Futures
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 04/09/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Drawing upon learnings from the Youth Listening Tour-conducted in collaboration with In Tandem, The YF Challenge Committee (a group of three seasoned educators and administrators from New York, Texas, and Hawai’i), and experts across the youth wellbeing ecosystem-the Call Me Maybe Challenge is a $500,000 open funding call for schools and nonprofits serving schools.
The Call Me Maybe Challenge is a rapid response funding opportunity seeded by Pinterest and supported by Pivotal Ventures and the Susan Crown Exchange. It is the third of several high-need thematic challenges that Young Futures will issue over the next few years. All challenges seek to help pre-teens and teens ages 10-19 thrive in a tech-driven world.
Funding Information
Young Futures anticipates awarding up to ten organizations, one-year grants ranging in size from $25,000 to $100,000; a total of up to $500,000. Award amounts will vary based on scope.
Successful Solutions
Successful solution may include:
- Education + Community Engagement
- School-based Solutions
- Monitoring + Evaluation
- Communications + Storytelling.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be based in the U.S. and have 501(c)3 tax-exempt status as a nonprofit, a school, or through fiscal sponsorship. This includes schools and school districts.
- Submit an application, and all written and verbal correspondence in English.
- Ensure funds will not be used to support lobbying.
- Designate an individual leader who is coachable, self-aware, collaborative and eager to participate in Young Futures Academy.
- Engage youth in the design, execution, and evaluation of its solution(s) and has minor protection policies in place.
- Be able to articulate how the proposed solution works to reduce phone distractions and/or improve social connection in schools.
For more information, visit Young Futures.
