The Whatcom Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Youth Philanthropy Project to help high school students develop personal and professional skills needed by the next generation of community leaders.
Donor Name: Whatcom Community Foundation
State: Washington
County: Whatcom County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
With staff support, students form a leadership committee to review grant proposals and make funding decisions. They learn about local issues affecting Whatcom County and distribute funding that benefits environmentally focused organizations.
Grant Guidelines
They invest in relevant and timely activities that use a cooperative approach to community building. Successful proposals will describe the essential work you do in the community, how it involves others in the community who need to be a part of truly successful problem-solving and long-term planning for their community’s future. They place the highest priority on ideas that fuel inspiring, actionable, relevant programs which:
- Reflect and promote the diversity of the communities they serve
- Advance equity and inclusion
- Leverage resources
- Cultivate neighborliness
- Link demonstrated needs with opportunities in their community
- Address and help resolve important existing or emerging community issues
- Facilitate cooperation and collaboration among organizations
- Lift community voices
- Catalyze change while building capacity
Funding Information
This grant round provides funding up to $5,000 for environmentally focused projects.
Eligibility Criteria
Unless otherwise noted in the grant round you are applying for, eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with a valid letter from the IRS recognizing its 501(c)3 status, Native American Tribes, religious and educational institutions, and, projects with an approved fiscal sponsor. City or County Governments requests for non-essential, quality of life, community enhancement projects not typically funded through tax dollars may be eligible.
For more information, visit Youth Philanthropy Project Environmental Grant.
