The Youth Philanthropy Project helps high school students develop personal and professional skills needed by the next generation of community leaders.
Donor Name: Whatcom Community Foundation
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $5,000
Details:
YPP 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 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 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 WCF.
