Youth In Philanthropy Grant Funding

Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) is a youth leadership program that gives area teenagers hands-on experience with philanthropic giving. 

YIP provides young people guidance, money, and mentorship to directly fund, through a grant application process, a local nonprofit organization. The YIP program challenges our young participants in demonstrating leadership, solving problems, studying proposals, managing budgets, working collaboratively, and presenting their views to an audience of peers and adults. 

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Who is Eligible for YIP Grant Funding?

Any 501(c)(3) project that resides or serves a majority in our four counties is eligible for program funding if it fulfills one of YIP’s three requirements. These three requirements are:

Youth must be involved in the development of the program, or Youth must be involved in the execution of the program, or Youth must be served by the program.

“Youth” is defined as any school-aged person up to and including undergraduate students.
YIP will choose two finalist candidates from the pool of applicants, one of which will be awarded a grant of exactly $10,000.
Timeline

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YIP Grant Application Timeline

June 2, 2025: Online grant application opens.
July 24, 2025: Completed online application with all necessary information due.
August 2025: The senior board will choose the final two candidates, and grantees will be notified no later than August 30th, 5 p.m.

September – October 2025: Students review grant applications and make site visits with the final two candidates.
October 2025: YIP members deliberate and make final decisions for grantmaking.
October 14, 2025: YIP presents its decision to the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors for final approval.

Grant Amount: $10,000.00

For more information or assistance in completing the grant application, please get in touch with us.

Liz Rose: 
(540) 349-0631 lrose@npcf.org
Renard Carlos: (540) 349-0631 rcarlos@npcf.org

Community Assistance Grant

The following represents the Eligibility Principles that the Community Assistance Grant creators believe best represent their goals for the grant. These grant guidelines are specific to the CAG Grant. Northern Piedmont Community Foundation has a set of grant guidelines for all the grant cycles we run throughout the year.

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The Community Assistance Grants begin with an LOI (letter of inquiry). This is the only grant cycle that NPCF runs that has an LOI component. NPCF grant evaluators read your LOIs and then make the difficult decision on whether to invite your organization to continue and submit a full application. The LOI is submitted online just as you would a grant application.

Letter of Inquiry

Please know that this narrative below is to let you know the questions to expect once you log in to the grants portal to apply. We do not accept actual Letters or Emails as LOIs. We want you to go to the grant portal to apply. The grant portal may be accessed through NPCF.org, Grant menu dropdown, Grants Login.

To all of you creating an LOI - we ask for brevity. This is not meant to be an application. Although we are asking a number of question, we do ask that you find ways to summarize - both for your own mental health and for our evaluators.

Please include the following in your 1-2 page letter of inquiry:

1. a brief overview of your organization's history and mission,

2. a description of the proposed project,

3. how your project addresses an emergent community need,

4. statement of need: describe your project's target population and impacted geographic area--including how many individuals/groups will be reached,

5. the expected outcome of your project, and how you plan to evaluate the progress of your project if it is funded

Eligibility and Funding Principles

The Community Assistance Grant program invites proposals for projects from 501(c)(3) nonprofits that have been in operation for at least three years, and who deliver services within Fauquier, Rappahannock and Culpeper counties.

Grants are allocated for program services as well as general operating support. This grant award provides unrestricted funding to help organizations with on-going or emergent needs. By emergent, we mean that the grant awards may fund a specific program or project in which needs are immediate in nature and address or alleviate hardship. We encourage collaborative proposals that build and develop community resources and partnerships.

Award amounts generally range from $5,000 to $25,000.

Generally speaking, most successful funding requests do one or more of the following:

• help sustain successful existing programs;

• scale-up existing programs in the number/areas served;

• make quality improvements to existing programs;

• start new programs; or

• make purchases for needed equipment, supplies, or training

Priority consideration will be given to nonprofits demonstrating strong management and a proven track record of accomplishments.

The Culpeper Foundation Fund

The following represents the Eligibility Principles that the Culpeper Foundation Fund creators believe best represent their goals for the grant. These grant guidelines are specific to this grant. Northern Piedmont Community Foundation also has a set of grant guidelines for all the grant cycles we run throughout the year.

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The Culpeper Foundation Fund invites proposals for projects that strengthen the fabric of Culpeper County by addressing community challenges or creating new opportunities. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and based in Culpeper County or primarily serve Culpeper County. The grant awards range from $500-2,500