Grant Opportunities
Here you will find information about specific requirements for current grant opportunities through NPCF. For general information about our grant guidelines and eligibility, visit our Grants page.
If you have a project for which you are seeking funding that does not fit into any available opportunities, but you feel it may be of interest to us, please feel free to reach out to us directly by messaging Renard Carlos at rcarlos@npcf.org or Liz Rose at lrose@npcf.org.
Youth In Philanthropy Grant Funding
Applications Open: June 3, 2025
Applications Close: July 24, 2025
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.
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
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