The Youth in Philanthropy Program
About YIP
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.
We believe our young people are more than capable of making informed decisions about community needs and tackling issues such as homelessness, domestic violence, mental health, and other major social concerns. Through YIP, they are able to create immediate solutions through grants. We hope that through the knowledge and experience gained in YIP, that our youth will apply what they have learned and impact lasting, constructive change in our communities.
Youth In Philanthropy 2022 Class
Youth In Philanthropy 2023 Class
Youth In Philanthropy 2023 Class
2025 Timeline
August 1, 2025: YIP student application due date
August 4, 2025: Meet & Greet; What is YIP?; Begin Training: Grant Application, Logic Model
August 11, 2025: Training: Grant Evaluation, Logic Model, Site Visit and Interview Skills
August 18, 2025: Issue Awareness 2021 (Guest Speaker)
August 25, 2025: Review and Evaluate Grant 1
September 8, 2025: Grant 1: Site Visit and Interview, Group Debrief
September 15, 2025: Review and Evaluate Grant 2
September 22, 2025: Grant 2: Site Visit and Interview, Group Debrief
September 29, 2025: Final Grant Review and Analysis; Vote; Final Decisions
October 6, 2025: YIPardy + Senior Leader Book Ceremony, Dress Rehearsal
October 14, 2025: 4:30 - YIP gallery walk-through. YIP members present their decision to the NPCF Board of Directors and their Parents.
Students: Join YIP
Student Applications For YIP 2025 Are Due By 5:00 p.m. On August 1, 2025.
The program is open to sophomore, junior, and senior high school students from the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison and Rappahannock.
Being a member of YIP is an exciting and empowering opportunity that allows area youth to give away more money than the average community member donates in a given year. Along with this comes the understanding that they have a responsibility to decide which projects will receive funding based upon feasibility, community need and collaboration with other groups. Youth in Philanthropy has weekly meetings from mid-August through mid-October. Members must commit to making YIP a priority throughout the session. Seniors organize and lead the program each week.
Space in this program is limited, so slots fill quickly. Ideal candidates have an interest in representing northern Piedmont youth and are able to demonstrate:
Commitment by attending weekly meetings
Flexibility by working with a diverse group of youth and adults
Enthusiasm by sharing their excitement, passion, insight, and expertise
Nonprofits: Apply for a YIP Grant
Who is Eligible?
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.
Applications to receive a 2025 YIP grant will open June 3, 2025 and are due by July 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Grant Amount: $10,000.00
For more information or assistance in completing the grant application please contact:
Renard Carlos:
(540) 349-0631 Ext.4,
Rcarlos@npcf.org
Jane Bowling-Wilson: (540) 349-0631 Ext.1, Jbwilson@npcf.org