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Kent and Sussex County nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants from the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) Kent and Sussex Youth Philanthropy Boards. Each board will award $10,000 in grants to one or more schools and qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in its home county, in accordance with its designated area of focus. Requests for up to $2,500 will be accepted.
The Kent County Youth Philanthropy Board will consider programs that provide long-term and/or immediate help, counseling or training for the homeless of Kent County.
The Sussex County Youth Philanthropy Board will consider applications from schools, clubs and civic/community organizations that will benefit Sussex County students in grades K-12. Organizations with programs that promote strong family life and improve personal health (e.g., afterschool activities, church programs, grief counseling) are encouraged to apply.
Grant requests must be submitted on a 2011 Youth Philanthropy Board Grant Application Form for the appropriate county. Forms are available at www.delcf.org and can be submitted directly via email. Forms also may be printed and mailed. Completed applications must be received or postmarked by January 6, 2012. Grant recipients will be announced in April 2012.
The Delaware Community Foundation sponsors a Youth Philanthropy Board in each Delaware county to encourage youths to become more involved in philanthropy. Each board, composed of high school students, is allotted a pool of money to give as charitable grants. The students learn about philanthropy and effective grantmaking, study youth issues in their neighborhoods and schools, solicit grant proposals, and award grants to those they determine to be most deserving.
Smyrna High School students on the Kent County Youth Philanthropy Board are Bianca Nelson, Farhad Baq,i and Shelby Bledsoe.
Retired Delaware educator Phyllis Wynn established the Youth Philanthropy Fund in 1999 because she wanted to encourage youth to become more involved in philanthropic ventures. Students who serve on the YPB are nominated by their principal or guidance counselor.
“The Youth Philanthropy Board program gives students an opportunity to enjoy the pleasure and the challenges of charitable giving,” said Hugh D. Leahy, Jr., DCF Senior Vice President for Southern Delaware. “It’s an important program because we are cultivating the philanthropists of tomorrow.”
Kent and Sussex County nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants from the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) Kent and Sussex Youth Philanthropy Boards. Each board will award $10,000 in grants to one or more schools and qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in its home county, in accordance with its designated area of focus. Requests for up to $2,500 will be accepted.
The Kent County Youth Philanthropy Board will consider programs that provide long-term and/or immediate help, counseling or training for the homeless of Kent County.
The Sussex County Youth Philanthropy Board will consider applications from schools, clubs and civic/community organizations that will benefit Sussex County students in grades K-12. Organizations with programs that promote strong family life and improve personal health (e.g., afterschool activities, church programs, grief counseling) are encouraged to apply.
Grant requests must be submitted on a 2011 Youth Philanthropy Board Grant Application Form for the appropriate county. Forms are available at www.delcf.org and can be submitted directly via email. Forms also may be printed and mailed. Completed applications must be received or postmarked by January 6, 2012. Grant recipients will be announced in April 2012.
The Delaware Community Foundation sponsors a Youth Philanthropy Board in each Delaware county to encourage youths to become more involved in philanthropy. Each board, composed of high school students, is allotted a pool of money to give as charitable grants. The students learn about philanthropy and effective grantmaking, study youth issues in their neighborhoods and schools, solicit grant proposals, and award grants to those they determine to be most deserving.
Smyrna High School students on the Kent County Youth Philanthropy Board are Bianca Nelson, Farhad Baq,i and Shelby Bledsoe.
Retired Delaware educator Phyllis Wynn established the Youth Philanthropy Fund in 1999 because she wanted to encourage youth to become more involved in philanthropic ventures. Students who serve on the YPB are nominated by their principal or guidance counselor.
“The Youth Philanthropy Board program gives students an opportunity to enjoy the pleasure and the challenges of charitable giving,” said Hugh D. Leahy, Jr., DCF Senior Vice President for Southern Delaware. “It’s an important program because we are cultivating the philanthropists of tomorrow.”
