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Youth Foundation Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 136093036

Youth Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $565,534 in 101 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $537,462 the year before.

9% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$537,46288$14.6 million
2024$565,534101$16.0 million

How to apply

ContactThe Youth Foundation
370 Lexington Ave Suite 1206, New York, NY 10017
Phone or email(212) 840-6292
What to submitApplication is to be downloaded online and completed.
DeadlinesScholarships applications are due by february 29th each year.
RestrictionsThere is no restriction on the amount of scholarship funds, these amounts are set by the board each year. There are however restrictions that the scholarship applicants must be us citizens and scholarships are awarded to students attending accredited colleges and universities in the us.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Youth Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 34 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York19$105,000
Texas8$50,000
California6$35,000
Georgia6$34,888
Utah6$30,000
Alabama5$30,000
Pennsylvania4$20,000
Florida3$20,000
Indiana3$20,000
Kentucky3$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 101 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TX
$10,000
Individual
TX
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$10,000
Individual
AL
$10,000
Individual
KY
$10,000
Individual
IN
$10,000
Individual
VA
$10,000
Individual
NY
$10,000
Individual
GA
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$10,000
Individual
FL
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$10,000
Individual
HI
$10,000
Individual
WA
$10,000
Individual
CA
$10,000
Individual
NY
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$10,000
National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Blanton-Peale Institute
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Saint Jean Baptiste High School
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Horizons at Foote
New Haven, CT
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Go Project
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Bible Literacy Project
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
The Windward School
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Colonial Dames of America
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Harlem Children's Zone
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Police Athletic League
New York, NY
Education and enrichment of youth$5,000
Individual
UT
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
IN
$5,000
Individual
TX
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
OH
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
MI
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
PA
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
NC
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
AL
$5,000
Individual
MD
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
KY
$5,000
Individual
VA
$5,000
Individual
IN
$5,000
Individual
OK
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
TX
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000
Individual
TX
$5,000
Individual
UT
Educational grant.-scholarship paid directly to university$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Youth Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Scholarships applications are due by february 29th each year..

How much does Youth Foundation Inc give?

$565,534 in tax year 2024, across 101 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Youth Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Charles E Dorkey III (President), Margaret C Cushing (Vice-President), Lisa Stockman (Vice-President) and J Howland Robinson (Secretary) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Youth Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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