To honor our mission of partnering with donors around sustainability of nonprofits, YouthBridge provides grants to child or youth serving organizations that are regularly supported by our fundholders. 

Guidelines

YouthBridge Community Foundation will award two three-year grants of up to $30,000 annually to child or youth serving nonprofit organizations that have received ongoing support from our fundholders. While the grants provide unrestricted support, it is expected that the grantees invest a substantial part of their awards in the capacity of their organizations.

Eligibility

Organizations are eligible to apply for Heritage Grants once they receive an invitation from YouthBridge. In addition, they must meet the following criteria:

• Are incorporated as an IRC 501(c)(3) public charity.
• Have a mission that is primarily focused on children or youth.
• Are located in and primarily serve the St. Louis metropolitan area.
• Have been in operation for at least two years, including branches or franchises of national organizations.
• Have staff leadership that has been in place for a minimum of one year or can demonstrate effectiveness in organizational leadership.
• Have staff and Board leadership that are eager to invest and participate in the TCC Group’s Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) in years one and three of grant. YouthBridge expects that the grantees will follow recommendations and invest a significant part of the grant funds to address capacity issues.
• YouthBridge will give preferred consideration to those eligible organizations with an annual budget of less than $10 million.

Application Info

The Heritage Grant program accepts grant applications by invitation only. Learn More>>