NONPROFIT APPLICATION

YouthRoots is a leadership program that operates like a youth-led foundation for young people to support causes they care about. During the program, groups of students conduct a community needs assessment, fundraise for those issues, and then grant 100% of funds to chosen nonprofits meeting identified needs. Through our program, students respond to emerging needs while building the skills to become change makers now and tomorrow.

Grant applications for our 2022-2023 YouthBoards are open! Click the links below to find the Request for Proposals from our geographic-specific YouthBoards and instructions on how to apply:

Sign up at the form below to be added to our Request for Proposals distribution list.

Previous Grantees

      • 350 Colorado
      • A Precious Child
      • Advocates for Children CASA
      • Art from Ashes
      • Attention Homes
      • Aurora Mental Health Center
      • Big Brothers Big Sisters
      • Book Trust
      • Boulder Valley School District
      • Boys Hope Girls Hope
      • Building Hope
      • Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
      • Colorado FriendShip
      • Colorado Health Network
      • Colorado Uplift
      • Colorado Youth for a Change
      • Curls on the Block
      • Denver Children’s Home
      • Denver Kids
      • Disability Law Colorado
      • El Centro AMISTAD
      • Environmental Learning for Kids
      • Extended Hands of Hope
      • FACES
      • Family & Intercultural Resource Center
      • Family Connection
      • Family Star Montessori
      • Feminist Health Fund
      • Florence Crittenton Services
      • Food for Hope
      • Fourth World Farm
      • Friends First
      • Girls Inc
      • GLBT Community Center
      • Growing Home
      • Happy Crew
      • Health Solutions
      • Heart and Hand Center
      • Hide in Plain Sight
      • Hope Communities
      • Hope House
      • I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County
      • Jewish Family Services
      • Joy as Resistance
      • Juvenile Assessment Center
      • Khesed Wellness
      • Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking
      • LSS Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
      • Maria Droste Counseling Center
      • McCrossan Boy’s Ranch
      • Medicine Horse
      • Mercy Housing
      • MESA
      • Metro Denver Partners (GRASP)
      • Mile High Behavioral Healthcare
      • Mile High United Way
      • Mirror Image Arts
      • Minds Matter
      • Movement 5280
      • Muslim Youth for Positive Impact
      • Our Turn
      • Out Boulder County
      • PeaceWorks
      • Period Kits
      • Project Helping
      • Pueblo Rape Crisis Services
      • Raise the Future
      • Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center
      • Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
      • Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics
      • Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence
      • Save Our Youth
      • Savio House
      • Second Wind Fund
      • Smart Bellies
      • SOS Outreach
      • Spark the Change Colorado
      • Summit Community Care Clinic
      • Sun Valley Youth Center
      • The Blue Bench
      • The Greenway Foundation
      • The Inn Between of Longmont
      • Urban Peak
      • Vega Collegiate
      • Voices for Children CASA
      • Whiz Kids Tutoring
      • Yellow Springs Police Department
      • Youth Seen

FAQs

Who can apply for funding?

501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations that serve youth are eligible to apply. Youth are defined as persons 0-18 years old, unless otherwise noted in the funding priorities description. Individuals are not considered. Grants must ultimately serve youth in and around the community decided by the granting YouthBoard.

Individuals and organizations supporting political candidates are ineligible to apply.

 

How do I apply?

Please review the full Request(s) for Proposals above to see if you fit with this year’s funding priorities and geographic restrictions. Applicants should complete the appropriate online Grant Application Form(s).

To apply for funding from our partner boards in Boulder, CO; Pueblo, CO; Cortez, CO; Routt County, CO; Yellow Springs, OH; or the Denver-Metro Beacons board, please contact us at info@youthroots.org for a copy of their Request for Proposals.

 

Can my organization apply for funding multiple times in one year?

Absolutely! Please review the Requests for Proposals to ensure you are eligible as each board selects new funding priorities each year. If you submitted an application for funding in the past that you would like to re-use, please email info@youthroots.org.

 

Can my organization apply for more than one year of funding?

Grants are restricted to one year. Requests for more than one year of funding will not be considered.

 

What can the grant be used for?

The applicant must use the grant funds only for the purposes for which the grant was made. YouthRoots has the authority to withhold and/or recover grant funds in case such funds are, or appear to be, misused.

Other questions? Send us an email at info@youthroots.org.

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