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Hands-on learn­ing for next-gen­er­a­tion philanthropists

In our Youth Phil­an­thropy grants pro­gram, local high school stu­dents decide how to lever­age phil­an­thropy for max­i­mum com­mu­ni­ty impact. They review appli­ca­tions, dis­cuss and ana­lyze them with peers, make award deter­mi­na­tions, and present grant checks to non­prof­its at an awards par­ty. Apply­ing for a Youth Phil­an­thropy grant is a great way to intro­duce your orga­ni­za­tion to local youth and to increase aware­ness of the non­prof­its that serve our community.

Par­tic­i­pate

Local high school stu­dents
No appli­ca­tion is nec­es­sary to par­tic­i­pate in Youth Phil­an­thropy; all are wel­come! Please email grants@​cfjacksonhole.​org to be con­nect­ed with your school’s Youth Phil­an­thropy fac­ul­ty liaison.

Non­prof­its
The 2025 Youth Phil­an­thropy appli­ca­tion will open in late Octo­ber. Details forth­com­ing this fall.

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Grant Pro­gram Details

  • Appli­cant must be a 501(c)(3) non­prof­it, gov­ern­ment enti­ty, or oth­er IRS-rec­og­nized char­i­ta­ble orga­ni­za­tion serv­ing Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming OR be fis­cal­ly-spon­sored by an enti­ty that meets these requirements.
  • Grant funds must be used exclu­sive­ly in Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming.
  • Funds may not be used for debt retire­ment or reli­gious or polit­i­cal activities.
  • Applicant’s work must not be pri­mar­i­ly focused on influ­enc­ing legislation.
  • Grant funds may not be used for a project or train­ing that has already been completed.

In recent years, the Youth Phil­an­thropy fund­ing pool has ranged between $37,000 – 52,500. Appli­cants may request up to $3,000. Pro­pos­als may be par­tial­ly funded.

Youth Phil­an­thropy sup­ports a range of non­prof­it work reflect­ing the diverse needs and inter­ests of our com­mu­ni­ty. Pro­gram/pro­ject-based requests from eli­gi­ble orga­ni­za­tions serv­ing Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming are invit­ed. Gen­er­al oper­at­ing requests are not con­sid­ered for this grants pro­gram. Also not con­sid­ered are requests that have been sub­mit­ted with­in the past 12-months.

The cen­tral com­po­nent of the Youth Phil­an­thropy appli­ca­tion is a Video Nar­ra­tive. Appli­cants are asked to cre­ate a video of 5‑minutes or less detail­ing their pro­pos­al. It must include the following:

  • Appli­cant organization
  • Title of proposal
  • Amount requested
  • The com­mu­ni­ty need being addressed – the why of your pro­posed work
  • Program/​project details – the who, what, when, where, and how of implementation
  • Program/​project partners
  • The impact of your pro­posed work on those you serve and the broad­er community
  • Eval­u­a­tion plans and metrics

Video Nar­ra­tives don’t need cin­e­mat­ic bells and whis­tles to be suc­cess­ful. All types of videos have gar­nered Youth Phil­an­thropy fund­ing in the past. Judges are direct­ed to focus on con­tent, not aesthetics.

In addi­tion to the Video Nar­ra­tive, appli­cants are asked to pro­vide a 60-word writ­ten nar­ra­tive and project budget.

Email grants@​cfjacksonhole.​org with any ques­tions about a pro­pos­al you are con­sid­er­ing submitting.

  • Appli­ca­tion peri­od: late Octo­ber — mid Decem­ber (dates TBA)
  • Review peri­od: mid Jan­u­ary — mid March 2026
  • Response peri­od: late March 2026
  • Grant checks dis­trib­uted at Youth Phil­an­thropy Awards Par­ty in mid April 2026 (date TBA)

Please ref­er­ence the Sur­vey­Mon­key Apply Tech Guide (YP) as need­ed in nav­i­gat­ing the Youth Phil­an­thropy application.

Grant reports are not required for Youth Phil­an­thropy. The Foun­da­tion requests that grant funds be used with­in 12 months, and that grantees share any photos/​videos of their work with grants@​cfjacksonhole.​org.

Grantees must adhere to the Foundation’s Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Require­ments For Grant Recip­i­ents.

Youth Phil­an­thropy grants are fund­ed by Old Bill’s CoChal­lengers, indi­vid­ual donors, and endowed funds held at the Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion of Jack­son Hole.

Infor­ma­tion from your pro­pos­al may be shared with oth­er poten­tial fun­ders or used in Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion of Jack­son Hole mar­ket­ing mate­ri­als or in grant writ­ing work­shops. The Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion reserves the right to ver­i­fy any infor­ma­tion pro­vid­ed in your pro­pos­al. This includes but is not lim­it­ed to ref­er­ences to data sources, col­lab­o­ra­tive part­ners, and finan­cial information.

Youth Phil­an­thropy 2025 Press Release: $52,500 in grants to 27 local nonprofits

  • Art Asso­ci­a­tion of Jack­son Hole | Avery Math­ieu Schol­ar­ship Fund Sup­port | $1,025
  • Art pART­ners | Under­stand­ing Indige­nous Cul­ture Through Art | $3,000
  • Cam­i­na Con­mi­go, spon­sored by Coombs Out­doors | Back­pack­ing with the Lati­no Com­mu­ni­ty | $3,000
  • Carv­ing The Future | Break­ing Bar­ri­ers, Build­ing Futures | $3,000
  • Cen­ter for the Arts | Teen Takeover 2025 | $1,000
  • City Kids Wilder­ness Project | Grand Teton, Grand Climb | $400
  • Climb Wyoming | Sup­port for Low-Income Sin­gle Moth­ers Com­mut­ing for Work­force Train­ing | $2,500
  • Com­mu­ni­ty Entry Ser­vices | A Sen­so­ry Room That Slays | $2,500
  • Coombs Out­doors | Gear­ing Up for Sum­mer Suc­cess | $1,825
  • First in Fam­i­ly Jack­son Hole | Visu­al Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Intern­ship | $800
  • Girls Active­ly Par­tic­i­pat­ing! | Ele­men­tary Pro­gram Expan­sion | $3,000
  • Good Samar­i­tan Mis­sion | Cloth­ing Our Com­mu­ni­ty | $3,000
  • Grand Teton Nation­al Park Foun­da­tion | Teton Crest Trail Renew­al | $3,000
  • His­to­ry Jack­son Hole | Bagels and Ban­ter at the His­to­ry Muse­um | $600
  • Jack­son Hole Land Trust | Acces­si­bil­i­ty Improve­ment at R Park | $1,200
  • Jack­son Hole Writ­ers | Almost Authors Cre­ate Writ­ing Camps and Con­fer­ence | $2,500
  • Nation­al Muse­um of Wildlife Art | Make It Wild 2025 | $3,000
  • Off Square The­atre Com­pa­ny | Off Square Play­ers | $3,000
  • Riot Act | Riot Act Equip­ment | $1,000
  • River­wind Foun­da­tion | Cli­mate War­riors | $1,000
  • Teton Adap­tive | Com­mu­ni­ty Access to Adap­tive Pad­dle Board­ing | $1,250
  • Teton Coun­ty Search & Res­cue Foun­da­tion | Free Vir­tu­al Cur­ricu­lum Library | $1,500
  • Teton Music School | TMS Rock Bands Pro­gram | $3,000
  • Teton Rap­tor Cen­ter | Glow­forge Pro Laser Cut­ter | $2,500
  • The Men­tal Well­ness Col­lab­o­ra­tive | Art Con­nec­tions | $1,800
  • The Nature Con­ser­van­cy in Wyoming | Engag­ing Stu­dents in Restor­ing Native Plant Com­mu­ni­ties on High School Butte | $600
  • Voic­es Jack­son Hole | Expand­ing Proven Work­force Devel­op­ment Pro­grams to Empow­er East­ern Euro­pean Res­i­dents in the Teton Region | $1,500

Youth Phil­an­thropy

2024 Awards Party