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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 about the ways non­prof­its 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 Youth Phil­an­thropy appli­ca­tion will be open ear­ly Novem­ber through mid-Decem­ber. Dates will be shared here in sum­mer 2026.

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. (No for-prof­it appli­cants, even with a qual­i­fied fis­cal sponsor.)
  • Grant funds must be used exclu­sive­ly in and for the ben­e­fit of 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.

Youth Phil­an­thropy grants ~$50,000 annu­al­ly. Appli­cants may request up to $3,000. Par­tial grants are com­mon in this pro­gram. Last cycle: mean award = $1,750 / medi­an = $1,650

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. 

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.

NOT con­sid­ered by Youth Philanthropy:

  • Requests for gen­er­al oper­at­ing funds 
  • Requests for youth extracur­ric­u­lar and sum­mer scholarships
  • Requests that have been sub­mit­ted to CFJH with­in the past 12-months

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

  • Appli­ca­tion peri­od: Novem­ber 5 — Decem­ber 12, 2025
  • Review peri­od: mid Jan­u­ary — mid March 2026
  • Noti­fi­ca­tion by: March 20, 2026
  • Grant checks dis­trib­uted at Youth Phil­an­thropy Awards Par­ty on April 15 (details 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 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 
  • Art pART­ners | Under­stand­ing Indige­nous Cul­ture Through Art 
  • Cam­i­na Con­mi­go, spon­sored by Coombs Out­doors | Back­pack­ing with the Lati­no Community 
  • Carv­ing The Future | Break­ing Bar­ri­ers, Build­ing Futures 
  • Cen­ter for the Arts | Teen Takeover 2025 
  • City Kids Wilder­ness Project | Grand Teton, Grand Climb 
  • Climb Wyoming | Sup­port for Low-Income Sin­gle Moth­ers Com­mut­ing for Work­force Training 
  • Com­mu­ni­ty Entry Ser­vices | A Sen­so­ry Room That Slays 
  • Coombs Out­doors | Gear­ing Up for Sum­mer Success 
  • First in Fam­i­ly Jack­son Hole | Visu­al Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Internship 
  • Girls Active­ly Par­tic­i­pat­ing! | Ele­men­tary Pro­gram Expansion 
  • Good Samar­i­tan Mis­sion | Cloth­ing Our Community 
  • Grand Teton Nation­al Park Foun­da­tion | Teton Crest Trail Renewal 
  • His­to­ry Jack­son Hole | Bagels and Ban­ter at the His­to­ry Museum 
  • Jack­son Hole Land Trust | Acces­si­bil­i­ty Improve­ment at R Park 
  • Jack­son Hole Writ­ers | Almost Authors Cre­ate Writ­ing Camps and Conference 
  • Nation­al Muse­um of Wildlife Art | Make It Wild 2025 
  • Off Square The­atre Com­pa­ny | Off Square Players 
  • Riot Act | Riot Act Equipment 
  • River­wind Foun­da­tion | Cli­mate Warriors 
  • Teton Adap­tive | Com­mu­ni­ty Access to Adap­tive Pad­dle Boarding 
  • Teton Coun­ty Search & Res­cue Foun­da­tion | Free Vir­tu­al Cur­ricu­lum Library
  • Teton Music School | TMS Rock Bands Program
  • Teton Rap­tor Cen­ter | Glow­forge Pro Laser Cutter 
  • The Men­tal Well­ness Col­lab­o­ra­tive | Art Connections
  • The Nature Con­ser­van­cy in Wyoming | Engag­ing Stu­dents in Restor­ing Native Plant Com­mu­ni­ties on High School Butte 
  • Voic­es Jack­son Hole | Expand­ing Proven Work­force Devel­op­ment Pro­grams to Empow­er East­ern Euro­pean Res­i­dents in the Teton Region

Youth Phil­an­thropy

2025 Awards Party