Youth Startup Fund’s flagship program provides seed grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to youth-led nonprofit organizations and social ventures in their first three years of operation. Grants are flexible and unrestricted, allowing young founders to deploy resources where they are most needed—whether for program implementation, organizational infrastructure, community engagement, staff/volunteer support, or operational costs.

We evaluate applications based on vision and potential, founder capability, community impact, organizational readiness, and alignment with values. Our accessible, youth-friendly application process accepts video, written, or hybrid formats, recognizing that traditional grant applications often disadvantage the very founders we aim to support.