Organizations

Youth Venture is an organization that assists youth-led projects (ages 12-20) with up to $1000 in seed money, among other things youthventure.org

Do Something uses the power of the internet to help young people change the world. They give grants from $500 to $10,000. dosomething.org

The Foundation Center Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants—a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. We also operate research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level. More than 37,000 people visit our web site each day, and thousands more are served in our five regional library/learning centers and our national network of more than 300 Cooperating Collections.
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