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Bainbridge Community Foundation Youth Experience Support Fund (YES Fund)

Bainbridge Community Foundation

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
September 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Individuals

Geography

  • Washington

Overview

The YES Fund provides financial assistance to Bainbridge Island young people who lack resources to meet basic needs, achieve academic success, or pursue extracurricular activities (sports equipment, music/dance lessons, swimming, skiing, registration fees, and basic needs). Administered in partnership with Bainbridge Schools Foundation, Bainbridge Youth Services, Helpline House, and the Bainbridge Island School District. Elementary students contact Helpline House; high school students apply through the Frog Rock online forum. FLAG: youth/family individual assistance mediated by partner organizations; amount not stated.

How to Apply

Elementary students contact Helpline House; high school students apply via the Frog Rock online forum (see bainbridgecf.org/programs/yes-fund).

What Bainbridge Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
135
Total given
$4.18M
Median grant
$13K
Range
$5,400–$1M
  • 90% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, where this grant's project is located.
  • By dollars: Washington 90%, District of Columbia 4%, Virginia 1%. Top recipient cities: Bainbridge Island, WA; Seattle, WA; Bremerton, WA.
  • 38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Common Power Future · Seattle, WA

    $1M

  • Helpline House · Bainbridge Island, WA

    $209K

  • University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA

    $150K

  • Islandwood · Bainbridge Island, WA

    $145K

  • Northwest African American Museum · Seattle, WA

    $125K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Youth programs
  • Education
  • After-school

Project Locations

  • WA

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