How much funding does Carolina Youth Power Fund (CYPF) provide?

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When is the deadline for Carolina Youth Power Fund (CYPF)?

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Carolina Youth Power Fund (CYPF)

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Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Carolina Youth Power Fund

Program Status: Active (Fall 2020 cohort documented)

Geographic Scope: North Carolina (focus on Durham, Raleigh, Rocky Mount)

Overview: The Carolina Youth Power Fund supports youth-led and youth-focused organizations working on civic engagement, voter registration, financial literacy, environmental justice, and democracy reform.

Focus Areas:

Youth civic engagement and voter registration

Financial literacy and economic empowerment

Environmental justice

Democracy reform

Student debt and higher education advocacy

Leadership pipeline development

Cultural and community education programs

Grantee Examples (Fall 2020 cohort):

YourVoteYourVoice (NC Central University voter education)

ISLA Jóvenes Podcast (Spanish-language youth podcast)

Wall Street Juniors (financial literacy and community libraries)

NC Asian Americans Together Youth Engagement Program

HER Legacy, NC (women and minorities in truck driving)

Project Sigma Vote (voter registration and GOTV)

Millennial Movement (civic engagement in Rocky Mount)

Contact: Southern Vision Alliance, info@southernvision.org | P.O. Box 51698, Durham, NC 27717

What Southern Vision Alliance actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 36
Total given: $330K
Median grant: $6,750
Range: $5,500–$29K

By dollars: Florida 17%, Georgia 13%, Virginia 12%. Top recipient cities: New Orleans, LA; Atlanta, GA; Orlando, FL.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
67% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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Grimalkin Records Inc · Dendron, VA

Qmf grants - grimalkin records, inc

$16K
Southeastern Immigrant Rights Network · College Park, GA

Nc collaborative for strong latinx communities grant

$15K