ORLF: Legacy Youth Alliance Grant

The Legacy Youth Alliance Grant supports youth-led projects and organizations in Wapello County, aiming to enhance education and health opportunities for local youth. The fund prioritizes innovative initiatives that demonstrate community impact and collaboration. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) non-profits or those with a fiscal sponsor. Notably, it excludes funding for individuals, for-profits, and projects lacking youth focus. The foundation seeks to empower youth through impactful programs.

The Legacy Youth Alliance (LYA) has been established to support qualifying youth-led projects and youth-serving organizations and encourages eligible non-profits to apply for funding when appropriate.
Funding Priorities
The Legacy Youth Alliance seeks innovative projects that are youth-led or youth focused and are responsive to the needs of Wapello County youth. LYA gives higher priority to programs/projects that focus on the following:

• Education, particularly early childhood or secondary/post-secondary education attainmentPhysical, social and/or mental health
• In reviewing grant applications, LYA gives careful consideration to:

Alignment of project/program with funding prioritiesLevel of community impactDemonstration of collaboration, partnerships and non-duplicative servicesLeveraging of other funding sources

Eligibility

The applying organization must be an IRS 501(c)(3) not for profit providing services in Wapello County.Eligible projects must be a primarily youth-led organization and/or providing services to youth.If the applicant does not have nonprofit status they may use a qualifying fiscal sponsor.

Ineligibility

LYA does not fund:Individuals or for-profit organizationsProjects or programs that are not youth-led or youth focusedOrganizations that do not have a 501(c)(3) IRS status or a qualified fiscal sponsorPrograms that do not fall within the specified geographic regionOrganizations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender or sexual orientationSectarian religious activities or direct political lobbyingDebt reductionevent sponsorships