PCCF Youth Grants Program

PCCF Youth Grants Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Putnam County Community Foundation
Amount: Up to US $750
Last Updated: December 26, 2025

Summary

Overview

About the Foundation The Putnam County Community Foundation (PCCF) partners with those who give to enrich life and strengthen community for this and future generations. We envision a Putnam County that thrives on generosity, connection, and quality of life. Guided by our core values of integrity, leadership, community, and stewardship, we connect generous hearts with local needs to create lasting, meaningful change. Youth Grants Program The Youth Grants Program is administered by PCCF’s Youth Philanthropy (YP) Committee with funding provided by the Putnam County Youth Philanthropy. The program provides grants to youth-led projects and charitable organizations for youth-serving projects which benefit Putnam County. The Board of Directors may provide additional guidance on areas of need following PCCF’s Community Needs Assessments. Organizations may be awarded one Youth Grants award per calendar year.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Requests for Youth Grants must by youth-led or youth-serving. Youth Grants will not sustain operating or programming costs from year-to-year. Youth Grants requests to cover a portion of a new, ongoing expense must explain the plan for future sustainability. Grantees which have received prior Youth Grants must have completed all reporting requirements to be eligible to submit a new request.

Ineligibility

IndividualsProjects that do not serve Putnam County citizensProjects normally fully funded by units of governmentReligious activities or programs that appear to not serve the community at largePolitical organizations or campaignsNational and state-wide fund-raising projectsProjects operated by for-profit companiesRetroactive funding of program or projectProjects to build or fund an endowment outside the PCCF