Youth Speaks Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$8.7M
Foundation funders
40
Grants recorded
97
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Youth Speaks Inc?
Youth Speaks Inc is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($4.1M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($1.1M), Crankstart Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Youth Speaks Inc between 2019–2025.
Show all 40 funders
| National Performance Network Inc | $18,500 | 2 | 2020–2023 |
| The Kevin Smokler Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| CDR Johnson Family Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marin Community Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Miner Anderson Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| The Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phyllis C Wattis Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission Economic Development Agency | $7,066 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gelfand Family Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | $1,530 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| McNabb Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Stanley L and Phyllis Berger Family Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2022 |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | $50 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $190K (2025) to $4.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $190K.
What grants has Youth Speaks Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | $93,000 |
| 2025 | East Bay Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT, YOUTH SPEAKS CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS IN EDUCATION IN OAKLAND | $45,000 |
| 2025 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | POETRY COALITION FELLOWSHIP | $21,100 |
| 2025 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES | $13,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Koret Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2024 | Crankstart Foundation | TO PROVIDE ARTS, POETRY, AND LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH | $250,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Hearst Foundation | To support the Creative Youth Development and Arts in Education Program | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $87,077 |
| 2024 | Walter and Elise Haas Fund | THREE YEARS OF PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE OAKLAND YOUTH INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL OFFER 400 YOUTH LITERARY CREATIVE EDUCATION IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL, AS WELL AS INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT (2023 YEAR-END SUPPORT). | $42,500 |
| 2024 | The Poetry Foundation | EQUITY IN VERSE GRANT | $40,000 |
| 2024 | East Bay Community Foundation | YOUTH SPEAKS, GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Association of Arts Administration Educators Inc | Execution of CAC Arts Admin Pipeline Fellowship grant | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Network for Good | UNRESTRICTED | $13,246 |
| 2024 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES | $13,000 |
| 2024 | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES | $10,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Koret Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | in support of general operations | $200,000 |
| 2023 | The Battery Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $181,870 |
| 2023 | Crankstart Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $87,077 |
| 2023 | Network for Good | UNRESTRICTED | $51,269 |
| 2023 | East Bay Community Foundation | WRITING OAKLAND FUTURES, ARTS & CULTURE SUPPORT, LIFE IS LIVING FESTIVAL, WRITING OAKLAND FUTURES | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Walter and Elise Haas Fund | THREE YEARS OF PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE OAKLAND YOUTH INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL OFFER 400 YOUTH LITERARY CREATIVE EDUCATION IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL, AS WELL AS INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE | $50,000 |
| 2023 | The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation | ART EDUCATION PROGRAM | $25,000 |
| 2023 | The Academy of American Poets Inc | POETRY COALITION FELLOWSHIP | $19,720 |
| 2023 | CDR Johnson Family Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 97 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Youth Speaks Inc?
Youth Speaks Inc is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($4.1M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($1.1M), Crankstart Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Youth Speaks Inc between 2019–2025.
Who is Youth Speaks Inc's largest funder?
National Philanthropic Trust is the largest recorded funder of Youth Speaks Inc, with $4.1M across 4 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has Youth Speaks Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $8.7M in grants to Youth Speaks Inc across 97 grants from 40 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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