Northern New York Community Foundation

Northern New York Community Foundation

Youth Philanthropy Council

YOUTH PHILANTHROPY COUNCIL CLASS OF 2022-2023: Back row, from left: Owen Newton, South Jefferson senior; Jack Buckingham, South Jefferson senior; Zachary Kilburn, Watertown High senior; Grady Petersen, Immaculate Heart Central senior; Trey Augliano, Watertown High senior. Middle row, from left: Kaylee Fields, General Brown junior; Jack Mangan, South Jefferson junior; Olivia Wisner, General Brown junior; Adelaide Weir, Watertown High senior; Zachary Blevins, South Jefferson senior; Harper Lane, Watertown High sophomore. Front row, from left: Mia Kelly, Watertown High sophomore; McKenna Lee, General Brown junior; Olivia Urf, Watertown High junior; Maya Voss, Watertown High junior; Ella Smith, Watertown High sophomore.

Cultivating the Next Generation in Philanthropy

The Youth Philanthropy Council is an advisory committee of the Northern New York Community Foundation. It was chartered in 2010 to promote positive youth development and engage young people in meaningful activities that build their skills while deepening their understanding of community needs and educating them about community philanthropy and its impact on Northern New York. Council members grow to become critical thinkers as they engage in lessons that may never be taught in a classroom.

Since its inception 13 years ago, the Youth Philanthropy Council has awarded 122 grants totaling $205,070 in support to nonprofit organizations that serve residents of Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.

In the past decade, 140 students representing seven Northern New York high schools have completed a year or more of service on the Youth Philanthropy Council. Click here to view a list of YPC alumni.

This year’s Youth Philanthropy Council includes 16 representatives from General Brown, Immaculate Heart, and South Jefferson Central Schools, and Watertown High School. Council members are in their sophomore, junior, or senior class.

The Youth Philanthropy Council and its grant program is made possible by gifts from donors who make contributions to the Friends of the Foundation Annual Community Betterment Fund and generous support from Watertown Savings Bank, the Renzi Foodservice Charitable Foundation, and RBC Wealth Management.

Class of 2023-2024 recruitment

Recruiting for the Class of 2023-2024 will open soon. The Youth Philanthropy Council Class of 2022-2023 is seated for a one-year term. Visit this page later this spring for an announcement on the new class recruiting.

Questions? Contact Kraig Everard, Community Foundation director of stewardship and programs, at kraig@nnycf.org or call 315-782-7110 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.