YOUTHPRISE
Mission Statement
Youthprise's mission is to increase equity with and for Minnesota's indigenous, low-income, and racially diverse youth.
About This Cause
Youthprise was founded as a nonprofit philanthropic intermediary in 2010 by the McKnight Foundation. Since launching, Youthprise has leveraged its financial, political, and relational capital and expertise in youth development to increase funding for Minnesota youth programming and promote innovation in how our communities work with youth. As a philanthropic intermediary, Youthprise is designed to invest more than just money. Youthprise partners with youth and youth service organizations to share knowledge, capture lessons learned, and spread best practices to advance outcomes for young people throughout Minnesota. Youthprise has granted over $30 million to youth initiatives, provided training and technical support to over 100 youth organizations, and successfully lobbied for over $3.1 million in direct state appropriations to support key initiatives, advance our mission, and champion for youth on boards, including our own. In 2017, Youthprise established a youth-adult co-chair model as well as increased the proportion of youth between the ages of 16 and 25 on the board and committee member and leadership to fifty percent.