Deadline: 7-Sep-21
The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is inviting applications for the 2021-22 Future Philanthropist Program to provide high school students with the opportunity to learn how to be philanthropists and grantmakers.
The students evaluate the impact of their decisions on youth issues as a result of the grants they distribute and learn to raise funds in an effort to maintain this grant-making effort.
Goals
The Future Philanthropists Program has four goals:
- To instill knowledge and understanding of the important role of philanthropy in the community and in society.
- To give teens a leading role as primary decision makers in the important process of allocating grants to charitable organizations.
- To teach teens the art and science of fundraising in order to plan and implement activities that result in charitable contributions.
- To provide opportunities for teens to express and demonstrate volunteer leadership activities in the community.
Funding Information
- With this unique program, high school students learn the art, science, and business of philanthropy and make decisions about the distribution of $50,000 in grant funds to worthy local nonprofit organizations.
What will I gain by participating?
- You will be making a difference in your community through this rare opportunity to carry out meaningful philanthropic decisions and activities.
- You will also gain knowledge about the business of philanthropy and gain a perspective that is more developed than many of your peers.
- You will be uniquely prepared as a philanthropic leader. Additionally, college admissions officers have shown great interest in this type of community servicelearning project.
Eligibility Criteria
- All high school juniors who reside in Oak Park or River Forest and are fully vaccinated are eligible to apply. Students who are accepted into the program make a commitment to participate for two years – both junior and senior year.
For more information, visit https://www.oprfcf.org/future-philanthropists