The Northern New York Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Council welcomes grant requests from nonprofit organizations of all types for projects, programs or initiatives that positively impact the quality of life in St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis counties.

The council will evaluate each proposal and has up to $20,000 in grant funding to award.

For award consideration, completed grant applications must be received at the Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., Watertown, N.Y. 13601, no later than Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.

Council members will notify finalists selected to present grant requests in the spring. The council will recommend grants for funding to the Community Foundation’s board of directors, which will review recommendations during its quarterly meeting in June 2019.

This past spring, the Youth Philanthropy Council awarded nine grants totaling $16,940 in support of nonprofit organizations that serve residents of the tri-county region.

Nonprofit organizations that wish to apply for Youth Philanthropy Council grant funding should contact Max DelSignore, Community Foundation assistant director, 315-782-7110, or email max@nnycf.org. Proposals should include a description of the organization, its mission and how it serves tri-county residents, the requested grant amount, how any funding would be used and the anticipated impact of the program or project.

“This grant opportunity is available to all nonprofit organizations across the tri-county region, regardless of the demographic served,” DelSignore said. “The work of our Youth Philanthropy Council is not limited to programs and agencies that exclusively serve our younger population.”

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