Please join YouthBridge Community Foundation as we support this new fund for the St. Louis community: Collaborative Launches $2 Million Regional Racial Healing Fund Funding Will Support Racial Justice Movement in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, MO (June 12, 2020) – Deaconess Foundation, Forward Through … More →
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” – MLK Jr.
Our recent communications have highlighted the unique importance of Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) and Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts (CLATs) in today’s market conditions. Given the critical needs facing our community right now, YouthBridge wants to reiterate the value of these two planning tools.
Donor-advised funds are a popular charitable giving tool. This is a good time to consider a DAF for your clients.
Where All Children Can Reach Their Potential • When College is a Possibility for All • Loved Ones Live on Through Memorial Funds • Responding to COVID-19 – How Can You Help? • Covid-19: A new tipping point for disaster philanthropy? • Charitable lead trusts: A timely revival
“Those of us working to improve child well-being often have setbacks, but you just keep going. Legislation which would support college savings for low-to-moderate income children in Missouri was in its final stages when the pandemic hit.
“Many parents come to us worried that their dreams for their child will not come true – that they won’t be able to share milestones such as high school graduation, marriage, starting a career,” he says. “But as we’re able to break through to their child, they begin to have hope for the future.”
The Immigrant Service Provider’s Network (ISPN) would like to announce the creation of the Immigrant Family Emergency Response Fund. The fund has been created due to the financial repercussions of the COVID19 pandemic and the lack of funding available for immigrants and mixed status families.
YouthBridge Community Foundation has helped honor the lives of two special women and mothers – and carry on their legacy of love – through the establishment of memorial funds.
Among the many factors swirling together in the pandemic marketplace are (1) historically low interest rates and (2) historically high needs for increasing charitable giving to support organizations dealing with the health crisis.
The community foundation provides context and education for your philanthropic clients at all levels of giving and across the full range of charitable interests. The global Covid-19 pandemic in many ways has likely united your clients and other donors in a collective effort to support people in the communities they love.
YEP STL! Grant Awards 2020 – via Zoom! • FamilyForward Sharing New Way of Thinking about Child Development • The Power of We • Welcome Martha Vosse to Our Board of Directors • Moonshot Award • 2020 Guidestar Platinum Seal
WEPOWER’s mission is to activate the community in leading the policy changes we believe – and what residents have expressed to us – are necessary to improve outcomes.
YouthBridge has announced the appointment of Martha Vosse to its Board of Directors.
Just as abuse and neglect negatively impact the developing brain, therapy can alter the brain toward healing, recovery and the development of healthier functioning.
YEP STL! shows we can still work together (but separately!) to serve our community. On April 5th, YEP STL! presented their 2020 grant awards, totaling $10,000, to seven organizations.
Moonshots are bold attempts at a better future. The 2020 Moonshot nominees are trying audacious things to move our region forward, whether those efforts are ultimately successful or not.
Meeting the ever-changing needs of our community has always been an integral part of our mission as a community foundation.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) unlocks $2 trillion in funds for American individuals and businesses impacted by COVID-19. Here’s what the Act includes to help stimulate charitable giving…
YouthBridge just earned a 2019 Platinum Seal by adding information to our Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar.