Grant Programs

Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Youth Programs Coordinating Committee (YPCC) stewards two grant programs: the Youth Programs Fund (made possible by the Vogel Endowment) and the John Woolman School Fund, created 2026. Both programs focus on youth (0-18) and young adults (18-35).  For more information on the history of these programs check out our Youth Organizing page.

JOHN WOOLMAN SCHOOL FUND POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

The application process is now open for the first ever round of grants proposals. Applications will be received until September 11th 2026. (The second round of applications will have the application deadline of March 15th 2027.) The review process will take two months. Funding for the first approved grants will be awarded in December 2026.  If you have questions, comments, or concerns please email Keenan at youth@pacificyearlymeeting.org

John Woolman School Fund Policy

John Woolman School Proposal Rubric

Process flow John Woolman School Grants

Woolman Grant Fiscal Sponsor Agreement – A template for what we expect in a fiscal sponsorship agreement.

John Woolman School Grant Application John Woolman School Grant ApplicationProposals < $10,000

John Woolman School Grant Application John Woolman School Grant ApplicationProposals > $10,000

YOUTH PROGRAMS FUND

The Youth Programs Fund comes from interest earned on the Bob Vogel Endowment. We typically see two installments of close to $10,000 and grant about 25-30 requests per year, exhausting the funds just in time for the next installment. If you need funding for a youth program, especially a one-off event you’d like to pilot, this is the place to start. Youth Programs Fund requests are meant to be accessible for teen proposals. We accept both small (<$300) and large requests; click the buttons below to begin your application.

Youth Programs Fund Policies & Guidelines

Chosen projects are clearly aligned with the funding goals below, with all questions answered satisfactorily. Applications are reviewed on a rolling monthly basis as long as funds are available to award.

  • Develop the PacYM community to support youth
  • Develop Quaker youth in community
  • Develop Quaker youth as individuals
  • Strengthen Quaker faith and practice in PacYM’s intergenerational community
  • The Youth Programs Coordinating Committee (YPCC) accepts applications from individuals and organizations.
    • Having a fiscal sponsor to receive and manage the grant and provide oversight and accountability is welcome and encouraged. For certain projects, we may require a fiscal sponsor. Please ask us in advance.
    • Applications for group activities should be clear as to whether the event is open to anyone who is interested or to a select group. Preference is given to applications for activities that are open, welcoming, and inclusive within the stated goals of the fund.
  • The YPCC also occasionally initiates its own internal projects or acts as a co-sponsor.
  • The YPCC generally focuses these funds on new programs, new outreach, new connections, and novel experiments rather than being a long-term funding source for ongoing programs. The Youth Programs Fund is not intended as a substitute for Meeting or other institutional fundraising or general operating expenses.
    • For projects that the YPCC sponsors or co-sponsors, seed funding may continue, at the discretion of the YPCC, until such time as the project can flourish on its own.
  • Although the Youth Programs Fund usually funds Quaker-specific activities, YPCC will consider funding other leadings, including social/environmental actions that are in alignment with Friends’ values and our expanded Goals and Objectives.
  • We especially invite proposals by young Friends who have some kind of spiritual anchoring support in place and who are willing to report back to YPCC/PacYM/their Meeting. Support can range from being connected with a small group of 2+ Friends to having a formal support or anchor committee. The YPCC is available to help applicants find such support and connection to others.
    • The YPCC and Ministry Committee will determine how such a leading might interrelate with the PacYM Leadings Fund that is under the care of Ministry Committee.

Youth Programs Fund Youth Programs FundSmall Proposals

Youth Programs Fund Youth Programs FundLarge Proposals
-FUNDED PROJECTS- 

If you’re interested in what has been approved in the past, take a look at our grant ledger, or peruse YPCC and YPC reports to Annual Session or Midyear (RepCom) meetings: Summary List of Projects funded by the Youth Programs Fund, and Income & Expenses

Questions about the John Woolman School Fund or the Youth Programs Fund?
Contact Keenan at youthprogramscoordinator@pacificyearlymeeting.org

 

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