YouthBridge assists you and your family fulfill your philanthropic vision by providing a wide-range of giving tools and funds.  All gifts go to the nonprofits of your choice.  We ask, however, that you earmark a portion of your gifts to support children's agencies and a portion to support the mission of YouthBridge.  YouthBridge provides the financial tools, investments options and administrative support to guide you through the process.

"The nonprofit sector employs one in 12 Americans, and 115 nonprofits are launched every day.  Yet, while the federal government invests $7 billion in research and development for the private sector, there is no similar effort to support nonprofit innovation.  Meanwhile, there are ideas across America - in our inner cities and small towns; from college graduates to folks making a career change - that could benefit millions of Americans if they're given the chance to grow".  (socialedge.org, 3/4/2009.)  YouthBridge supports nonprofit innovation with our resources which are earned through our social enterprise, the community foundation.    These revenues are used to fund the following services to qualified nonprofits with a focus on agencies that support children.

• Education - in partnership with Washington University, we introduce social entrepreneurship and promote social enterprise as an additional revenue stream.
  

• Enterprise investments and mentoring - to agencies which develop high impact, innovative and results-oriented solutions to societal problems. Mentoring is done in partnership with Innovate Venture Mentoring Services (IVMS).

• Endowment building - helping children's nonprofits attain financial strength through a donor-centered approach to fundraising.

• Catalyzes partnerships with individuals, nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, corporations and educators to further capacity and efficiency in agencies that serve children in need.