Youth Grantmaking Initiative 

Money is power in social change.

Youth have the ideas and solutions they need, but the money that enables these ideas to come to life is often controlled by adults. During an initial pilot in 2023, a group of eight high-school students studied grantmaking and participatory decision-making, designed a youth-centered process, and then implemented it to award $10,000 towards youth-led projects working to address the issues most important to youth today.

The Grantmaking Initiative returns in fall 2024! MYAN is recruiting for grant readers and grantees - youth-led groups ready to make a difference in Maine communities. Stay tuned for more information about this next cycle!