Youth Grantmaking Boards in Washington State and Massachusetts Seek Grant Applicants

The Make the DASH Count Foundation is currently seeking grant applications from nonprofit organizations serving young people in Washington state and the greater Boston area. In the spring of 2008 four Make the DASH Count Community Youth Boards will distribute up to $80,0000 in grant funds to locally based 501 (c) 3 organizations that focus on helping youth reach their full potential. On-line grant inquiries are due by December 15, 2007.

Gig Harbor, WA (PRWEB) December 12, 2007 -- The Make the Dash Count Foundation is currently seeking grant applications from non-profits that focus on helping youth reach their full potential. To qualify organizations must, at a minimum, be based in western and southeastern Washington or the greater Boston Massachusetts area. On-line inquiries are due by December 15, 2007.

In the spring of 2008 four Make the Dash Count Foundation community youth boards will distribute up to $80,0000 in grant funds to organizations within their communities that serve youth at risk. The boards participating in this grantmaking process include the following: South Sound (Tacoma, WA), Seattle (WA), Columbia Valley (Prosser, WA) and MetroWest (Wayland, MA).

Organizations wishing to apply must complete a short on-line inquiry. The on-line inquiry can be accessed through the Foundation's website at http://www.makethedashcount.com/grant-application.html and must be completed by December 15th.

The Make the Dash Count Foundation is committed to introducing young people to the realities and responsibilities of philanthropy. The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to developing the next generation of community leaders while also benefiting at-risk youth. The foundation does this by facilitating five community youth boards, each comprised of a diverse group of high-school-aged youth from the Board's local area. These young people serve as stewards of the Foundation, annually awarding grant monies to community nonprofit organizations serving youth at-risk of not meeting their full potential. In their first two years of grantmaking, Dash youth boards distributed more than $100,000 in grants to community programs in Washington and Massachusetts. An additional $80,000 in funds will be granted in the spring of 2008.

For more information on the Make the DASH Count Foundation and its grant guidelines, please visit http://www.makethedashcount.com.

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