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The mission of the Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) is to substantially increase the philanthropic investment in and strengthen the organizational capacities of youth organizing groups across the country.

FCYO has supported the field of youth organizing for over ten years. We truly believe that the participation and leadership of young people, particularly young people of color, are critical in achieving social justice.

Please explore this site to find out more about our grantmaking initiatives, programs and strategies.

FCYO Announces Two Recent Publications

We are pleased to release our report: Looking Forward: Youth Leading the Way Toward a Sustainable Planet, based on our ReGen/EJ grantmaking initiative.

Click here to download the report.

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We are excited to announce the release of our latest OPS: Building Transformative Youth Leadership: Data on the Impacts of Youth Organizing.

Click here to download the Executive Summary.

Click here to dowload the full report.

FCYO Announces Cohort for Two ReGenerations Initiatives

The Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing is excited to announce its two grantmaking initiatives under the ReGenerations Framework.

ReGenerations: Healthy Communities This initiative is supported by a generous grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), which has set the goal of reversing the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. ReGenerations: Healthy Communities is a new funding initiative that will support youth organizing groups to address the root causes of childhood obesity with a specific focus on improving access to healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant food in schools and communities. To read more about ReGenerations: Healthy Communities, click here.

ReGenerations: Leadership Pipeline In year two of ReGenerations: Leadership Pipeline, FCYO has expanded this initiative by awarding $550,000 to Community Anchors. In addition to renewing 2010 grants, in partnership with the New World Foundation and the Merck Family Fund, FCYO has been able to expand this cohort from 12 organizations to 20 organizations, including one intermediary. To read more about ReGenerations: Leadership Pipeline, click here.