Your Gift Fuels Youth-Led Innovation
When you give to TYCL International, you help young people turn local ideas into action through small grants. Your generosity places trust, resources, and opportunity directly in the hands of youth leaders shaping change in their own communities.
Choose the Impact You Want to Make
Every contribution helps fund small, flexible grants that support youth-led innovation around the world. You can choose a level below or give an amount that feels right to you.
Helps cover materials, transportation, or basic costs that allow a youth-led idea to move forward.
Supports early planning and coordination for a youth-led community initiative.
Contributes to a small grant that helps a youth team pilot a locally rooted solution.
Supports mentorship, learning, and reflection for youth innovators as their project grows.
Funds a full micro-grant for a youth-led project responding to a local community need.
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Expands access to small grants, enabling more youth-led ideas to take shape across regions.
How Your Donation Creates Real Change
TYCL International is committed to transparency, accountability, and trust-based philanthropy. We work directly with youth innovators, listen to their priorities, and support ideas they design and lead.
Impact at a Glance
Youth innovators receive small grants that remove financial barriers to action
Local ideas grow into community-rooted initiatives shaped by lived experience
Flexible funding allows youth to adapt, learn, and lead with confidence
Connections across regions create shared learning and global solidarity
A group of young people in Colombia used a TYCL micro-grant to launch a storytelling initiative that amplified youth voices and addressed community concerns. With a small amount of funding and ongoing support, their idea reached hundreds of peers and sparked wider community dialogue.
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TYCL’s work is made possible by donors, partners, and volunteers who believe that small grants, when placed in the hands of young people, can lead to powerful local and global change.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Your gift helps young people access the small grants they need to lead change on their own terms. Join a global community that believes in youth leadership and locally driven solutions.
Donation Questions
Young people and partners often ask how TYCL programs and grants work. Here are some of the most common questions with clear, simple answers. For more information, you can visit the full FAQ page.
Yes. TYCL International, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations made in the United States are tax deductible.
Yes. Monthly giving helps sustain small grants throughout the year and allows youth-led innovation to grow steadily.
Your gift directly supports small grants, mentorship, and learning opportunities for youth-led initiatives. A portion also supports responsible administration and grant coordination.
Ready to stand with youth leaders?
Whether you bring lived experience, professional expertise, or financial resources, there is a place for you in this community. Join our board, make a gift, or volunteer your time to help young people build the futures they deserve.
