YouthBridge Community Foundation

YouthBridge helps donors (individuals, families, businesses) simplify and personalize their charitable intent and leave a legacy of giving through the funds and services we offer (Donor Advised Funds, Designated Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Foundation Administration, etc.) We are all about giving back to the community where we work, live and play building the bridge to becoming a more stronger and vibrant community,

Nonprofit sustainability: We partner with nonprofits, especially those focused on children and youth causes, to help them achieve long-term sustainability through endowment administration.


Transfer of wealth
Working with donors and their advisors, we provide programs and services to support and encourage the transfer of wealth to benefit area nonprofits to leave a legacy of giving for future generations.


Community support

By generating earned Income, we leverage our endowment dollars to have an even greater impact on the St. Louis community. All of our fees that we collect go directly back into the community and are not used to benefit our operational expenses.


Leadership

Through collaboration and community initiatives, we work to bridge the resources of generous donors with the needs of worthy nonprofits to help create a stronger region. Partnering with our donors and businesses to make a bigger impact: Impact investing, 25x25 initiative (see website, www.youthbridge.org)

Donor engagement through individual philanthropic consulting. YouthBridge partners with donors to make a bigger impact in the local nonprofit St. Louis community.

Building sustainability of nonprofits through planned giving, social enterprise and endowment match opportunities.

YouthBridge offers planned giving educational opportunities and overview of the funds and services Youthbridge offers helping them simplify and organize their charitable giving for: Nonprofit's donors and board of directors; Wealth advisor firms and their advisors and clients; Religious organization groups, etc.


YouthBridge takes a personal approach working together with donors to customize a giving strategy to create exactly what type of charitable giving legacy the client wants to leave for future generations through the funds and services we offer (EX. DAF's, Family Foundation Administration etc.)

YouthBridge helps organize donors charitable giving and combine their available deductions with one simple tool: a Donor Advised Fund that allows the donor to make contributions to the fund getting an immediate tax write off, the money is invested and then the donor can make grants out to any charity (501c3) when the donor feels the timing is right.

YouthBridge leadership brings a wealth of experience, commitment and passion to the St. Louis region. Backgrounds include: Taxation, grantmaking, capacity building, financial expertise, nonprofit leadership.

We get to know the prospect/client on a personal level establishing a relationship of trust. We love what we do and can be adaptable and flexible, creating a custom giving plan by listening to our client's dreams and goals therefore helping them simplify their giving to the nonprofits they hold close to their hearts.

*We are seeing a steady increase in the numbers of clients being served, both individuals working with a financial advisor and without and nonprofit agencies looking to become more sustainable;
*Interest in Donor Advised Funds has increased as education on the simplicity of them has increased;
*Grant programs to bolster fundraising capacity and risk assessment, as well as to support mergers and partnerships, established at YouthBridge for local youth focused nonprofits; other organizations established funds wanting to help the STL business community recover and help individuals meet immediate emergency needs;
*YouthBridge Community Foundation received the Progress 64 West Excellence in Community Development award, for partnering with a local group on a COVID-19 small business relief fund.
*YouthBridge was the first in the area to start Impact Investing helping to form Havenhouse.
*YouthBridge was the first in the area to take the 25 by 25 Impact Investing initiative approach - Investing in the STL
community with CDFI's, IFFs and Justine Peterson. A commitment for another investment in a local CDFI has been made.