KEEPGOING SERVICE GRANTS

KEEPGOING Service Grants are intended to fund initiatives that further the mission of KEEPGOING 25 and are available to youth and young adults who wish to lead the way to love and serve within their communities while demonstrating the value of showing up for others. The projects must be student-driven, action-oriented and impact the community. ALL PROJECTS MUST BE BASED IN OR BENEFIT THE CINCINNATI TRI-STATE AREA.

We are able to fund youth-driven service projects because of the generous donations and support from our KG25 community.

KEEPGOING GRANTS

MINI GRANTS

MINI Grants are intended to fund youth initiatives that further the mission of KEEPGOING 25.

Mini grants are available to youth for smaller action-oriented project ideas generated by students that focus on love, leadership and service in their communities. The grants may be used to purchase materials needed for projects.

MINI Grant applications will be evaluated tri-annually. One grant up to $500, per year, per applicant/organization awarded. Grants must be completed within one year of approval. Read criteria below before applying.

MINI Grant Guidelines

MISSION GRANTS

MISSION Grants are intended to fund youth initiatives that further the mission of KEEPGOING 25.

Mission grants are available to youth for larger scale action-oriented projects generated by students that focus on love, leadership and service in their communities. The grants may be used to purchase materials needed for projects.

MISSION Grant applications will be evaluated tri-annually. One grant up to $5000, per year, per applicant/organization awarded. Grants must be completed within a year of approval. Read criteria below before applying.

MISSION Grant Guidelines

Applications are reviewed tri-annually

January 25 | April 25 | October 25

APPLY FOR A MINI GRANT

APPLY FOR A MISSION GRANT

Please review the grant guidelines above before submitting a grant application to ensure it fits our mission.

MAKING AN IMPACT

We are excited about the impact KEEPGOING 25 is making in our communities as we support student-driven, action-oriented service projects. Your support helps us fund the grants used for these service projects.

MINI GRANTS

Mini Grants are for smaller project ideas generated by students that focus on love, leadership and service in their communities. Some examples:

Project Empowerment: an organization started by a high school student to provide free weekly virtual programs for children aged 8-12. The program’s aim is to cultivate empathy, understanding and a passion to serve the community through weekly interactive activities, guided discussions and community-focused learning
KEEPGOING Kindness Board: 7-8th grade students share a lesson in kindness with the younger students and help them write positive messages. These messages are attached to a board that travels from school to school. KG25 grant is used to build the board and kindness board materials.
Stars of Tomorrow: an organization started by a high school student to assemble and donate Hope Packs – carefully curated bags filled with essentials and comfort items for children transitioning to foster care.
Agape Latte: a program started by a high school student to inspire interested peers to KEEPGOING on their faith journey. The students meet for a coffee and learn and grow through inspiring stories shared by adults regarding their own faith journeys through hard and confusing times.

MISSION GRANTS

Mission Grants are for larger scale youth projects that focus on love, leadership and service in their communities. Some examples:

Dayton Mission Service Week: KG25 provided funding for 34 Carroll High School students to attend Dayton Mission Service Week. The students were immersed in a week-long service program that exposes students to needs and good works of social issues, challenging them to live and work with service organizations serving the poor.
Building Beds, Bringing Kindness: a Junior Executive Board Bed Building Service Project. The event was staffed in part by our KG25 volunteers, Junior and Executive Boards. We worked with area students and SLP volunteers assembling, staining and delivering beds for 80 children in Cincinnati.
KG25 Project at All Saints School: a program for 7th and 8th graders focuses on instilling positive character traits and the value of showing up for others in our community.
Tony's Totes: an organization founded by a high school student that provides gift bags for Parkinson’s patients at the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute. These bags are filled with items to make their day a little easier, assist with therapies and bring some joy, while also considering the limitations that come with battling Parkinson’s disease.