About Young Life
Young Life is devoted to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.
Focus Areas
youth developmentreligious/faith formationcamping and retreatsvolunteer training and leadership developmentinternational ministry
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationssupport organizations/ intermediary organizations
Funding Style
organizational supportcapacity buildinggeneral operating supportunrestricted or flexible funding
Topics
About Young Life
Young Life’s recent grantmaking is anchored by a very large investment in its own support organization: $61,586,369 in 2023 to Young Life Foundation, followed by another $11,999,474 in 2025 and $7,018,289 in 2024. That pattern points to a funder that directs substantial resources toward organizational support rather than a broad, externally dispersed grant program. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also backs ministries and faith-based organizations that work with adolescents and young people, including Stillwater Ministries, Trinity Grace Church, Shiloh Ministries Inc, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The stated summary says Young Life is devoted to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith, which aligns with the emphasis on religious formation, youth development, and support for organizations. The recipient mix also includes campus ministry, Christian health care, and youth ministry intermediaries, suggesting a grantmaker that uses flexible support to strengthen groups operating in related ministry and service settings. Several recipients appear more than once across different years, indicating an ongoing relationship with selected organizations rather than one-time awards.
What Young Life Funds
Faith formation is the clearest thread in Young Life’s giving. In 2023, they gave $45,910 to Trinity Grace Church in Brooklyn for support for organization, and they followed with $12,251 in 2024 for the same purpose. They also supported Shiloh Ministries Inc in Largo with $45,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2024, showing repeated backing for a ministry organization over time. Youth-oriented ministry is another visible area: the foundation awarded $27,971 to Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Kansas City in 2023. Campus-based work appears as well, through $50,000 in 2025 to Campus Ministry at Grand Rapid in Allendale. The list also includes Christian service and care organizations such as Beacon Christan Community Health Care Center in Staten Island, reflecting a mix of ministry, campus outreach, and faith-linked community support.
How Young Life Gives
Young Life’s typical grant size is moderate, with a p25 of $9,053, a median of $24,757, and a p75 of $42,844. The distribution suggests many awards cluster in the tens of thousands, while a small number of very large support grants move the overall totals. The recent record shows repeated giving to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Young Life Foundation, InFaith, Ark Angels Inc, Trinity Grace Church, Princeton Institute of Youth, Youth with a Mission, and Shiloh Ministries Inc. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals and also makes program-related investments. Recent awards are described as support for organization or invest with support organization, indicating flexible organizational support is a core part of the grantmaking approach.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.2M
Total Assets
$415.7M
Total Revenue
$505M
Total Expenses
$488.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $43K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$43K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 25% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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