About Youth Foundation
Youth Foundation’s basic objective is the awarding of Hadden Scholarships to exceptionally worthy, financially needy, secondary school seniors for their undergraduate college education. The Foundation encourages self-reliance, confidence, self-discipline, responsibility, volunteerism, and exemplary character in young people.
Focus Areas
scholarshipshigher educationyouth developmentfinancial aid
Who They Fund
university/college studentsyouth transitioning to postsecondary education
Funding Style
direct scholarship paymentsrestricted funding (tuition-specific)individual student supportprogrammatic/award-based grants
About Youth Foundation
Youth Foundation Inc centers its giving on the Maude and Alexander Hadden Scholarship, a program established in 1968 that provides up to four years of undergraduate support for exceptionally worthy high school seniors with demonstrated financial need. The awards are structured as direct scholarship payments to colleges and universities, reflecting a consistent emphasis on tuition support rather than open-ended institutional funding. Recent grants show the same pattern across a wide range of campuses, including Neha Yalamanchi Co at Suny-Stony Brook and Daphne Lin Co at New York University, both receiving scholarship support paid directly to the university. The foundation’s stated objectives also emphasize self-reliance, confidence, self-discipline, responsibility, volunteerism, and exemplary character in young people, linking its scholarship work to youth development values. Alongside the scholarship program, Youth Foundation Inc makes occasional board-directed special grants to organizations aligned with the Haddens’ philanthropic interests, adding a limited organizational-giving component to its primarily student-focused approach.
What Youth Foundation Funds
Scholarships and access to higher education are the foundation’s core focus. In 2025, it awarded $10,000 to Joshua Blunt Co Auburn University for an educational grant-scholarship paid directly to the university, and another $10,000 to Kensey Clayton Co University of Ken for the same purpose. The 1968 scholarship program extends support for up to four years, tying aid to undergraduate enrollment at accredited U.S. colleges and universities. Youth development also appears in its board-directed giving: Bible Literacy Project received $5,000 in New York City for education and enrichment of youth. A second organizational grant went to Saint Jean Baptiste High School in New York City for education and enrichment of youth, showing that the foundation also supports youth-serving institutions beyond individual scholarships.
How Youth Foundation Gives
Youth Foundation Inc’s recent awards are highly clustered at two levels: $10,000 scholarships and $5,000 grants. The scholarship program is built for individual students and can continue for up to four years, while special grants are fixed at $5,000. The foundation is a private foundation and funds individuals directly through award-based, tuition-specific payments. Its grantmaking appears recurring rather than one-off in the scholarship track, since the Maude and Alexander Hadden Scholarship is an ongoing program established in 1968. Special grants are occasional and board-directed, and those organizational awards do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$566K
Total Assets
$16M
Total Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$893K
Geographic Reach
National34 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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