New York Life Foundation – Aim High Grant

This grant is for supporting out-of-school time programs that serve middle school aged youth and should prepare students for success in high school, college, and life.

This grant program includes both one- and two-year grant opportunities, but applicants may only apply for one of these.

• One-year grants will begin in June 2024 and end in May 2025.
• Two-year grants will begin in June 2024 and end in May 2026.

One-Year Grants
20 one-year grants of $15,000 each will be awarded. Ten will be for supporting programs’ efforts around racial equity and social justice, and 10 will be for supporting programs’ efforts around youth entrepreneurship.

Two-Year Grants
The two-year grants are for supporting programs in expanding direct service activities, technical assistance, capacity building, and improving efforts in continuing to serve youth while facing the challenges post-pandemic.

There are two separate 2-year grant opportunities.

• 10 grants for $50,000/year over the span of two years, for a total 2-year grant award of $100,000. Only afterschool and summer programs with annual program budgets of $250,000 or more AND annual organizational budgets of $500,000 or more will be eligible to apply for these grants.
• 10 grants at $25,000/year over the span of two years, for a total 2-year grant award of $50,000. Only organizations with annual organizational budgets of $250,000 or more will be eligible for these grants.