Young leaders advancing potential climate solutions could win $1 million grants

Youth-led climate groups are getting a $25 million injection from a funding collaborative. Enlight Foundation President Xin Liu said emerging leaders at the forefront of the crisis are not getting enough philanthropic dollars. So, she and The Patchwork Collective are offering $1 million multi-year grants to 25 community organizations led by 15- to 35-year-olds. The hope is that other funders will follow their lead in supporting solutions created by the younger generations grappling with climate change. Applicants have until Sept. 22 to enter the open call run by Lever for Change, a nonprofit affiliate of the MacArthur Foundation. Liu says young people "are going to build a much better and brighter future when they are engaged.”