CMF has released the 2018 YAC Databook, which captures insights and the work underway from YACs at community foundations on grantmaking, issue areas, YAC involvement and more.

The databook is created through responses to a comprehensive survey conducted each summer. This year 87 percent of all Michigan Youth Advisory Committees/Councils/Committees (YACs) participated.

In 2017-2018, Michigan YACs awarded more than $1.9 million in grants.

Data highlights:

• YACs made an average of 14 grants in 2017-2018.

• There were 558 new YAC members during the 2017-2018 school year.

• The top five issue areas cited by YACs:

  • Bullying

  • Depression, mental health and suicide

  • Drug and alcohol abuse

  • Pressure to succeed academically

  • College and career readiness

• About 43 percent of YAC members serve as a full voting member on their community foundation’s board of trustees. Of those youth, 17 percent belong to racial, ethnic, cultural or religious minority groups.

• 99 percent of YACs participated in community service activities.

The latest data shows that more than $39 million in grant dollars have been given by YACs that have participated in the survey since 1989.

Want more?

Check out the full databook.

YAC advisors and YACers: Be sure to save the date, June 21-23, to join us for the 2019 Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference.

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