Donate to YEI
Help open doors poverty tried to close.
Your donation helps young people access entrepreneurship, STE(A)M, creative economy training, paid learning, travel, vending, mentorship, and real-world business experiences.
Why Give
Your gift becomes hands-on opportunity.
YEI works with young people who are full of talent, creativity, ideas, and potential. What many lack is access — access to tools, mentors, markets, travel, paid learning, business training, and spaces where their ideas are taken seriously.
Donations help YEI provide the materials, staffing, transportation, equipment, student support, and program experiences that turn creativity into confidence and ideas into action.
When you give to YEI, you are helping young people learn, create, sell, earn, lead, and imagine a future with more options.
What Your Donation Supports
Give where opportunity is needed most.
Entrepreneurship Training
Support Smart Hustle, business planning, pitch preparation, youth ventures, and student brands.
Tools & Maker Access
Help students use laser cutters, 3D printers, design tools, cosmetics chemistry, product-making, and creative technology.
Art, Apparel & Design
Fund youth work in graphic design, T-shirt printing, beauty, candles, media, products, and creative business.
Youth Vending
Help young entrepreneurs sell at pop-ups, community markets, KidBizCON, and Made By Youth marketplace events.
Travel & Exposure
Support field trips, career exposure, college visits, business experiences, and learning beyond the classroom.
Youth Stipends & Supplies
Help cover paid learning, student materials, meals, transportation, awards, and program participation needs.
Donate Now
Make a gift that helps youth build what comes next.
Choose a one-time or recurring gift. Every donation helps YEI provide real-world entrepreneurship, STE(A)M, creative economy, vending, travel, and leadership opportunities for young people.
Your gift helps youth:
- Launch business ideas
- Create products and brands
- Access tools, mentors, and markets
- Build confidence and leadership
- Experience paid learning and exposure
Giving Impact
Every amount helps create a first.
$25
Helps provide supplies, snacks, printing, packaging, or materials for a youth business activity.
$50
Helps support hands-on product-making, design activities, market preparation, or student materials.
$100
Helps support youth vending, pitch preparation, awards, transportation, or workshop supplies.
$250
Helps sponsor a student’s deeper program experience, including supplies, coaching, and business support.
$500
Helps support a workshop, youth marketplace opportunity, field trip, or small group learning experience.
Monthly
Recurring gifts help YEI plan ahead and provide consistent opportunities for young people year-round.
Other Ways to Give
Support can look different.
In addition to financial donations, YEI welcomes in-kind gifts, supplies, equipment, professional services, event support, market opportunities, and sponsorship conversations.
In-Kind Donations
Donate supplies, equipment, product materials, snacks, event items, or services.
Email In-Kind DonationsSponsorship
Support KidBizCON, youth stipends, programs, travel, creative economy training, or Made By Youth.
View Sponsor PageVolunteer or Mentor
Give your time, experience, network, skills, or encouragement to youth entrepreneurs.
Volunteer With YEIPut Opportunity in Motion
Help us put poverty out of business, one first at a time.
Your gift helps youth build skills, confidence, income, leadership, and access to new possibilities.