Our Mission

Youth Media Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to improving children’s access to fair, reliable, and objective educational media programming. With a focus on journalism, news, and current affairs, the Foundation seeks to accomplish its objectives by supporting organizations that provide highly engaging, educational, unbiased, fact-based, and informative content for young audiences. Grantees undergo a rigorous screening process to ensure the produced content complies with children's content best practices.

Support Our Cause

There are many ways you can support the Youth Media Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We are grateful for any and all contributions with donations accepted online by clicking here, through your donor advised fund (EIN # 99-1282698), or by sending a check directly to the address below. All donations are tax deductible.

Youth Media Foundation 

888 7th Avenue, 29th Floor

New York, NY 10106 

For more information, contact us at ymfoffice@youthmediafoundation.org.

Board of Directors

Robin van Bokhorst, Chair

Chief Executive Officer, Youth Media International
Partner/Principal, Valico Holdings, LLC

Jackie Keber, Director

Executive Beauty Director, Conde Nast

Dave Siegel, Director

Head of Hedge Fund Strategy, Marex Capital Markets, Inc.

Marisa Rose van Bokhorst, Director

Former Elementary School Teacher

Advisors

Colleen Aylward

Strategic Business Leader, Media & Entertainment Executive, Storytelling & Brand Entrepreneur, Family Office Advisor, Finance Veteran of CAA, Yahoo, Goldman Sachs, PwC 

Eric Besner

Chief Strategy Officer, Youth Media International
Former Senior Media Executive, Netflix, Warner Brothers (HBO Max), Spotify, Lucasfilm 

Mosheh Oinounou

Founder & Editor in Chief, Mo News
Former Executive Producer of "CBS Evening News"

Gigi Stone Woods

Award-winning National TV Host, News Anchor, Correspondent, and Producer
ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and Bloomberg TV