The Allstate Foundation empowers youth with College Service Grants

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 14, 2025 – As part of its commitment to youth empowerment, The Allstate Foundation, in partnership with the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity, has awarded 65 colleges and universities across the country $10,000 each through the College Service Grants program. These grants are designed to spark and expand service initiatives led by youth on campuses, empowering students to lead meaningful change in their communities. Now in its second year, the program has granted more than $1.5 million to more than 100 institutions to support and drive youth-led service and leadership. 

“The Allstate Foundation equips young changemakers by giving them the resources and tools to bring their ideas to life and make an impact in their schools, neighborhoods and beyond,” said Alex Quian, head of youth empowerment, The Allstate Foundation. “These schools are a part of our national movement to empower youth to serve and improve communities. Together, we’re putting funds directly into the hands of America’s future and empowering them, while also inspiring other youth to be a positive influence where they live.” 

How the College Service Grants are disbursed

Grant recipients are selected based on an application process, which includes submitting a proposal for how the institution would utilize the funds to increase youth-led service on their campuses in alignment with one of the following strategies:

• Microgrants: Directly provided to students for new service programs.
• Access support: Increase student access to service experiences.
• Increasing impact: Enhance the impact of existing service activities.

The 2025 recipients:

Alvernia University	Berkeley College	Bowdoin College	Bowling Green State University	Brandeis University
California State University, Long Beach	Christopher Newport University	City University of New York	Coahoma Community College	Colorado College
DePauw University	Drew University	East Tennessee State University	Eastern Illinois University	Elon University
Fort Lewis College Foundation	Furman University	George Washington University	Gonzaga University	Goucher College
Hampton University	Harford Community College	Kennesaw State University	Marquette University	New York Institute of Technology
Northern Arizona University	Northern Kentucky University	Oberlin College & Conservatory	Oglethorpe University, Inc.	Otterbein University
Palomar College	Pennsylvania State University Abington	Rio Hondo College Foundation	Rowan College at Burlington County	Rutgers University Camden
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Saint Mary’s College of California	Sonoma State University	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Southern Methodist University
Southern Virginia University	St. Olaf College	Stony Brook University	SUNY Old Westbury	Texas Tech University
The College of New Jersey Foundation	Trinity College	University of Alabama	University of Delaware	University of Detroit Mercy
University of Florida	University of Kansas	University of Minnesota Duluth (c/o University of Minnesota Foundation)	University of Missouri Kansas City	University of Montana Foundation
University of Nebraska Foundation – Lincoln	University of Texas at Arlington	University of Texas at El Paso	University of Texas at San Antonio	Valparaiso University
Virginia Military Institute	Wake Forest University	Wayne State University	William & Mary Foundation	Young Harris College

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For more information about The Allstate Foundation’s work to empower youth, visit allstatefoundation.org.

About The Allstate Foundation
The Allstate Foundation empowers people and communities to thrive. Established in 1952, we take a trust-based approach to philanthropy that centers the needs of the nonprofit and the stakeholders they serve. Through bold actions and inspiring people to act, we empower youth to serve, disrupt the cycle of relationship abuse, and increase access to thriving-wage careers. We amplify all corporate and agent volunteer efforts through our Helping Hands match and grant programs, support communities before and after disasters and develop nonprofit leaders and boards through the Nonprofit Leadership Center. Learn more at www.allstatefoundation.org, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram

About the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) 

CELO is a nonprofit committed to a world where high-quality youth development opportunities are distributed as equally as the abundance of talent in our communities. Emerging from nearly two decades of groundbreaking research, CELO bridges the gap between academia and practice to accelerate youth development and deliver on the promise of greater impact.