MVYouth, a community fund founded in August 2014, has renewed over 90 per cent of its original founding donors, securing four more years of generous support for Island youth, organizers announced.

With 10 new founders this year, the group now consists of 67 couples and individuals, a fifty per cent increase from the original group in 2014.

Founders each pledge four years of support, contributing $25,000 annually to support MVYouth’s two programs — grants and scholarships. Every founder also helps pay for the organization’s operating budget, ensuring that a hundred per cent of all contributions go directly to help Island youth.

Deadlines for the 2017 expansion grants are approaching, with letters of intent due Oct. 1. Scholarship program deadlines will be in January. A community meeting will be held in October at the West Tisbury Library to orient students and parents to the scholarship programs.

For more information, visit mvyouth.com.