2025 Design Your Future Fund - “We don’t wait for the future. We design it.”

At Design Your Future Inc., we believe young people deserve more than just support—they deserve real opportunities to lead, create, and build the future they imagine.

We work directly with public high school students in New York City, equipping them with the tools, mentorship, and hands-on experiences they need to thrive academically, creatively, and professionally.

Why This Matters

Across NYC, students—especially Black and Brown youth—face deep opportunity gaps in education, wellness, and career exposure. At DYF, we fill those gaps with:

• A Student-run Coffee Shop that teaches entrepreneurship

• A Design Collective creating real client work with creative industry partners

• Spark Studios, a youth-led podcast and music production space

• The Sustainable Fashion Program, turning upcycled materials into bold runway statements

• And soon, a community-centered Makerspace for building, engineering, and prototyping

These programs don’t just keep students engaged—they change how students see themselves and what they’re capable of.

Your Gift Builds Futures

When you give to Design Your Future Inc., you're helping us:

✔️ Pay students for their time and talent through stipends and internships
✔️ Sustain and expand youth-led creative programs across NYC
✔️ Hire teaching artists, mentors, and industry pros that reflect our students
✔️ Provide supplies, meals, and safe spaces for learning and healing
✔️ Build Social Emotional capacity in youth 

We Design With Purpose

When we say “design your future,” we mean:

• Students learning to pitch their ideas

• Students leading and facilitating skill building 

• Students writing their first invoice

• Young artist utilizing creative outlets

• Every young person ready to take their future into their own hands—with a little help

Help Us Build What’s Next

Your donation fuels youth power, creativity, and self-determination.

Whether you're giving $25 or $2,500, you are investing in students who are building their skills, their confidence, and their communities.

Thank you for believing in youth.

Thank you for helping them design their future.