Funding Challenges

Call Me Maybe Challenge

Supporting innovative solutions that help young people, families and educators navigate the role of phones in schools by putting students at the center.

About This Challenge

A $500K rapid response funding initiative seeded by Pinterest for solutions that empower pre-teens, teens, families and educators to navigate the complexities of phone use in schools.

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This challenge is closed at this time.

Year Launched
Spring 2025
Number of Applicants
51
Winners Announced
7
Total Funding
$500,000

This challenge is made possible by:

We’re creating an

ecosystem of solutions

Through our Funding Challenges we provide resources to youth-focused nonprofits pushing bold new ideas that ease digital pressures and strengthen youth wellbeing.

Here Comes the Fun

Reimagining play as a pathway to wellbeing.

Lonely Hearts Club

Beglonging in a hyperconnected world.

Call Me Maybe

Reimagining phone use in schools by putting students at the center.

Oops!...AI Did It Again

Empowering teens to navigate a world reshaped by artificial intelligence.

Under Pressure

Alleviating the pressures pre-teens and teens face in today's tech-driven world.

More About Young Futures

About Us

We’re on a mission to make the digital world an easier place to grow up.

The YF500

Funding and scaling a community of 500 innovators across the nation.

Our Impact

Investing in leaders and solutions to shift youth wellbeing.