AFP Awards

William R. Simms Awards for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, sponsored by CARTER

Below is the online nomination form for the William R. Simms Awards for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, sponsored by CARTER.

This award recognizes service by an individual ages 10–18 who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the community through direct financial support, development of charitable programs, volunteering and leadership in philanthropy.

The deadline to submit nominations is December 18, 2024.

Eligibility & Judging Factors

The nominee must be 18 or younger on the date nominations are due: December 18, 2024.

Nominees will be considered for the award based on the responses to the criteria in the nomination form (below).

Please click here to view the scoring rubric for this award.

Note: The maximum number of words for the entire nomination is 2,000. This includes text for ALL of the criteria. Nominators are free to divide the words for each criterion however they like, but the total word count should not exceed 2,000. You will be notified if you exceed 2,000 words and asked to modify your submission.

Please note: All questions and fields are required.

1. Description in detail of what the nominee did, including goals, process, budget (if relevant) and other people involved in the process (adult leaders or adviser, etc.) and of the time, talent and/or treasure the youth gave for the common good and the results that were achieved. (40 points)

2. Description of the impact the nominee had on the community, including numbers of people involved, financial impact, organizations helped, etc. Please include the names and contact information of individuals at the organizations who benefited from the nominee’s work. (30 points)

3. Long term (3-5 years) impact of the nominee’s work. Will the project(s) be ongoing and has the nominee considered next steps or is working on other projects? (20 points)

4. Evidence that the project(s) can serve as a prototype for others or is easily replicable in other communities. (10 points)

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Nominee Information

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Nominator Information

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By submitting this form, I DO CERTIFY that the above-named individual is hereby nominated for this AFP Award. I am also certifying that the nominee is age 18 or younger on December 18, 2024. I further authorize AFP to publicize this information for use by other AFP chapters in whatever way AFP may consider appropriate.

In addition, by submitting this form, I further certify that this award is being submitted on behalf of an AFP chapter, or if submitted by an individual, that the nominee has the support and endorsement of an AFP chapter.

Please note: If you experience any issues completing this online form, you can send the required information via email to awards@afpglobal.org. Thank you.