See what the “Western Whitehouse” has to offer and how it is helping spread conservatism from coast to coast.
Find a motivational speaker who will energize your school, challenge the Left, and empower young leaders.
Providing a visible presence for the Conservative Movement and encouraging them to speak out.
Seeking to reinvigorate the respect for free enterprise and entrepreneurship in America.
Training aspiring journalists in the values of responsible, balanced, and accurate reporting.
Providing students with the tools and resources to advance conservatism at high schools and college campuses.
Our seminars are pushing the conservative movement forward and bringing in the best speakers in the nation.
Take a look at the calendar to see where our upcoming events are going to be and how you can attend.
See what programs you can get involved with to make a difference for America and Young Americans Foundation.
Throughout the year we host roundtables and conferences at “the western White House”, the Reagan Ranch.
Join us at our HQ for regular conferences and half day events.
Take a look at roundtables, conferences, and regional events for our supporters.
Students are the future of our nation. We believe that investing time in conservative discourse will strengthen that future.
Providing a visible presence for the Conservative Movement and encouraging them to speak out.
Providing students with the tools and resources to advance conservatism at high schools and college campuses.
On a nearly weekly basis, you can find a YAF student event going on around the country. Tune in here to to find out about upcoming events!
Over the decades, millions of students have been a part of YAF. Stay informed on what your peers are up to!
Check out the directory of all of the great alumni who have taken part in YAF over the years!
Are you an alumni that’s not in our directory? Sign up here and receive some of the great benefits of being part of this national network!
Our supporters are the bedrock of our organization. We offer many ways to contribute to the future.
We hold our organization to the highest standards. We think you’ll think so as well!
We offer many different ways that you can give. Find out more about them here.
Got questions about supporting YAF? Find your answers here.
No need to worry If you missed a speaker at an event, we have a large video library for you to browse through and view.
Since the beginning, our publications have been at the heart of our mission. Browse the archives of The New Guard and Libertas here.
View our Mission and find out more information about what Young America’s Foundation is.
Take at look how we have changed over the years, impacted conservatism, and supported our young leaders.
We have the most diligent, hardest working group of individuals at YAF. Feel free to see who is on our team.
See our list of current openings or how to be a part of our internship programs.
To maintain our standard of excellence, we are as open and transparent with the public as possible.
If you are unsure about something, take a look at our frequently asked questions to see if it can be answered.
Young America’s Foundation specializes in helping young people advance conservative ideas at their schools. We can help you sponsor the stars of the Conservative Movement such as Ann Coulter, Ben Stein, George Allen, Michelle Malkin and many others.
Young America’s Foundation has two resources that will provide you with the ideas and information you need to make a difference at your school. The Conservative Guide to Campus Activism provides revolutionary ideas and information on how you can advance conservative ideas and challenge the leftist orthodoxy. This guide gives you information on how to start and build a campus organization, effectively promote your organization and club, avoid activist traps, and debate and defeat your opponents. The guide also includes exclusive advice from Ann Coulter, David Horowitz, Michelle Malkin, Bay Buchanan, Dinesh D’Souza, and many more!
This Campus Conservative Battleplan publication provides you with specific ideas and activities that your group can organize throughout the school year. For example, you will learn how to organize an American flag memorial in conjunction with the Foundation’s 9/11: Never Forget Project, and how to organize activities supporting our troops as part of Freedom Week in November. Finally, the Foundation team has decades of experience with campus activism. If you ever need advice or have questions about anything related to promoting conservatism at your school, don’t overlook contacting our team of experts.
Young America’s Foundation is not a chapter-based organization. We are willing to help any student who wishes to promote conservative ideas and host a Foundation speaker.
If you are interested in becoming more closely involved with the Foundation, you can join our activist rewards program, Club 100 – Where Activism Counts…Club 100 is the first and only program that awards you for promoting conservative ideas on campus.
The Conservative Guide to Campus Activism offers two chapters on how to start and build a conservative student group. Our team can give you unique advice and strategies on how to launch your group.
Learn more about how Young America’s Foundation partners with other organizations here.
Young America’s Foundation schedules many conferences throughout the year for both high school and college students to allow them to learn more about conservative ideas.
College students may attend our National Conservative Student Conference.
High school students can take advantage of the National High School Leadership Conference and the Reagan Ranch High School Conference.
Both high school and college students may attend our West Coast Leadership Conference held every fall in Santa Barbara, California.
Young America’s Foundation’s schedules numerous seminars at the Reagan Ranch Center which educate young people on conservative ideas.. Visit this site for updates.
We receive many requests each year to aid students and their parents in their college searches. As a result, we launched the annual “Top Conservative Colleges” list. However, if none of our recommendations interest you, follow these guidelines to avoid enrolling in a left-leaning school.
First, review the course catalogs for any schools you are considering.
Next, find out how many bizarre or politically correct courses are required for graduation. Reviewing a school’s course catalog will partly reveal what kind of education you will be receiving. Also, be sure to research what type of speakers have on the campus.
Third, talk to people in your community, church, or other social groups about schools with which they have knowledge and experience. When parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and others start talking, you’re bound to come up with some schools you may have never even considered! From there, you can begin further research on your own.
The National Journalism Center (NJC) is an unique venue for journalism education: Devoted to accuracy, balance, and comprehension of the issues, NJC has trained scores of students every year since 1977 in the skills of press work and assigned them internships at cooperating media locations.
Please visit this page for more information.
Instead of giving traditional internships, Young America’s Foundation offers students the opportunity to participate in the Sarah T. Hermann Intern Scholars Program in our northern Virginia headquarters and at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California. Interns are paid, and we encourage them to receive course credit if possible. Internships are available in the spring, summer, and fall. Please visit this page for more information and applications.
YAF was founded on September 11, 1960 by a group of young conservatives who met at the home of William F. Buckley Jr. and wrote its founding document, the Sharon Statement. In 2011, YAF and Young America’s Foundation unified, with the former becoming a chapter affiliate of the latter. YAF alumni have founded or played a critical role in numerous conservative organizations, including the American Conservative Union, the National Rifle Association, the Fund for American Studies, and the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute.
Advancing your conservative ideas through a gift to Young America’s Foundation is simple and secure. You can do so:
1.) By Check – Please make all checks payable to Young America’s Foundation and mail to:
Young America’s Foundation
11480 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 600
Reston, Virginia 20191
2.) By Credit Card – Young America’s Foundation accepts all major credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. To make a gift by credit card, please click here to give a secure online donation or call us at 800-USA-1776.
3.) Over the Phone – We gladly accept gifts over the phone. If you are interested in making such a gift, please call 800-USA-1776 and a Foundation leader will be glad to assist you.
Young America’s Foundation saved the Reagan Ranch in 1998. Our primary goal with the Ranch is to use it to inspire the next generation of conservative leaders for our country.
The Reagan Ranch is one component of the Foundation‘s broader mission to “ensure that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of limited government, free enterprise, a strong national defense, and traditional values.” In addition to the many students who visit the Ranch through the Foundation’s programs, Young America’s Foundation also seeks to host as many leaders of the Conservative Movement, media, authors, and scholars as possible. Supporters of Young America’s Foundation are also invited to visit the Reagan Ranch. Visits like this are normally reserved for our President’s Club members. You can become a member of President’s Club by giving a tax deductible gift of $1,000 or more. President’s Club members also have their names engraved on Freedom Wall, which you will see during your Ranch visit. For more information on visiting the Reagan Ranch, please complete this form.
A.) The Reagan Ranch, located near Santa Barbara, California, is owned and operated by Young America’s Foundation. The Foundation is preserving the Ranch to ensure future generations understand and are inspired by Ronald Reagan’s ideas and lasting accomplishments. President Reagan owned the Ranch for 24 years until it was sold to the Foundation in 1998. In total, Ronald Reagan spent 350 days of his presidency at Rancho del Cielo.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, located in Simi Valley, California, is completely separate from the Reagan Ranch and Young America’s Foundation. The Library opened its doors in 1991, after President Reagan left office. It is one of twelve presidential libraries directed by the National Archives and Records Administration.