At YouthTank, Detroit's young talent work on real projects alongside founders, engineers, and civic leaders. Through paid year round internships in technology, entrepreneurship, and city-building, they gain the skills, networks, and work experience that shapes their future and their city.
That is what YouthTank unlocks—confidence, capability,
and belief.
Built by Real Stories
Holly Arida
Co-Founder & President
Too often, students are told to wait—
for school to become relevant,
for opportunities to appear,
for adulthood to begin.
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YouthTank rejects that premise.
Miah McKinney
Team Launch 2026
I want to be in an environment where ideas do not stay ideas, but actually turn into something real in a way school alone does not offer.
Zahreea Davis
YouthTank Alum
YouthTank has helped me with my time management, confidence, and career goals to become my own boss.
They're already building what comes next. Join them.
Help create the environments where Detroit youth design, build, and launch alongside innovators and mentors.
SPONSOR
A LAB SPACE
Support teams of Detroit youth working alongside mentors in entrepreneurship, software engineering, art and media.
POWER
A TEAM
Support one Detroit young person as they gain paid experience, skills, and confidence through real work.
FUTURE FOUNDER CHAIR
How to Give to Fuel the Future
YouthTank is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Federal Tax ID: 88-2984009, and your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Below convenient, secure ways you can make a gift to YouthTank .
Make check payable to YouthTank and mail to:
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YouthTank 950 Selden Street Suite 250C
Detroit, MI 48201
Wire Transfer
Send an ACH or wire transfer to YouthTank's account​​
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Receiving Bank Name: JP Morgan Chase
YouthTank Account #: 863863590
Chase Bank Routing # 072000326
Federal Tax ID: 38-1550064
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Please email fuelthefuture@youthtank.org to inform YouthTank of your intended transfer.
Pledges, Sponsorships or Stock Gifts
Contact Holly Arida at hollyarida@youthtank.org
or 313-296-1916
Where Your Investment
Goes
Every investment helps create the conditions for Detroit youth to design, build, prototype, launch, and contribute alongside the city’s innovation ecosystem.
500K
35%
BY 2027
Youth Teams & Mentorship
Innovation
Lab
Tools & Technology
30%
20%
15%
Participation Support
Detroit is growing. Help us include everyone in prosperity.
"Nearly 1 in 3 Detroit youth lives below the poverty line"
Build What
Comes Next
Detroit's growth should include everyone. YouthTank Detroit bridges the gap by providing young people with essential skills, mentorship, and opportunities to thrive in the innovation economy.