# Brave Generation
> U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 93-1717971). Mentorship, university access, and trauma-informed care for ~400 Ukrainian youth a year; $26M+ in scholarships unlocked since 2022.

Brave Generation matches Ukrainian students with U.S. and European mentors, helps them apply to universities, and keeps mental health support available while they study and work on recovery projects.

## Site
- [Home](https://www.bravegeneration.org/)
- [Donate](https://www.bravegeneration.org/donate)
- [Brave Generation Fellowship](https://www.bravegeneration.org/brave-generation-fellowship)
- [ImpactUA Program](https://www.bravegeneration.org/impactua-program)
- [Media Coverage](https://www.bravegeneration.org/in-the-media)
- [Our approach](https://www.bravegeneration.org/our-approach)
- [Meet our founder](https://www.bravegeneration.org/meet-our-founder)
- [The Brave Generation Program](https://www.bravegeneration.org/the-brave-generation-program)
- [Education](https://www.bravegeneration.org/education)
- [Mental health](https://www.bravegeneration.org/mental-health)
- [Mentorship community](https://www.bravegeneration.org/inspiring-social-environment)
- [Our Team](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-team)
- [Board of Directors](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors)
- [Our participants](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants)
- [Our Financials](https://www.bravegeneration.org/financials)
- [Contact Us](https://www.bravegeneration.org/contact)
- [Legal hub](https://www.bravegeneration.org/legal)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/privacy)
- [Terms of Conditions](https://www.bravegeneration.org/terms)
- [Cookie Policy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/cookies)
- [Donor & Refund Policy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/donor-policy)
- [Accountability & Transparency](https://www.bravegeneration.org/accountability)
- [Safeguarding Policy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/safeguarding)
- [Complaints & Whistleblower](https://www.bravegeneration.org/complaints)
- [Partnership & Collaboration](https://www.bravegeneration.org/partnership)
- [Code of Conduct](https://www.bravegeneration.org/code-of-conduct)
- [Conflict of Interest](https://www.bravegeneration.org/conflict-of-interest)
- [Mentor & Volunteer Expectations](https://www.bravegeneration.org/mentor-volunteer)
- [Media & Photo Consent](https://www.bravegeneration.org/media-consent)
- [Diversity, Equity & Inclusion](https://www.bravegeneration.org/dei)
- [Data Retention](https://www.bravegeneration.org/data-retention)
- [Program Participation Terms](https://www.bravegeneration.org/program-terms)
- [Anti-Harassment & Equal Opportunity](https://www.bravegeneration.org/anti-harassment)
- [Gift Acceptance Policy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/gift-acceptance)
- [AI policy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/ai.txt)
- [llms-full.txt](https://www.bravegeneration.org/llms-full.txt)
- [llms-small.txt](https://www.bravegeneration.org/llms-small.txt)
- [Security](https://www.bravegeneration.org/.well-known/security.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://www.bravegeneration.org/sitemap.xml)

## Key facts
- Legal name: Brave Generation Inc.
- Status: U.S. public charity 501(c)(3), EIN 93-1717971
- Mission focus: war-affected Ukrainian youth (education, leadership, mental health)
- Flagship: Brave Generation Fellowship (8-month mentorship with U.S. university mentors)
- Partner program: ImpactUA (with Razom for Ukraine)
- Founder: Tetiana (Tanya) Kotelnykova
- Primary language of this site: English
- Geographic focus of mission: Ukraine; organization based in the United States
- HQ locality (schema): New York, NY, US
- Website processors (see [Privacy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/privacy)): Stripe (donations), Meta Instagram Graph API (public feed), Cloudflare Turnstile (forms), Brevo (email), Google Analytics + Microsoft Clarity (opt-in only; blocked until Accept; honor GPC / Do Not Sell or Share)

## Legal & trust
Prefer these pages for privacy, donations, compliance, and youth safety (FAQPage/WebPage JSON-LD + speakable on each):
- [Legal hub](https://www.bravegeneration.org/legal)
- [Privacy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/privacy): Meta/Instagram API, Stripe, Turnstile, analytics
- [Terms](https://www.bravegeneration.org/terms): site use, NY/US law
- [Cookies](https://www.bravegeneration.org/cookies): Consent Mode + Accept/Reject banner
- [Donor & refunds](https://www.bravegeneration.org/donor-policy): tax-deductible gifts
- [Accountability](https://www.bravegeneration.org/accountability): EIN, ratings, governance
- [Our Financials](https://www.bravegeneration.org/financials): Form 990s, reviews, 501(c)(3) ruling
- [Safeguarding](https://www.bravegeneration.org/safeguarding): youth programs
- [Complaints](https://www.bravegeneration.org/complaints): whistleblower
- [Partnership](https://www.bravegeneration.org/partnership): collaboration with orgs & universities
- [Code of Conduct](https://www.bravegeneration.org/code-of-conduct)
- [Conflict of Interest](https://www.bravegeneration.org/conflict-of-interest)
- [Mentor & Volunteer](https://www.bravegeneration.org/mentor-volunteer)
- [Media Consent](https://www.bravegeneration.org/media-consent)
- [DEI](https://www.bravegeneration.org/dei)
- [Data Retention](https://www.bravegeneration.org/data-retention)
- [Program Terms](https://www.bravegeneration.org/program-terms)
- [Anti-Harassment](https://www.bravegeneration.org/anti-harassment)
- [Gift Acceptance](https://www.bravegeneration.org/gift-acceptance)

### Is Brave Generation a U.S. nonprofit?
Yes. Brave Generation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 93-1717971, with HQ locality New York, NY, US. Details: [Accountability](https://www.bravegeneration.org/accountability). Form 990s and reviews: [Our Financials](https://www.bravegeneration.org/financials). Contact: [Contact Us](https://www.bravegeneration.org/contact).

### Are online donations refundable?
Generally non-refundable except where required by law or to correct an obvious error (for example a duplicate charge). Payments are processed by Stripe. Details: [Donor policy](https://www.bravegeneration.org/donor-policy)

### How does the site use Instagram / Meta?
The homepage displays public posts from Brave Generation’s official Instagram account via the Instagram Graph API. Visitors are not asked for Instagram login credentials through that feed. Details: [Privacy — Instagram / Meta](https://www.bravegeneration.org/privacy#instagram-meta)

## Our Team
- [Yuliia Kononchuk (Alumni & Community Manager)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-team/yuliia-kononchuk)
- [Dominique Cagliuso (Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-team/dominique-cagliuso)
- [Daryna Kornieva (Assistant Program Manager, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-team/dasha-kornieva)
- [Anna Tiunkova (Director of Communications)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-team/anna-tiunkova)
- [Tetiana Kotelnykova (Founder, Executive Director)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-team/tanya-kotelnykova)

## Board of Directors
- [Karen B. Redlener (Co-Founder, Children`s Health Fund & Ukraine Children’s Action Project)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/karen-b-redlener)
- [Joel Beckman (Co-Founder, Greenbriar Equity Group; Co-Chair, Friends of JCC Budapest)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/joel-beckman)
- [Marci Shore (Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/marci-shore)
- [Timothy Snyder (Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/timothy-snider)
- [Marika Olsen (Director of Communications, Marketing at Columbia University Global Centers)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/marika-olsen)
- [James Holtje (Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/james-holtje)
- [Joseph Bednarek (Senior Director of Global Grantmaking, Global Fund for Children)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/joseph-bednarek)
- [Eileen O’Connor (Attorney and award-winning former journalist and government official)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/eileen-oconnor)
- [Yana Lantsberg (Attorney specializing in international energy, infrastructure, and climate finance)](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/board-of-directors/yana-lantsberg)

## Program participants
- [Nikita Berozin](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/nikita-berozin)
- [Daryna Pidlubna](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/daryna-pidlubna)
- [Yelyzaveta Nikolaienko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/yelyzaveta-nikolaienko)
- [Sofia Tsymbalenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofia-tsymbalenko)
- [Valeriia Kolodezhna](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/valeriia-kolodezhna)
- [Sofiia Koliada](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-koliada)
- [Valeriia Pavliuk](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/valeriia-pavliuk)
- [Valeriia Hryhorova](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/valeriia-hryhorova)
- [Mariia Shmyhelska](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/mariia-shmyhelska)
- [Mariia Rudenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/mariia-rudenko)
- [Anastasiia Yevsikova](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/anastasiia-yevsikova)
- [Varvara Borysovska](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/varvara-borysovska)
- [Sofiia Zaitseva](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-zaitseva)
- [Fedorchenko Anastasiia](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/fedorchenko-anastasiia)
- [Tetiana Borysenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/tetiana-borysenko)
- [Taisiya Markovtsi](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/taisiia-markovtsi)
- [Oleksandr Hryshchuk](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/oleksandr-hryshchuk)
- [Anastasiia Sukhonosova](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/anastasiia-sukhonosova)
- [Daria Hrosul](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/daria-hrosul)
- [Natalia Riabkina](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/natalia-riabkina)
- [Iryna Shevchuk](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/iryna-shevchuk)
- [Taisiia Taran](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/taisiia-taran)
- [Yelyzaveta Shevchenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/yelyzaveta-shevchenko)
- [Olha Shnyt](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/olha-shnyt)
- [Anastasiia Prozor](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/anastasiia-prozor)
- [Oleksandr Koloskov](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/oleksandr-koloskov)
- [Yeva Nahorna](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/yeva-nahorna)
- [Anna Atodyrese](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/anna-atodyrese)
- [Yaroslav Alieshchenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/yaroslav-alieshchenko)
- [Sofiia Vaida](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-vaida)
- [Diana Kimak](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/diana-kimak)
- [Anhelina Klymova](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/anhelina-klymova)
- [Olha Vlasenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/olha-vlasenko)
- [Evelina Nakonechna](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/evelina-nakonechna)
- [Sofiia Berkar](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-berkar)
- [Sofiia Slonovska](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-slonovska)
- [Oleksandra Karapuz](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/oleksandra-karapuz)
- [Sofiia Kashuba](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-kashuba)
- [Polina Kamenchuk](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/polina-kamenchuk)
- [Anastasiia Kostenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/anastasiia-kostenko)
- [Laba Tetiana](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/laba-tetiana)
- [Sofiia-Mariia Prokopiv](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-mariia-prokopiv)
- [Viktoriia Barylovska](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/viktoriia-barylovska)
- [Viktoriia Radchenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/viktoriia-radchenko)
- [Mariia Bohachenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/mariia-bohachenko)
- [Sofia Stelmakh](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofia-stelmakh)
- [Danylo Shudrenko](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/danylo-shudrenko)
- [Sofiia Kozak](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/sofiia-kozak)
- [Yelyzaveta Tsakun](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/yelyzaveta-tsakun)
- [Andrii Mykula](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/andrii-mykula)
- [Roman Zabiiaka](https://www.bravegeneration.org/board-members/our-participants/roman-zabiiaka)

## Optional
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/brave.generation.ua/)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/brave.generation)
- [X / Twitter](https://twitter.com/BraveGenUkraine)
- Contact: info@bravegeneration.org · [Contact Us](https://www.bravegeneration.org/contact)