About NYF

• The Story of the Nepal Youth Foundation
and Olga Murray
A woman who falls in love with countries. A broken leg on a long Himalayan trek. An orphanage straight out of a Dickens novel. Unlikely ingredients for the birth of a new charitable organization?
• Mission, Philosophy, and Principles
What's NYF really like? Learn how we work with the children, develop programs, and manage our affairs.
• Meet the NYF Family
Learn about our organization, Olga Murray and our Board of Directors, the staff in Nepal and the U.S., and some of our dedicated volunteers.
• NYF's Financial Information
Read about how efficiently we implement donations, and download our financial documents.

Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating NYF earned its fifth consecutive 4-star rating, the highest possible, from Charity Navigator for our efficient use of your donations. Only 4% of charities earn five consecutive 4-star ratings.

A donor who raised money for the Nepal Youth Foundation and visited our programs in Nepal attests:

"NYF's reputation, efficiency, and focus on children immediately connected with me and gave me the security to know that any money I raised would be used for the Nepalese children
and not wasted on administrative expenses."

Greg Mouroux
Santa Monica, CA

Girls living happily at K House, thanks to donors like you!

The Nepal Youth Foundation has changed its name from the Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation (NYOF). We haven't changed our mission; we only wanted a simpler and more memorable name.

The Nepal Youth Foundation brings together the best of two worlds – the resources of generous donors in the developed world, and the opportunity to dramatically improve the lives of destitute children in the developing world.

NYF is a non-profit organization based in Sausalito, California, on the edge of the San Francisco Bay. From there we raise funds and provide fiscal and other oversight for our programs in Nepal. Thousands of individual donors and volunteers, private foundations, and local businesses support these efforts. Tens of thousands of children benefit.

We stay small and flexible. Our programs are carried out in Nepal by a highly qualified Nepalese staff. Olga Murray, the founder and president of NYF, spends half of each year in California and half in Kathmandu. In Nepal, we work closely with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), communities, families, and, of course, lots of kids – who astonish us every day with their ability to overcome their difficult pasts.