National Youth Science Foundation

The National Youth Science Foundation®, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1983 to plan, raise financial support for, and oversee the operation of the National Youth Science Camp® (NYSC). The NYSC, founded in 1963 by the State of West Virginia as part of its Centennial Celebration, was supported by the State for twenty years without private funding. Alumni and interested West Virginians who believed in the ideals of the NYSC formed the Foundation in 1983 to broaden support for the NYSC, and to research and develop programs of similar focus for different audiences.