The dream pipeline
Back a dream. Then watch it happen.
Every young person here has sent us a real plan, a real budget and a video. Pick one, give what you can, and follow them from the road.
$235,000
raised since April 2024
11
dreams funded so far
dreams on this page
of raised for them
Meet the dreams
Accepted first, then the people the committee is reviewing now. Click anyone to see their full story and plan. We add new dreams every week.
How your gift works
Applying
They've sent a budget, a plan and a video. The committee is reviewing. If they aren't accepted, your gift goes to the next dream.
Accepted
The committee said yes. What you give is paid against their budget.
Follow along
Tick "send me updates" and you get their posts from the road, and the story when they get home.
Gifts go to the Finn Wardman World Explorer Fund, a US 501(c)(3), so they are tax-deductible in the US. The committee makes the final call on every grant.