The Elevate Prize Foundation

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “music education” · $225,000

• $50,000

  Guitars Over Guns · Miami, FL · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to offer students in the most vulnerable communities music education and mentorship

• $150,000

  Guitars Over Guns · Miami, FL · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to increase presence on a national scale by serving 10,000 students in 10 years - offers students in the most vulnerable communities music education and mentorship

• $25,000

  Chad Bernstein - Guitars Over Guns · Miami, FL · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to increase presence on a national scale by serving 10,000 students in 10 years - offers students in the most vulnerable communities music education and mentorship

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation3 grants · $750,000
• Sharmada Foundation4 grants · $550,000
• Rethink3 grants · $375,000
• Simprints3 grants · $375,000
• Rise1 grant · $350,000
• Armman1 grant · $350,000
• Ali Forney Center7 grants · $312,000
• Brilliant Detroit3 grants · $305,000
• Techlit Africa2 grants · $300,000
• Talkingpoints3 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

Grant history

The 100 largest of 252 grants.

• $350,000

  Armman · Kirkland, WA · 2022

  Elevate prize program - using mobile technology to enable healthy pregnancies, safe deliveries, and healthy childhoods

• $350,000

  Rise · Washington, DC · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to support the development, launch, and execution of rise justice labs first and second cohorts

• $250,000

  Player Philanthropy Fund · Towson, MD · 2024

  Catalyst award - wade family foundation - to support the launch of translatable

• $250,000

  Water Org · Kansas City, KS · 2024

  Catalyst award - to support providing safe water and sanitation to all

• $250,000

  Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2023

  General operating support

• $250,000

  Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · New York, NY · 2023

  Catalyst program - to support finding a cure for parkinson's disease

• $250,000

  Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2022

  General operating

• $250,000

  Malala Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

  Elevate prize catalyst award - support for women and girls education in afghanistan

• $250,000

  Ubongo · Austin, TX · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to harnesses the power of entertainment to reduce inequalities in education across africa

• $250,000

  Clooney Foundation for Justice · New York, NY · 2021

  Elevate prize catalyst award - to wage justice for survivors of human rights abuses

• $250,000

  Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2021

  General operating

• $250,000

  Trevor Noah Foundation · 2021

  Elevate prize catalyst award - to foster inspiring learning and teaching environments in south african schools

• $200,000

  Kheyti · Short Hills, NJ · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to pioneer change in indian agriculture and support smallholder farmers' livelihoods

• $175,000

  Ali Forney Center · New York, NY · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to create career pathways for homeless lgbtq and transgender youth

• $175,000

  Equalize Health · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to provide access to medical care and addressing the leading causes of maternal and newborn mortality

• $175,000

  Talkingpoints · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to support the use of tech to solve the communications gap in under-resourced minority communities

• $175,000

  Weird Enough Company · Lithonia, GA · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to improve literacy and address the mental health crisis among teens and children

• $175,000

  A Breeze of Hope · Essington, PA · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to increase operational and resource development capacity

• $175,000

  Adyan Foundation · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to support taadudiya online platform which provides high-quality media content, research, and training on issues related to pluralism

• $175,000

  Rethink · Aurora, IL · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to support rethink technology

• $175,000

  Simprints · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to support a solution to verify the delivery of every single covid vaccine to be administered in lmic's

• $150,000

  Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support repurposing vacant houses into vibrant community centers

• $150,000

  Project Street Vet · Encinitas, CA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support treating pets whose families are experiencing housing instability or homelessness

• $150,000

  Rocket Learning · Wilmington, DE · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support catalyzing early childhood education and community engagement

• $150,000

  Savelife Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support the improvement of road safety and access to emergency medical care across india

• $150,000

  Tarjimly · Mountain View, CA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - mobile app support for multilingual speakers to volunteer as translators and interpreters

• $150,000

  Techlit Africa · Shabbona, IL · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support using recycled computers to create technology labs in schools

• $150,000

  Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support repurposing vacant houses into vibrant community centers

• $150,000

  Every Cure · San Diego, CA · 2023

  Founders award - to support the mission to unlock the full potential of existing medicines to treat every disease and every patient possible

• $150,000

  Rethink · Naperville, OH · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support rethink technology

• $150,000

  Rocket Learning Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support catalyzing early childhood education and community engagement

• $150,000

  Savelife Foundation USA · New York, NY · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support the improvement of road safety and access to emergency medical care across india

• $150,000

  Sharmada Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023

  Founders program - to support the mission to be a vehicle for the dissemination of the wisdom, love, grace and inspiration of the divine

• $150,000

  Simprints · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support a solution to verify the delivery of every single covid vaccine to be administered in lmic's

• $150,000

  Tarjimly · Mountain View, CA · 2023

  Elevate prize program - mobile app support for multilingual speakers to volunteer as translators and interpreters

• $150,000

  Techlit Africa · Shabbona, IL · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support using recycled computers to create technology labs in schools

• $150,000

  Ameelio · West Hartford, CT · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to help incarcerated individuals stay connected with their loved ones

• $150,000

  Detroit Justice Center · Detroit, MI · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to transform the justice system and promote equitable and fair cities

• $150,000

  Nest · New York, NY · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to protect the interests of artisan homeworkers and makers around the world

• $150,000

  Sharmada Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022

  General operating

• $150,000

  Amandlamobi · 2021

  Elevate prize program - improving the lives of low income black women

• $150,000

  Friendship Bench · 2021

  Elevate prize program - development of grandmas in zimbabwe communities

• $150,000

  Guitars Over Guns · Miami, FL · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to increase presence on a national scale by serving 10,000 students in 10 years - offers students in the most vulnerable communities music education and mentorship

• $150,000

  Sanku · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to support project healthy children

• $150,000

  Sehat Kahani · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to empower female doctors while digitizing healthcare in pakistan

• $150,000

  Sharmada Foundation · Miami, FL · 2021

  General operating

• $125,000

  Amna · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support championing refugees mental health

• $125,000

  Apopo · Washington, DC · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support training animals to rid the world of landmines and disease

• $125,000

  Asylum Access · Oakland, CA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support forcibly displaced individuals through legal services and systems change policy work

• $125,000

  Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper · Miami, FL · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to combat climate change

• $125,000

  Clean Start Solutions Kenya · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support reintegration services for formerly incarcerated women

• $125,000

  Earthenable · Weston, MA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support the development of natural building materials to create healthy and sustainable homes in rural africa

• $125,000

  Food for Education · Spokane, WA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support providing subsidized nutritious meals to primary school children in kenya

• $125,000

  Forward Impact · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - represent justice support - to support using the power of media to change the justice system

• $125,000

  Freefrom · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support creating a community where survivors of intimate partner violence can heal, thrive and drive change together

• $125,000

  Friends of Solid'Africa · Bartow, GA · 2024

  Elevate prize program - solid africa support - to support vulnerable patients in public hospitals in rwanda

• $125,000

  Gallaudet University Motion Light Lab · Washington, DC · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support advancing sign language fluency and equity through immersive content

• $125,000

  Illuminative (New Venture Fund) · Washington, DC · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support helping build power for native peoples

• $125,000

  Media Challenge Initiative · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support inspiring the next generation of journalists in africa

• $125,000

  Open Television (Otv) · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support a platform for intersectional television

• $125,000

  Sungai Watch (Make a Change World) · New York, NY · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support innovating ways to stop the flow of plastic pollution in indonesian rivers

• $125,000

  Worth Rises · New York, NY · 2024

  Elevate prize program - to support prison advocacy and systems change efforts

• $125,000

  Apopo USA · Washington, DC · 2023

  Elevate prize foundation - to support training animals to rid the world of landmines and disease

• $125,000

  Asylum Access · Oakland, CA · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support forcibly displaced individuals through legal services and systems change policy work

• $125,000

  Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper · Miami, FL · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to combat climate change

• $125,000

  Clean Start Solutions Kenya · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support reintegration services for formerly incarcerated women

• $125,000

  Illuminative (New Venture Fund) · Washington, DC · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support helping build power for native peoples

• $125,000

  Open Television Inc (Otv) · Chicago, IL · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support a platform for intersectional television

• $125,000

  Worth Rises · New York, NY · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support prison advocacy and systems change efforts

• $100,000

  Every Cure · La Jolla, CA · 2024

  Founders award - to support the mission to unlock the full potential of existing medicines to treat every disease and every patient possible

• $100,000

  Sharmada Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024

  Founders award - to support the mission to be a vehicle for the dissemination of the wisdom, love, grace and inspiration of the divine

• $100,000

  Equality Now · New York, NY · 2023

  General operating support

• $100,000

  Nest · New York, NY · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to protect the interests of artisan homeworkers and makers around the world

• $75,000

  Philanthropy Together · Alexandria, VA · 2022

  Get loud program - to support scaling and strengthening the global giving-circle movement

• $75,000

  Ali Forney Center · New York, NY · 2021

  Elevate prize program - to create career pathways for homeless lgbtq and transgender youth

• $75,000

  Equalize Health · San Francisco, CA · 2021

  Elevate prize program - providing access to medical care and addressing the leading causes of maternal and newborn mortality

• $75,000

  Talkingpoints · San Francisco, CA · 2021

  Elevate prize program - supporting the use of tech to solve the communications gap in under-resourced minority communities

• $75,000

  Weird Enough Company · Lithonia, GA · 2021

  Elevate prize program - improving literacy and addressing the mental health crisis among teens and children

• $50,000

  Avalon Village · Highland, MI · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support creating a safe, nurturing, uplifting, and healing space within the city of highland park mi

• $50,000

  Barbershop Books · New York, NY · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support inspiring vulnerable children to read for fun

• $50,000

  Day Eagle Hope Project · Harlem, MT · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support food sovereignty, mental health, cancer support and family resources

• $50,000

  Icare · Islamorada, FL · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support restoring the reefs of islamorada

• $50,000

  Loveyourbrain Foundation · Norwich, VT · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support the tbi community

• $50,000

  Off-Road Outreach · Fayetteville, NC · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support the enrichment of the lifves of veterans

• $50,000

  Okb Hope Foundation · Somerset, NJ · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support the transformation of healthcare in ghana

• $50,000

  Project Street Vet · Encinitas, CA · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support treating pets whose families are experiencing housing instability or homelessness

• $50,000

  Scholarchips · Washington, DC · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support college-bound young adults who have incarcerated parents

• $50,000

  Yes We Can World Foundation · Burbank, CA · 2024

  Cnn heroes program - to support providing full time bilingual education, build safe spaces and provide mental health support for children

• $50,000

  Ali Forney Center · New York, NY · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to create career pathways for homeless, lgbtq, and transgender youth

• $50,000

  Ameelio · West Hartford, CT · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to help incarcerated individuals stay connected with their loved ones

• $50,000

  Armman USA · Kirkland, WA · 2023

  Elevate prize program - using mobile technology to enable healthy pregnancies, safe deliveries, and healthy childhoods

• $50,000

  Detroit Justice Center · Detroit, MI · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to transform the justice system and promote equitable and fair cities

• $50,000

  Invisible People · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

  Get loud program - to support educating the public about homelessness

• $50,000

  Kheyti · Short Hills, NJ · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to pioneer change in indian agriculture and support smallholder farmers' livelihoods

• $50,000

  Talkingpoints · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to support the use of tech to solve the communications gap in under-resourced minority communities

• $50,000

  Ubongo International · Austin, TX · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to harnesses the power of entertainment to reduce inequalities in education across africa

• $50,000

  Weird Enough Company · Lithonia, GA · 2023

  Elevate prize program - to improve literacy and address the mental health crisis among teens and children

• $50,000

  A Breeze of Hope · Essington, PA · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to increase operational and resource development capacity

• $50,000

  Adyan Foundation · 2022

  Elevate prize program - to support taadudiya online platform which provides high-quality media content, research, and training on issues related to pluralism

• $50,000

  Amandlamobi · 2022

  Elevate prize program - improving the lives of low income black women

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