We Raise Foundation

ITASCA, IL EIN: 84-0404924 Website

Called by Christ to serve others, We Raise Foundation partners with Christian organizations to support and develop sustainable programs that help people thrive.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$12.2M

+7.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$566K

+71.2% YoY

Grant Count

6

-40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$94K

+185.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$773K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$12,218,462$11,347,585$10,762,098
Revenue$2,019,343$1,150,845$1,571,418
Expenses$1,963,366$1,512,373$1,533,830
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$605,124$252,064$352,378
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$181K$363K$544K$725K21 grants202012 grants20218 grants202210 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

MAAFA Redemption Project…$403KCenter for Urban Education$57KKeyway Center for Divers…$53KCommunity Warehouse Inc$32KLSS Natl Capital Area$11KA01 Foundation$10K

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K7$50–100K6$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Paul MilesPresident$234KAnne Schoenherr TurnerDirector of Development & Co…$108KShannon DurioVice President of Development$55K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Christine MesserschmidtVice Chair (Part Year), Secretary1
Gerald MansholtDirector (part year), Vice Chair1
Mark DuesenbergChair1
Monique NunesSecretary (Part Year)1
Amy VieDirector1
Bruce LaningDirector1
Christine ZrinskyDirector1
Greg JordanDirector (part year)1
Marcella BrownDirector1
Mike WilsonDirector1
Paul ShultDirector1
Matthew CrollDirector of Finance20
Paul MilesPresident40$233,710
Sandi CrollDirector of Finance20
Shannon DurioVice President of Development40$55,066
Anne Schoenherr TurnerDirector of Development & Comm.40$108,454

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

ChicagoClevelandColumbusDetroitEast Palo AltoEvansvilleFlintGrand RapidsGrapevineGreenvilleMcminnvilleMequonMercedMilwaukeeNew OrleansOaklandSan FranciscoSt LouisSt Simons IslandTucson

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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