Raise the Future
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$15.2M
Foundation funders
64
Grants recorded
151
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Raise the Future?
Raise the Future is funded by 64 grantmakers, led by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption ($11.0M), Adoption Exchange Association Inc DBA National Adoption Association ($540K), Caring for Denver Foundation ($505K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Raise the Future between 2019–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $64K (2019) to $3.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $3.3M.
What grants has Raise the Future received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS GRANTS | $2,060,348 |
| 2025 | Adoption Exchange Association Inc DBA National Adoption Association | ADOPTUSKIDS CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES | $540,498 |
| 2025 | Caring for Denver Foundation | TRAUMA-HEALING SUPPO | $381,545 |
| 2025 | Caring for Colorado Foundation | TRAUMA-HEALING SUPPO | $120,000 |
| 2025 | MGM Resorts Foundation | CHARITABLE | $80,077 |
| 2025 | JNF Foundation | General Charitable | $35,000 |
| 2025 | Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | POST-PERMANENCY SUPPORT SERVICES, EX | $27,500 |
| 2025 | Schlessman Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $20,000 |
| 2025 | The McDaniel Family Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Raiders Foundation NV | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Ritter Charitable Trust | CHARITABLE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $7,000 |
| 2025 | Kullgren Fam Charitable Tr | UNRESTRICTED GIFT | $2,500 |
| 2025 | The Wendys Foundation | To connect youth waiting in foster care with the adults who become stable forces in their lives and to support those relationships so that they last for a lifetime. | $2,500 |
| 2025 | Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | $2,500 |
| 2025 | Burrell Family Foundation | OPERATING EXPENSES | $2,000 |
| 2025 | JNF Foundation | General Charitable | $731 |
| 2025 | Carter Family Foundation | CHARITABLE | $500 |
| 2024 | Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS GRANTS | $1,355,340 |
| 2024 | Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | General Financial Support | $150,000 |
| 2024 | MGM Resorts Foundation | — | $80,052 |
| 2024 | Caring for Colorado Foundation | STRENGTHENING FAMILI | $60,000 |
| 2024 | The Denver Foundation | ADULT & CHILD MATCHING PROGRAMS | $53,500 |
| 2024 | Nevada Community Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | POST-PERMANENCY SUPPORT SERVICES | $27,500 |
| 2024 | JNF Foundation | General Charitable | $25,156 |
| 2024 | The Galena Foundation | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Colorado Gives Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,596 |
| 2024 | The Myron Stratton Home | Foster case support services | $20,000 |
| 2024 | George S and Dolores Dore | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR RAISE THE FUTURE'S PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE RECRUITMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO UTAH'S YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM | $20,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 151 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Raise the Future?
Raise the Future is funded by 64 grantmakers, led by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption ($11.0M), Adoption Exchange Association Inc DBA National Adoption Association ($540K), Caring for Denver Foundation ($505K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Raise the Future between 2019–2025.
Who is Raise the Future's largest funder?
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is the largest recorded funder of Raise the Future, with $11.0M across 5 grants (2021–2025).
How much grant funding has Raise the Future received?
IRS 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Raise the Future across 151 grants from 64 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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