Way to Rise

Washington, DC ·EIN 88-3300694 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$38.6M received 40 funders 60 grants · 2021–2024

Who funds Way to Rise?

Way to Rise is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($8.9M), Loud Hound Foundation ($6.5M), Maskerado Foundation ($4.7M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.6M in grants to Way to Rise between 2021–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$8,893,45212022
Loud Hound Foundation$6,500,00022023–2024
Maskerado Foundation$4,700,00032022–2024
Foundation to Promote Open Society$3,750,00022023–2024
The Ford Foundation$3,650,00032023–2024
Crankstart Foundation$2,000,00022023–2024
Fourdoves Foundation$1,500,00012024
Future Forward Usa Action$1,325,00012024
Albi Fund Institute and Lab$1,200,00012023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,000,00012024
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$506,12312023
Democracy Fund Inc$500,00012024
The Pritzker Pucker Family$333,33422023–2024
Impactassetsinc$302,50022023–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$250,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$250,00022023–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$200,00012024
Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family$200,00022023–2024
Kelson Foundation$162,50022023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$160,00022023–2024
The Overbrook Foundation$150,00012021
Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh$125,00012024
Lebowitz-aberly Family Foundation$125,00022023–2024
General Service Foundation$105,00012023
Raikes Foundation$100,50022023–2024

Showing top 25 of 40 funders by total given.

What grants has Way to Rise received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024Loud Hound FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN$2,500,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR THE VALIENTE FUND TO GENERATE AND ORGANIZE DONORS, BUILD YEAR-ROUND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND STRENGTHEN STATE SOCIAL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE$1,700,000
2024Fourdoves FoundationGeneral$1,500,000
2024Future Forward Usa ActionPRIMARY PURPOSE$1,325,000
2024Foundation to Promote Open SocietyTO SUPPORT WAY TO RISE'S VALIENTE FUND IN ORDER TO BUILD LATINX CIVIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL POWER$1,250,000
2024Crankstart FoundationTO SUPPORT VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION$1,000,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEducation$1,000,000
2024Maskerado FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$850,000
2024Democracy Fund IncProgram support for Valiente Fund$500,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$272,500
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$250,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT TO FILL IN ELECTION PROTECTION GAPS IN MS, LA, FL, TX, AND THE SOUTH$250,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncEXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY$200,000
2024The Pritzker Pucker FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$166,667
2024Howard and Geraldine Polinger FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$150,000
2024Posner Foundation of PittsburghUNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE$125,000
2024Weissberg FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$100,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$100,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$100,000
2024Hlh Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Lebowitz-aberly Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$75,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$60,000
2024The San Francisco FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$45,000
2024Tomkins Family FoundationTO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES$23,000
2024Rose Community FoundationGeneral operating support$10,000
2024The Greater New Orleans FoundationEDUCATION$10,000
2024T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$5,100
2024Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation IncCharitable$5,000
2024Arkay FoundationAmplify Program$5,000

Showing 30 most recent of 60 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Way to Rise?

Way to Rise is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($8.9M), Loud Hound Foundation ($6.5M), Maskerado Foundation ($4.7M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $38.6M in grants to Way to Rise between 2021–2024.

Who is Way to Rise's largest funder?

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Way to Rise, with $8.9M across 1 grant (2022).

How much grant funding has Way to Rise received?

IRS 990 filings record $38.6M in grants to Way to Rise across 60 grants from 40 funders between 2021–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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