Way to Rise
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025
Total received
$48.9M
Foundation funders
43
Grants recorded
94
Years covered
2021–2025
Who funds Way to Rise?
Way to Rise is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($10.2M), The Ford Foundation ($9.0M), Loud Hound Foundation ($6.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $48.9M in grants to Way to Rise between 2021–2025.
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| General Service Foundation | $105,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raikes Foundation | $100,500 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| HLH Family Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weissberg Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The San Francisco Foundation | $60,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Arkay Foundation | $55,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Tomkins Family Foundation | $28,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| The Greater New Orleans Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| The Community Foundation of Utah | $15,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Phileona Foundation | $14,200 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| RSF Social Finance Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stark Family Foundation Inc | $11,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Rose Community Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | $5,100 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winslow Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lederer Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2025 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2021) to $19.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $2.4M.
What grants has Way to Rise received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Maskerado Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000,000 |
| 2025 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $503,269 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $95,000 |
| 2025 | Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR GENERAL AND PROJECT SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Lederer Foundation | CHARITABLE | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Loud Hound Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN | $2,500,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE 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 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE 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 |
| 2024 | Fourdoves Foundation | General | $1,500,000 |
| 2024 | Future Forward USA Action | PRIMARY PURPOSE | $1,325,000 |
| 2024 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO SUPPORT WAY TO RISE'S VALIENTE FUND IN ORDER TO BUILD LATINX CIVIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL POWER | $1,250,000 |
| 2024 | Crankstart Foundation | TO SUPPORT VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Education | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support and project support | $966,830 |
| 2024 | Maskerado Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $850,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | Program support for Valiente Fund | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Impactassetsinc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $272,500 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $250,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT TO FILL IN ELECTION PROTECTION GAPS IN MS, LA, FL, TX, AND THE SOUTH | $250,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT TO FILL IN ELECTION PROTECTION GAPS IN MS, LA, FL, TX, AND THE SOUTH | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | $200,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 94 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Way to Rise?
Way to Rise is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ($10.2M), The Ford Foundation ($9.0M), Loud Hound Foundation ($6.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $48.9M in grants to Way to Rise between 2021–2025.
Who is Way to Rise's largest funder?
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Way to Rise, with $10.2M across 3 grants (2022–2024).
How much grant funding has Way to Rise received?
IRS 990 filings record $48.9M in grants to Way to Rise across 94 grants from 43 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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