The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc
Miami, FL · EIN 82-4411649. Reported 215 grants totalling $14.9M to 152 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,181 and $125,000; the smallest was $350 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sharmada Foundation | Miami, FL | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rise Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Armman | Kirkland, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nest Inc | New York, NY | $315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | $312,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $305,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Talkingpoints | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tarjimly Inc | Mountain View, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Techlit Africa | Shabbona, IL | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Weird Enough Company | Lithonia, GA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Clean Start Solutions Kenya | Nairobi | $255,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Justice Center | Detroit, MI | $255,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ameelio Inc | West Hartford, CT | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asylum Access | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc | Miami, FL | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equalize Health | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Every Cure Inc | San Diego, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Illuminative (new Venture Fund) | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kheyti Inc | Short Hills, NJ | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Malala Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Television Inc (otv) | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Player Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trevor Noah Foundation | Rosebank | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ubongo | Austin, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Water Org Inc | Kansas City, KS | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worth Rises Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Breeze of Hope | Essington, PA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adyan Foundation | Sin El Fil | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rethink | Aurora, IL | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Guitars Over Guns | Miami, FL | $205,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Street Vet | Encinitas, CA | $202,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simprints | Cambridge | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Simprints | Cambridge, Great Britain | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amandlamobi | Kensington Johannesburg, Johannesburg | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Bench | Milton Park, Harare | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rethink | Naperville, OH | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rocket Learning | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocket Learning Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sanku | Marshall Mount Nsw | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Savelife Foundation | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Savelife Foundation USA | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sehat Kahani | Bukhari Karachi City Sind | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apopo USA Inc | Washington, DC | $127,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amna | London | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earthenable | Weston, MA | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food for Education | Spokane, WA | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forward Impact | Los Angeles, CA | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gallaudet University Motion Light Lab | Washington, DC | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Media Challenge Initiative | Kampala, Kampala District | $127,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apopo | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Solid'africa | Bartow, GA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sungai Watch (make a Change World) | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equality Now Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Together | Alexandria, VA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yes We Can World Foundation | Burbank, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Armman USA | Kirkland, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amandlamobi | Johannesburg | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avalon Village | Highland, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barbershop Books | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Day Eagle Hope Project | Harlem, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Bench | Harare | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Icare | Islamorada, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Invisible People | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loveyourbrain Foundation | Norwich, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Off-Road Outreach | Fayetteville, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Okb Hope Foundation | Somerset, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanku | Westborough, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scholarchips | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sehat Kahani | Karachi City, Sindh | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Clinton Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ubongo International | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adyan Founation | Beirut | $49,298 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Millenium Campus Network | Newton, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Answer Inc | Forest Park, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian Mental Health Project | Fontana, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beautiful Strength Inc | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creativets | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dignity for Divas | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disability Empowher Network | Rochester, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Side Riders Bike Club | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empowr Co | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farmlink Project | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fundza Literacy Trust | Cape Town, Western Cape | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metro Atlanta Urban Farm | College Park, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Millennium Campus Network | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mind & Melody Inc | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mobile Medics International | Anchorage, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace of Mind Dog Rescue | Pacific Grove, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Startempowerment Inc | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Statefree | Munich | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiyya Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Chances Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drawing Dreams | Nanyuki | $10,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centro Por La Justicia | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Votes | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intl Womens Democracy Center (generation Ratify) | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Marana Corp | Miramar | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lgbt Center Orlando Inc | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Conservancy | Cordova, AK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reimagining Justice Inc | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spill the Tea Cafe | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Smile Trust Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| We Count Inc | Florida City, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Latin School Association | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canopy Nw Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $5,219 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Finding Refuge | Bridgeview, IL | $5,206 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Degree | San Francisco, CA | $5,206 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adventure Scientists | Bozeman, MT | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amazon Conservation | Washington, DC | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Build Change | Denver, CO | $5,181 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| King Baudouin Foundation US Inc | New York, NY | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nfg America | San Francisco, CA | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parity Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $5,113 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Are Purposeful Ltd | London | $5,059 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amandomobi | Kensington Johann | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arpan | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bless a Child Foundation Inc | Canoga Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion (csei) | New Delhi, Nct | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conserve Global | London, City of London | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgie Badiel Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Who Code | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harlem Grown | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthy Learners | Amesbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ignite | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc | Billings, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living for Everything | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moms First | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Simple Wish | West Trenton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Out My Closet | Bellerose, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Assoc | Kigali, Alabama | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teensmart International | Morrisville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center to Promote Healthcare Access Inc | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ubumuntu Arts Festival | Kigali | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Called Ministry (the Secret Santa Project) | Honolulu, HI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foco Caf | Fort Collins, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reno Burrito Project | Sparks, NV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Block Gives Back | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solid'africa | Kigali | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sungai Watch (make a Change World) | Bali | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Tree Planted | Shelburne, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc | Miami, FL | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
30 of 152 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 33%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Rise Inc
ELEVATE PRIZE PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, LAUNCH, AND EXECUTION OF RISE JUSTICE LABS FIRST AND SECOND COHORTS - Armman
ELEVATE PRIZE PROGRAM - USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES, SAFE DELIVERIES, AND HEALTHY CHILDHOODS - Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
CATALYST PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT FINDING A CURE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE - Player Philanthropy Fund
CATALYST AWARD - WADE FAMILY FOUNDATION - TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF TRANSLATABLE - Water Org Inc
CATALYST AWARD - TO SUPPORT PROVIDING SAFE WATER AND SANITATION TO ALL - Clooney Foundation for Justice
ELEVATE PRIZE CATALYST AWARD - TO WAGE JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 135 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | $3,160,000 | $150,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $3,337,000 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 76 | $3,957,163 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 75 | $4,469,669 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc has 84 of them, worth $11.4M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Project Street Vet | Encinitas, CA | $300,000 |
| Armman USA | Kirkland, WA | $300,000 |
| Ubongo International | Austin, TX | $300,000 |
| Savelife Foundation | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $300,000 |
| Rocket Learning | Wilmington City Count, DE | $300,000 |
| Techlit Africa | Shabbona, IL | $300,000 |
| Tarjimly | Mountain View, CA | $300,000 |
| Amna Refugee Healing Network | London | $250,000 |
| Earthenable Inc | Weston, MA | $250,000 |
| Food for Education Foundation Inc | Spokane, WA | $250,000 |
| Forward Impact | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| Friends of Solid Africa Inc | Bartow, GA | $250,000 |
| Gallaudet University for Motion Light Lab | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
21% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 276 Nw 27 St, Miami, FL, 33127. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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