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Grant recipient EIN 88-3300694Education

Who funds Way to Rise?

27 private foundations gave Way to Rise in Washington, DC $26.6 million across 47 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

47 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Maskerado FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    General support

    $1,000,000
  2. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    General operating support

    $503,269
  3. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2025

    General support

    $150,000
  4. Lederer FoundationLakewood, CO 2025

    Charitable

    $2,500
  5. Loud Hound FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support for initiatives in arizona, georgia, nevada, pennsylvania and wisconsin

    $2,500,000
  6. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    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
  7. Fourdoves FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General

    $1,500,000
  8. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To support way to rise's valiente fund in order to build latinx civic, economic, and cultural power

    $1,250,000
  9. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2024

    To support voter engagement and mobilization

    $1,000,000
  10. Maskerado FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $850,000
  11. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2024

    Program support for Valiente Fund

    $500,000
  12. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Core support to fill in election protection gaps in MS, la, FL, TX, and the south

    $250,000
  13. The Pritzker Pucker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $166,667
  14. Posner Foundation of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Unrestricted/ general use

    $125,000
  15. HLH Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  16. Weissberg FoundationMcLean, VA 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  17. Lebowitz-Aberly Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General fund

    $75,000
  18. Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  19. Tomkins Family FoundationSouth Elgin, IL 2024

    To further program services

    $23,000
  20. Winslow FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    Charitable

    $5,000
  22. Arkay FoundationBerkeley, CA 2024

    Amplify Program

    $5,000
  23. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $500
  24. Loud Hound FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support for initiatives in arizona, georgia, nevada, pennsylvania and wisconsin

    $4,000,000
  25. Maskerado FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $3,750,000
  26. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To support way to rise's valiente fund in order to build latinx civic, economic, and cultural power

    $2,500,000
  27. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    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
  28. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2023

    To support voter engagement and mobilization

    $1,000,000
  29. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General operating support

    $506,123
  30. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Expanding economic opportunity

    $200,000
  31. The Pritzker Pucker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $166,667
  32. Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    General operating support

    $150,000
  33. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2023

    General support

    $105,000
  34. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  35. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  36. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $62,500
  37. Lebowitz-Aberly Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General fund

    $50,000
  38. Arkay FoundationBerkeley, CA 2023

    Regranting Program in South and Southwest

    $50,000
  39. The Ettinger Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  40. Tomkins Family FoundationSouth Elgin, IL 2023

    To further program services

    $5,000
  41. Maskerado FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  42. Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  43. The Phileona FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    General charitable

    $2,600
  44. Stark Family Foundation Inc fka Pete Stark FoundationHarwood, MD 2022

    General purposes

    $1,000
  45. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $150,000
  46. The Phileona FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General charitable

    $11,600
  47. Stark Family Foundation Inc fka Pete Stark FoundationHarwood, MD 2021

    General purposes

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Way to Rise’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,314 grants Preselected only $706,306 to similar organizations
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 629 grants Accepts applications $511,476,303 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 522 grants Accepts applications $11,171,135 to similar organizations
  4. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 184 grants Accepts applications $9,128,150 to similar organizations
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 229 grants Accepts applications $75,828,315 to similar organizations
  6. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 139 grants Accepts applications $31,204,406 to similar organizations
  7. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 157 grants Accepts applications $43,789,401 to similar organizations
  8. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 146 grants Preselected only $12,610,147 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 88-3300694 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.