The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc
Historical FunderMiami, Florida · EIN 82-4411649 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$4.9M
Organizations funded77
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$1.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $125,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | CAROLINA JAYARAM |
|---|---|
| Address | 276 NW 27 ST, MIAMI FL 33127 |
| Phone | 3054180293 |
| GO TO WWW.ELEVATEPRIZE.ORG | |
| Form and materials | FOR INFORMATION GO TO WWW.ELEVATEPRIZE.ORG |
| Deadlines | FOR INFORMATION GO TO WWW.ELEVATEPRIZE.ORG |
| Restrictions | FOR INFORMATION GO TO WWW.ELEVATEPRIZE.ORG |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
93% of grants went outside Florida.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | Catalyst award - wade family foundation - to support the launch of translatable | $250,000 |
| Water Org Inc | Kansas City, KS | Catalyst award - to support providing safe water and sanitation to all | $250,000 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | Elevate prize program - to support repurposing vacant houses into vibrant community centers | $150,000 |
| Project Street Vet | Encinitas, CA | Elevate prize program - to support treating pets whose families are experiencing housing instability or homelessness | $150,000 |
| Rocket Learning | Wilmington, DE | Elevate prize program - to support catalyzing early childhood education and community engagement | $150,000 |
| Savelife Foundation | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - to support the improvement of road safety and access to emergency medical care across india | $150,000 |
| Tarjimly | Mountain View, CA | Elevate prize program - mobile app support for multilingual speakers to volunteer as translators and interpreters | $150,000 |
| Techlit Africa | Shabbona, IL | Elevate prize program - to support using recycled computers to create technology labs in schools | $150,000 |
| Amna | London, UK | Elevate prize program - to support championing refugees mental health | $125,000 |
| Apopo | Washington, DC | Elevate prize program - to support training animals to rid the world of landmines and disease | $125,000 |
| Asylum Access | Oakland, CA | Elevate prize program - to support forcibly displaced individuals through legal services and systems change policy work | $125,000 |
| Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper | Miami, FL | Elevate prize program - to combat climate change | $125,000 |
| Clean Start Solutions Kenya | Nairobi, KE | Elevate prize program - to support reintegration services for formerly incarcerated women | $125,000 |
| Earthenable | Weston, MA | Elevate prize program - to support the development of natural building materials to create healthy and sustainable homes in rural africa | $125,000 |
| Food for Education | Spokane, WA | Elevate prize program - to support providing subsidized nutritious meals to primary school children in kenya | $125,000 |
| Forward Impact | Los Angeles, CA | Elevate prize program - represent justice support - to support using the power of media to change the justice system | $125,000 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | Elevate prize program - to support creating a community where survivors of intimate partner violence can heal, thrive and drive change… | $125,000 |
| Friends of Solid'africa | Bartow, GA | Elevate prize program - solid africa support - to support vulnerable patients in public hospitals in rwanda | $125,000 |
| Gallaudet University Motion Light Lab | Washington, DC | Elevate prize program - to support advancing sign language fluency and equity through immersive content | $125,000 |
| Illuminative (New Venture Fund) | Washington, DC | Elevate prize program - to support helping build power for native peoples | $125,000 |
| Media Challenge Initiative | Kampala, UG | Elevate prize program - to support inspiring the next generation of journalists in africa | $125,000 |
| Open Television (Otv) | Chicago, IL | Elevate prize program - to support a platform for intersectional television | $125,000 |
| Sungai Watch (Make a Change World) | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - to support innovating ways to stop the flow of plastic pollution in indonesian rivers | $125,000 |
| Worth Rises | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - to support prison advocacy and systems change efforts | $125,000 |
| Every Cure Inc | LA Jolla, CA | Founders award - to support the mission to unlock the full potential of existing medicines to treat every disease and every patient possible | $100,000 |
| Sharmada Foundation | Miami, FL | Founders award - to support the mission to be a vehicle for the dissemination of the wisdom, love, grace and inspiration of the divine | $100,000 |
| Avalon Village | Highland, MI | Cnn heroes program - to support creating a safe, nurturing, uplifting, and healing space within the city of highland park mi | $50,000 |
| Barbershop Books | New York, NY | Cnn heroes program - to support inspiring vulnerable children to read for fun | $50,000 |
| Day Eagle Hope Project | Harlem, MT | Cnn heroes program - to support food sovereignty, mental health, cancer support and family resources | $50,000 |
| Icare | Islamorada, FL | Cnn heroes program - to support restoring the reefs of islamorada | $50,000 |
| Loveyourbrain Foundation | Norwich, VT | Cnn heroes program - to support the tbi community | $50,000 |
| Off-Road Outreach | Fayetteville, NC | Cnn heroes program - to support the enrichment of the lifves of veterans | $50,000 |
| Okb Hope Foundation | Somerset, NJ | Cnn heroes program - to support the transformation of healthcare in ghana | $50,000 |
| Project Street Vet | Encinitas, CA | Cnn heroes program - to support treating pets whose families are experiencing housing instability or homelessness | $50,000 |
| Scholarchips | Washington, DC | Cnn heroes program - to support college-bound young adults who have incarcerated parents | $50,000 |
| Yes We Can World Foundation | Burbank, CA | Cnn heroes program - to support providing full time bilingual education, build safe spaces and provide mental health support for children | $50,000 |
| Cynthia D Fast - Apopo USA Inc | Parma, MI | Elevate prize program - to support training animals to rid the world of landmines and disease | $25,000 |
| Asian Mental Health Project | Fontana, CA | Get loud program- support to educate and empower asian communities in seeking mental healthcare | $25,000 |
| Dignity for Divas | Seattle, WA | Get loud program - support to empower unhoused and recently housed women as they reclaim their lives | $25,000 |
| Disability Empowher Network | Rochester, NY | Get loud program - support to empower girls and women with disabilities through mentoring and transformational learning experiences. | $25,000 |
| East Side Riders Bike Club | Los Angeles, CA | Get loud program - support to help youth in need and enrich the community through cycling | $25,000 |
| Empowr Co | Atlanta, GA | Get loud program | $25,000 |
| Fundza Literacy Trust | Cape Town, SF | Get loud program - to support growing generations of educated, empowered and engaged young leaders and citizens in south africa | $25,000 |
| Millennium Campus Network | Boston, MA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Startempowerment Inc | Austin, TX | Get loud program - support for empowering youth of color to innovate, imagine, and build a just and sustainable future | $25,000 |
| Statefree | Munich, GM | Get loud program - support to create visibility and community around the topic of statelessness | $25,000 |
| The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | Get loud program - to support actualizing water as a human right | $25,000 |
| Bianca Tylek - Worth Rises Inc | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - to support prison advocacy and systems change efforts | $25,000 |
| Nest | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - to support protecting the interests of artisan homeworkers and makers around the world | $15,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| One Degree | San Francisco, CA | Elevate prize program - support to empower people to build healthy and fulfilling lives through equity-centered technology and deep… | $5,206 |
| Parity Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | Elevate prize program - to support leveraging social capital to tackle property abandonment and blight in majority black neighborhoods,… | $5,113 |
| Arpan | Mumbai, IN | Elevate prize program - to support the elimination of csa | $5,000 |
| Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion (Csei) | New Delhi, IN | Elevate prize program - to support deepening democracy through enhancing the participation and enjoyment by socially excluded communities | $5,000 |
| Conserve Global | London, UK | Elevate prize program - to restore and safeguard nature as a source of enduring life and prosperity for africas frontline communities | $5,000 |
| Georgie Badiel Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Girls Who Code | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - support to close the gender gap in computing | $5,000 |
| Harlem Grown | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - to support inspiring youth to lead healthy and ambitious lives through mentorship and hands-on education | $5,000 |
| Healthy Learners | Amesbury, MA | Elevate prize program - to support comprehensive school health programs | $5,000 |
| Moms First | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - support for transforming our workplaces, our communities, and our culture to enable moms in america to thrive | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 77 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 15 grants to individuals ($350,145). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Voting Is Local | Washington, DC | Elevate prize program - to support the fight against state and local voting policies that silence voters of color and other historically… | $150,000 |
| The Neurodiversity Alliance (Eye to Eye) | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - support to improve the educational experience and outcomes of students who learn differently | $150,000 |
| Center for Countering Digital Hate | Washington, DC | Elevate prize program - support to protect human rights and civil liberties online | $125,000 |
| Creativets | Nashville, TN | Elevate prize program - support to empower wounded veterans to heal through the arts and music | $125,000 |
| Essentialimpact | San Francisco, CA | Elevate prize program - to support the creation of breakthrough innovations in fermentation to generate low-cost, high-quality, climate… | $125,000 |
| Gold House Foundation | Covina, CA | Elevate prize program - support for the leading cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions asian pacific creators and… | $125,000 |
| Kabakoo-La Maison de I'etonnement | Paris, | Elevate prize program - support to enable west african youth to flourish with mindset and skills for self-employment through… | $125,000 |
| Keseb (Fund for Constituional Government) | Washington, DC | Elevate prize program - to support building an ecosystem for cross-country learning, collaboration, and innovation to counter… | $125,000 |
| Natifs | Minneapolis, MN | Elevate prize program - support to promote indigenous foodways education and facilitate indigenous food access | $125,000 |
| The Reach Institute | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - support to ensure that the most effective, scientifically proven mental health care reaches all children and… | $125,000 |
| Dogs Matter (Dallas Pets Alive) | Dallas, TX | Cnn heroes program - support to provide and promote a safe and healthy environment for pets of owners in recovery | $100,000 |
| Dream Orchestra (Edward Charles Foundation) | Beverly Hills, CA | Cnn heroes program - to support providing an orchestra for everyone | $50,000 |
| Every Cure Inc | LA Jolla, CA | Founders award - to support the mission to unlock the full potential of existing medicines to treat every disease and every patient possible | $50,000 |
| Project Libertad | Phoenixville, PA | Cnn heroes program - to support empowering newcomer immigrant youth and their families by providing essential, youth-led, and… | $50,000 |
| Sharmada Foundation | Miami, FL | Founders award - to support the mission to be a vehicle for the dissemination of the wisdom, love, grace and inspiration of the divine | $50,000 |
| STEM From Dance | Brooklyn, NY | Cnn heroes program - support to empower girls of color to dream big in STEM all through the power of dance | $50,000 |
| Style Her Empowered | Salt Lake City, UT | Cnn heroes program - support to empower girls and women in togo, west africa through education and employment opportunities | $50,000 |
| Beyond the Bars (Decarcerate Miami) | Miami, FL | Get loud program - support for building the social and economic power of workers with criminal records and their families in south florida | $25,000 |
| Imran Ahmed - Center for Countering | Washington, DC | Elevate prize program - support to protect human rights and civil liberties online | $25,000 |
| Bing Chen - Gold House Foundation | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - support for the leading cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions asian pacific creators and… | $25,000 |
| Waterkeeper Iraq | Get loud program - support to protect the water sources throughout iraq | $25,000 | |
| Middle East Peace Dialogue Network | Rehoboth Beach, DE | Get loud program - support for women of the sun - to reach every woman in the palestinian community and to empower them politically and… | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | Get loud program - support for women wage peace - to promote a non-violent, respectful, and mutually accepted solution to conflict with an… | $25,000 |
| Forrefugees (Give Your Best) | Croydon, | Get loud program - to support tackling clothing poverty and fashion waste | $10,000 |
| Heart of Dinner | Beverly Hills, CA | Get loud program - to support addressing food insecurity, social isolation, and loneliness among asian american older adults living in… | $10,000 |
| Hijas Del Campo | Oakley, CA | Get loud program - support to ensure that every farmworker has access to basic necessities | $10,000 |
| Restorative Justice for Africa Initiative | Ikeja, | Get loud program - to support building people-centred solutions to close the justice gap | $10,000 |
| We Cancerve Movement | Bel Air, MD | Get loud program - to support bringing happiness to some of society's most vulnerable youth | $10,000 |
| Amani Global Works | New York, NY | Elevate prize program - support for providing healthcare to the most impoverished and forgotten areas of africa | $5,000 |
| Fundacion Refugiados Unidos | Bogot, | Elevate prize program - to support promoting the human rights of dispossessed citizens of the world by aiding them in accessing… | $5,000 |
| Grow It Yourself (Giy) | Waterford, | Elevate prize program - support to inspire a movement of food growers | $5,000 |
| Proximity Design | South Pasadena, CA | Elevate prize program - support to build a more equitable and just society in rural myanmar | $5,000 |
| The Participatory Budgeting Project | Brooklyn, NY | Elevate prize program - support to collaboratively transform democracy to center community power | $5,000 |
| Clean Start Solutions | Nairobi, | Elevate prize program - to support reintegration services for formerly incarcerated women | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,869,814 | 132 |
| 2023 | $4,132,163 | 116 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 18, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349108121
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-4411649
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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