Rise8 Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so an organisation without an invitation should not send it an application.
- Its recorded giving is mostly general support across education, higher education, workforce, family support, and health and sport organisations, so a request framed around general support fits the record.
- About 8 in 10 of its 56 grants to organisations fall between $20,000 and $1,000,000, and half were $175,000 or less across the recent filings, so a request near the lower end of that band is closer to typical.
- That band is not a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $13,500,000, to National Philanthropic Trust, an organisation that regrants to others.
- In the latest filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships weigh heavily in its giving.
Overview
Rise8 Foundation is a US private foundation based in Hunt Valley, MD.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants chiefly for general support. The recipient mix includes education and learning organisations, such as school, literacy and college-access bodies, as well as universities and workforce-focused organisations. It also includes family-support organisations and charitable foundations, alongside organisations associated with health and sport. This record shows support to organisations working in varied fields, rather than a single recipient type: grants reach educational charities, higher-education institutions, family and community organisations and other public-benefit bodies. Most recorded purposes are described as general support, with only a small number described differently in the purpose data.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania, California and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 56 grants to organisations were $175,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 61% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Rise8 Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 64% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $205k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- National Philanthropic Trust · General support$10,325,0002024 tax year
- Khan Academy · General support$2,300,0002024 tax year
- Asia Community Foundation · General support - u.s. public charity equivalency determination$600,0002024 tax year
- TalkingPoints · General support$333,0002024 tax year
- CommonLit · General support$333,0002024 tax year
- Postsecondary Commission · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Rocket Learning Foundation · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- All Our Kin · General support$210,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Erica Dewan — Trustee
- Feroz Dewan — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,899,095 | $4,558,667 | $302,140,201 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $19,668,492 | $19,212,167 | $301,043,492 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $16,004,312 | $15,308,666 | $342,478,446 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Hunt Valley, MD
Applying to Rise8 Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Hunt Valley, MD