New York · Public charity
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality
RISE is a nonprofit organization founded in 2015 that uses the power of sports to improve race relations and promote social progress. Through collaboration with professional sports leagues, athletes, educators, and media, RISE works to foster understanding, respect, and equality in society.
- $174k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $150k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 10
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $81k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $150k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 16 | $188k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $178k | 79% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $35k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $33k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $19k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $50k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Womens Sports Foundation | $65,000 | 5 | 0% |
| United African Basketball League Inc | $52,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Atlanta Police Athletic Leagueinc | $52,500 | 3 | 9% |
| Don'T Ever Give Up Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Love Thy Neighbor Community Development & Opportunity Corp | $45,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Cleveland | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sports Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Project Blue Corps | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Womens Sports Foundation | $65,000 | 5 | 0% |
| United African Basketball League Inc | $52,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Atlanta Police Athletic Leagueinc | $52,500 | 3 | 9% |
| Don'T Ever Give Up Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Love Thy Neighbor Community Development & Opportunity Corp | $45,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Cleveland | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sports Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Project Blue Corps | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| LikeNOther Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Police Athletic League Of Philadelphia | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Union League Boys and Girls Clubs | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of St Thomas St John Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 4% |
| NYC Together Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($160k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality
- How much does Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality give?
- Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality reported 10 itemized grants totaling $150,000, out of $173,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (48%), Recreation & Sports (27%), Health (8%).
- Who are Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Womens Sports Foundation ($65k), United African Basketball League Inc ($53k), Atlanta Police Athletic Leagueinc ($53k).
- Does Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Endowment Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality based?
- Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality is based in NY.
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