Together We Rise
Also known as Foster Love
Together We Rise reported $15.3 million in revenue and $15.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.01 went to program services, $4.03 to management and general costs and $5.96 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $227,779 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 148% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.0% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.0% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.0% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.4% | 25.2% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 61.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $227,779 | $365,322 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.45% | 2.14% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.1 | 14.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 5 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCommunity support - together we rise has many programs that benefit children in foster care around the united states. Our goal is to make the transition in foster care easier for the children who are in the system. Since children in foster care are typically given 2 trash bags to transport their belongings, we try to give them our sweet cases instead. A together we rise sweet case is a bright blue duffel bag stuffed with a teddy bear, a blanket, a hygiene kit, a coloring book, and crayons, participants around the united states will decorate the sweet cases, stuff them, and then donate it back…
Foster care support: our mission necessitates that we invest much of our time and limited resources in collaboration with community partners. This brings resources to and improves the lives of america's foster children in all 50 states. Our challenging but rewarding task involves the twr team working with hundreds of foster agencies, social workers, court appointed special advocates (casas), and other partners as we use our limited resources to benefit foster youth across the nation.we coordinate the delivery of goods and services to foster kids throughout the united states. We also sponsor…
Transition support - when children in foster care age out of the system, some of them don't have the resources to travel to school, work, or their homes, most youths that have aged out of the system are left without any means of transportation, so to fix this, together we rise donates bikes to children in foster care. We have participants across the united states host build a bike events where teams use tools to build bikes and then donate them back into their community. Participants can choose between 3 sizes of bikes so children of all ages can benefit from this program. Together we rise…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $225,000 | $0 | $2,779 | $227,779 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $118,000 | $0 | $0 | $118,000 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Together We Rise (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $271K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 581
- Volunteers Part I, line 6900
Private foundation grants it received
30 private foundations reported grants to Together We Rise totaling $395K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Together We Rise's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Together We Rise, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Together We Rise's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Together We Rise reported that 90.0% of its $15.7 million in expenses went to program services, 4.0% to management and general and 6.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Together We Rise pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Together We Rise reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $227,779, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Together We Rise get its money?
Of $15.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Together We Rise a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-3043727 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533079349301903 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202520519349301547 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333209349303913 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221369349308197 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112809349301301 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042119349301514 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-3043727: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.