Please read a special statement from We Raise Board Chair Andrew Steele and We Raise President and CEO Paul Miles.
Let’s end poverty, violence,
and inequality in our communities.
and inequality in our communities.
Stay informed about the many ways we’re investing
in communities across the country
Stay informed about the many ways we’re investing
in communities across the country
Motivated by the belief that freedom is grace in action, We Raise Foundation partners with Christian nonprofit organizations and emerging leaders working at the intersection of poverty, violence, and inequality. We employ a unique approach to our investing by coupling program funding with a variety of robust value-added services that empower our grantees to grow their solutions to tackle social problems on the scale at which they exist. Our three priority granting areas are:
education, workforce development, and criminal justice.
GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT

A Neighborhood Some Think Has Nothing Gave This Leader Everything
Growing up in North Lawndale—an underserved Chicago neighborhood challenged by poverty, unemployment, and lack of affordable housing—cannot have been easy, but Whittney Smith feels differently.
“I don’t feel like I succeeded despite my circumstances – in a lot of ways, my community made me who I am,” Smith said. “And not just in that I have grit, I have resilience, but my morals and character. All of that was learned from people in my community.”
“ … And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8