Overview
| Donor: | Elevate Prize Foundation |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Individual, Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 08.05.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 300.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
The Elevate Prize Foundation is a global non-profit organization dedicated to a mission of “Making Good Famous” by significantly increasing the visibility of social entrepreneurs and activists. The objective is to provide changemakers with the media exposure and strategic marketing expertise necessary to build an international fanbase for social good, thereby amplifying their impact and inspiring a global audience to take collective action against the world’s most urgent challenges.
The Elevate Prize aims to identify and accelerate the work of high-impact social entrepreneurs and activists who are addressing the world’s most pressing challenges by providing them with a combination of significant financial resources and high-level strategic marketing. The program focuses on the “Make Good Famous” philosophy, which seeks to transform these social leaders into global icons and household names, thereby amplifying their individual impact and inspiring a new generation of people to engage in humanitarian efforts and social change.
2) Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to individual leaders such as founders, CEOs, or executive directors who represent a legally registered non-profit organization and have demonstrated a proven track record of creating tangible social impact. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and must be the primary decision-maker for their entity, ensuring they have the authority to implement the strategic growth and media opportunities provided by the prize.
3) Location
Actions can take place worldwide.
4) Budget
Total available funding is approximately $5 million annually across the cohort. Each individual winner receives a minimum of $300,000 in unrestricted funding, typically distributed as $250,000 for the organization and $50,000 for the leader’s personal well-being and resilience.
5) Application
The application deadline is 8 May 2026.

