Raise Foundation | Annual Report 2024
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Fundraising and partnerships
Highlights of the year • Our biggest year in trusts and foundations income, raising over $900k. • Growing our trusts and foundations revenue stream, bringing on 4 new foundations in 2024. • Introduced a new Ripples Giving Circle – connecting like-minded women who want to create systemic change in youth wellbeing – who raised enough money to fully fund one whole program, and contribute funding to two other programs. • Doubling the number of supporters and fundraising participants: City2Surf raised $50k, with 144 fundraisers running for Raise; and Stride for Life grew to 850 striders! • Bringing to life the fundraising concept developed by Redlands School, NSW students, ‘Raise Dough, Bake a Difference’ raised $10,000 in its first year. • Welcoming our new principal partner Google.org into the Raise Village. • Our signature corporate events: Tribeca Spring Lunch and BTIG Trading Day which raised over $220,000, hosted by our Non-Executive Director, Jun Bei Liu • A very special private dinner, hosted by Simon and Mel Wright, for a group of generous philanthropists, with donations matched by Macquarie Foundation. • Expanding funding to Tasmania and welcoming a new major partner over a 5-year period.
Transforming young lives is only possible because of you. Together, we’re making mentorship accessible to every young person who needs it. At Raise, we know your generosity powers our work. To all our donors, philanthropic and corporate partners, and community supporters – thank you for investing in us to enhance our impact and expand our reach. Your support is the reason we can keep showing up for young people who need someone in their corner. Your generosity drove a 3% growth in fundraising and partnerships revenue, enabling us to support 2,546 more young people. Every dollar you’ve invested in Raise will help transform young lives – and create four times the value in social good. Collective giving amplifies impact, and it’s the combined generosity and commitment of our Raise Village that drives real change. Together, we have achieved an incredible year of lasting impact. Thank you for standing with us. Your generosity inspires everything we do – and the best is still to come.
Raise Ripples Giving Circle
Introduced Ripples Giving Circle
Introduced Raise Dough
Welcomed Google as a principal partner
x 2 Doubling our number of supporters and fundraising participants
Our biggest year in trusts and foundations income, raising over $900,000
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