Rising Ground

What Rising Ground does

Rising Ground is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit human services organization founded in 1831 (originally as Leake and Watts Orphan House) and headquartered in New York City. It delivers over 100 programs across four impact areas — Healing & Recovery, Child & Family Support, Education & Youth Development, and Healthcare, Mental Health & IDD — serving survivors of violence, children and families, youth and young adults, and individuals with mental health needs or intellectual/developmental disabilities. The organization operates from 143 service delivery locations spanning all five NYC boroughs and Westchester County, reaching more than 30,000 people directly and impacting over 72,000 children, adults, and families annually, with documented outcome metrics including 98% family preservation rates and 99% of at-risk children remaining safely with parents.

Name

Rising Ground

Legal name

Rising Ground

Website

https://risingground.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1831

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Rising Ground is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1831 that delivers 100+ human services programs — including trauma recovery, family preservation, education, juvenile justice, and IDD services — across 143 NYC and Westchester locations, serving over 30,000 people annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Homeless, Foster Care & Highly Mobile Youth Education Services (EDAJAEAG), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

Keywords

• Human services nonprofit
• Child welfare services
• Foster care adoption
• Mental health services
• Youth development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Grants: Major funding from NYC and NY State agencies including Administration for Children's Services, Department of Education, Department of Youth and Community Development, Human Resources Administration, Department of Probation, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, Office of Mental Health, and federal agencies including HHS, HUD, and Medicaid.
2. Individual and Corporate Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations through website donations, mail-in checks, donor-advised funds, corporate partnerships, and legacy/planned giving programs.
3. Foundation Grants: Support from foundations including New York Community Trust and Alliance for Children and Families Strategy Counts award.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Rising Ground is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit human services organization that delivers more than 100 programs across four impact areas: Healing & Recovery, Child & Family Support, Education & Youth Development, and Healthcare, Mental Health & IDD. Services include trauma recovery, foster care and adoption, residential treatment, mental health clinics, juvenile justice diversion, intellectual/developmental disability support, early childhood education, family preservation, and runaway and homeless youth programs. All services are provided free of charge to clients and funded through government contracts, grants, and charitable donations.

Product overview

Rising Ground is a human services organization (not a technology company) providing over 100 programs across four impact areas: Healing & Recovery, Child & Family Support, Education & Youth Development, and Healthcare, Mental Health & IDD. The organization's programs form an integrated continuum of care, from early childhood education and family preservation services to trauma recovery, residential treatment, runaway/homeless youth services, juvenile justice alternatives, and intellectual/developmental disability supports. Programs are delivered across all five NYC boroughs and lower Westchester County through direct service delivery, school partnerships, and community-based facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trauma Recovery Center (TRC)

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of children previously in danger of foster care placement remain safely with their parents
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• US OpennotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership providing employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at US Open events. Partnership described as a major success for seasonal employees from Rising Ground's IDD Employment Support program.
• Edwin Gould Services for Children & FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Strategic partnership established in FY2019 bringing together two longstanding traditions of supporting NYC children, adults, and families. Edwin Gould became a subsidiary, strengthening and broadening supports throughout the five boroughs and Westchester County. Separate 990 Forms are filed for Rising Ground and Edwin Gould.
• NYC Administration for Children's ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment funding source and referral partner for child welfare services, including foster care, Close to Home programs, and other child welfare interventions.
• NYC Department of EducationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for community schools initiative and school-based services including RAPP (Relationship Abuse Prevention Program) embedded in middle and high schools.
• NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal JusticecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for Atlas program providing community services to young adults released from court on their own recognizance.
• Greenburgh-North Castle UFSD (Special Act School District)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for RTC residents to attend Kenneth Clark Academy, Greenburgh Academy, or REACH Academy for educational services.
• Collaborative for Children and FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of 25 agencies throughout NYC area providing Care Management services as Health Home members, designated by NY State Department of Health.
• Independent Consumer Advocacy Network (ICAN)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerNY State Ombudsprogram for people with Medicaid needing long-term care or behavioral health services. Rising Ground assists New Yorkers with enrolling in and using managed care plans.
• Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerState regulatory agency that licenses Rising Ground's IDD residential services and community residences.
• NYC Public SchoolscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRAPP program embeds social work clinicians in NYC public middle and high schools for relationship abuse prevention education and intervention.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Children's Aid Society: NYC-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, early childhood education, community schools, and youth development. Directly competes with Rising Ground for the same NYC ACS, DOE, and DYCD contracts and serves overlapping vulnerable populations.
• Good Shepherd Services: NYC-based youth and family services nonprofit operating juvenile justice alternatives, foster care, community schools, and youth development programs. Overlaps significantly with Rising Ground's community schools, Alternatives to Incarceration, and youth development offerings.
• Cardinal McCloskey Community Services: NYC nonprofit providing foster care, residential, IDD, early childhood, and special education services. Directly comparable on the IDD residential/community residence portfolio and on residential care contracting.
• Henry Street Settlement: One of NYC's oldest settlement houses (founded 1893), providing human services including mental health, education, senior services, and workforce programs. Comparable as a similarly long-tenured, broad-scope NYC human services nonprofit competing for similar government and philanthropic funding.
• SCO Family of Services: Long-standing NYC human services nonprofit providing foster care, juvenile justice (Close to Home), early childhood, IDD services, and family support. Direct head-to-head competitor for many of the same NYC and NYS contracts as Rising Ground.
• The New York Foundling: One of the largest NYC child welfare nonprofits, providing foster care, adoption, early childhood education, juvenile justice, and immigration services (Unaccompanied Minor Program). Operates at comparable scale across NYC and overlaps with Rising Ground across nearly every program line.
• Graham Windham: NYC-based nonprofit offering foster care, family preservation, juvenile justice, early childhood, and youth development. One of Rising Ground's closest comparables on scope of child welfare and family services with strong contract overlap.
• Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA): NYC-area nonprofit operating residential treatment, foster care, mental health, and special education programs. Directly comparable on RTC, foster care, and special education (NASET School of Excellence) credentials overlapping with Rising Ground.

Broad incumbents

• Boys Town: Nationwide residential and family services nonprofit with similar programs (foster care, behavioral health, residential treatment, community-based family services). Comparable on residential treatment and evidence-based family services but at much broader national scale.

Others

• Children's Aid Society / Edwin Gould (legacy comparison): Edwin Gould Services became a Rising Ground subsidiary after the 2018 partnership. Useful structural comparison as a child welfare nonprofit consolidation case study and ecosystem participant through the partnership vehicle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/risinggroundny
• Facebookfacebook.com/RisingGroundNY
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/risinggroundny
• Instagraminstagram.com/risinggroundny
• Xx.com/risinggroundny

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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