R.I.S.E.

What R.I.S.E. does

RISE Colorado is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing educational equity for low-income families of color. The organization employs a community organizing and advocacy model, working directly with families from Black, Latino, Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Bhutanese, and Nepali communities to drive systemic change in public education. Its core offering, 'The RISE Model,' is a community organizing and leadership development methodology centered on knowledge building, family organizing, and partnership with school staff and district leaders to co-create solutions for educational inequity.

The organization has been operating for 11+ years and reports a headcount of 31 employees. It is headquartered in Colorado and serves public school communities throughout the state. The organization is not a technology company; it has no proprietary software platforms, no app presence, and no AI/ML capabilities. Its core product is method-based rather than technology-based, relying on grassroots family engagement, leadership development, and advocacy.

RISE Colorado's revenue model is built entirely on donations and charitable contributions. The organization solicits funds through its website (rise-colorado.org) and a GoFundMe campaign. There is no fee-based pricing model, no product sales, and no disclosed revenue figures. The entity operates as a private nonprofit with no parent company, no known equity investors, and no disclosed funding rounds. The typical GTM motion is community-led, with families serving as both constituents and active agents of change, positioning the organization as a coalition-builder rather than a service vendor.

Name

R.I.S.E.

Legal name

RISE COLORADO

Website

https://riseflorida.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RISE Colorado is a Colorado-based nonprofit that uses a community organizing model to empower low-income families of color—including Black, Latino, Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Bhutanese, and Nepali communities—to drive educational equity in public schools through partnership with district leaders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Equity Advocacy

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

Keywords

• Educational equity advocacy
• Community organizing services
• Family leadership development
• Nonprofit education programs
• Civic engagement programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: RISE Colorado generates revenue primarily through individual donations and charitable contributions. The organization accepts donations through its website and mentions a GoFundMe campaign for supporting its educational equity work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RISE Colorado is a nonprofit that educates, engages, and empowers low-income families of color to become change agents for educational equity. Its core offering, The RISE Model, is a community organizing methodology that partners families from Black, Latino, Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Bhutanese, and Nepali communities with school staff and district leaders to co-create solutions that transform public schools. The organization delivers this through grassroots knowledge building, organizing, and leadership development.

Product overview

RISE Colorado operates as a single unified non-profit program rather than a platform with modules. The organization's core offering is The RISE Model, a community organizing approach that works with families from Black, Latino, Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Bhutanese, and Nepali communities to co-create solutions with school staff and district leaders. The model centers families most impacted by educational inequity as active leaders who drive systemic change in public schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The RISE Model

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• School Staff and District LeaderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRISE Colorado works in partnership with school staff and district leaders alongside families to co-create solutions for educational equity. This collaborative approach forms the core of their model, leading to an educational ecosystem of collaboration where families and institutional stakeholders work together for systemic change.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Parent Revolution: Parent-led education reform nonprofit that trains families to advocate for change in their local public schools. Closely comparable family-and-student-led organizing methodology to The RISE Model.
• Padres Unidos: Denver-based parent organizing nonprofit focused on educational equity for Latino families in Colorado public schools. Highly comparable geography, mission, and community-organizing model to RISE Colorado.
• A+ Colorado: Colorado-based education advocacy organization working to improve public school outcomes through policy and community engagement. Directly comparable as a Colorado K–12 education equity nonprofit.

Regional players

• Teach Plus: Education policy and leadership organization focused on elevating teacher voices in equity-centered school improvement. Adjacent to RISE Colorado's education equity mission but addresses the issue from the teacher side rather than the family side.

Broad incumbents

• National Parents Union: National coalition of parent organizations advocating for education choice, equity, and parent voice in public schools. Comparable as a parent-led education advocacy organization, though broader and more politically diverse.
• The Education Trust: National education advocacy organization focused on closing opportunity and achievement gaps for low-income students and students of color. Comparable equity mission but operates primarily through research and policy advocacy rather than community organizing.
• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit that places staff inside K–12 schools to connect students and families with support services. Comparable as a K–12 family-and-student support organization, though focused on direct service delivery rather than organizing.
• Stand for Children: National parent advocacy organization that mobilizes families around K–12 education policy and equity. Operates at much larger scale but addresses the same parent-led education equity space as RISE Colorado.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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