We Will All Rise

What We Will All Rise does

We Will All Rise, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, that invests in the socio-emotional, educational, and economic development of young men of color. The organization operates across three pillars — higher education, economic empowerment, and community engagement — and delivers a portfolio of named programs including the Free Mind Collective (college persistence and financial assistance), I Can Teach (PreK/K fellowship placing men of color in early-childhood classrooms), Black & Brown Men Teach (#BMT, educator pipeline), the BELIEF Fellowship (higher-education support with a reported 100% graduation rate), 100 More, and the High-Intensity Mentor (H.I.M) program. Mentors are stationed across at least five U.S. regions — Baltimore, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Lawrence/Boston, and Washington D.C. — and the organization partners with 27 colleges and universities (including 7 HBCUs) and multiple PreK-12 school districts.

The organization does not sell a technology product; its "technology footprint" consists of digital resource platforms (Rise Knowledge Center, Student Resources), a website, and a media kit, all of which support programmatic communication and content distribution rather than AI/ML-enabled service delivery. Outcome reporting is manual and impact-focused: a reported 93% average graduation rate for participants and a 100% graduation rate for the BELIEF Fellowship are highlighted as performance markers.

Revenue is derived entirely from charitable contributions and is not publicly disclosed; streams include individual donations, foundation grants (Abell, Annie E. Casey, Baltimore Community Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Goldseker, Bader, H.J. Weinberg, Sherman Family, and others), corporate philanthropy (Bank of America Foundation, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Herb Kohl Philanthropies), government grants (City of Milwaukee, Baltimore Children and Youth Fund, Baltimore Civic Fund, Family League), and distributions from the Prospect Advancement Fund (PAF) endowment. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors led by President & CEO Ricardo O. Neal (since 2020) and holds a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency (2025) and a Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating.

Name

We Will All Rise

Legal name

We Will All Rise, Inc.

Website

https://wewillallrise.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

We Will All Rise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports young men of color through mentoring, scholarships, and educator workforce development programs across multiple U.S. regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education and Mentoring Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring programs
• Educational support services
• Scholarship programs
• Workforce development
• Community-based nonprofits

Headquarters

HQ city

New Baltimore

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. Individual Donations: Charitable contributions from individual donors supporting the organization's mission to invest in young men of color.
2. Foundation Grants: Funding from institutional partners including foundations such as Abell Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, and others supporting programmatic work.
3. Corporate Philanthropy: Support from corporate foundations including Northwestern Mutual Foundation and Herb Kohl Philanthropies.
4. Government Grants: Funding from government sources including City of Milwaukee.
5. Endowment (Prospect Advancement Fund): PAF is an endowment supporting We Will All Rise, providing sustainable long-term funding for the organization's mission.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

We Will All Rise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers mentoring, scholarships, and educator workforce development programs for young men of color. Programs are organized around three pillars: higher education (academic, financial, socio-emotional support), economic empowerment (financial literacy, workforce development), and community engagement (voter engagement, systems education). Services are delivered free of charge through High-Intensity Mentors stationed across Baltimore, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Lawrence/Boston, and Washington D.C.

Product overview

We Will All Rise is a non-profit organization operating as a unified set of interconnected programs and resource platforms. The core offerings include the Free Mind Collective (higher education financial support and mentorship), I Can Teach (fellowship placing men of color in early education), Black & Brown Men Teach (#BMT) (increasing educator diversity), and the BELIEF Fellowship (higher education support). These programs are supported by High-Intensity Mentors (H.I.M) deployed across 5 regions, and accessible through digital resource platforms including the Rise Knowledge Center and Student Resources portal. The organization is anchored in three development pillars: higher education, economic empowerment, and community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Free Minds: Program providing financial assistance and support for young men attending college
• I Can Teach
• Black & Brown Men Teach (#BMT)
• BELIEF Fellowship
• 100 More
• Free M.I.N.D.
• High-Intensity Mentors (H.I.M)
• Prospect Advancement Fund (PAF)

Products and services

• Free Mind Collective

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% average graduation rate for program participants, outperforming national graduation rate for Black men
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Abell FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner supporting We Will All Rise's mission to invest in young men of color.
• Annie E. Casey FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational foundation supporting programs focused on improving outcomes for children, families, and communities of color.
• Bader FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner contributing to the organization's educational and economic empowerment initiatives.
• Baltimore Children and Youth FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal funder supporting youth-focused programs in Baltimore.
• Baltimore Civic FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting civic engagement and community development initiatives in Baltimore.
• Baltimore Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional foundation supporting community-based initiatives.
• City of MilwaukeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner supporting programs in the Milwaukee region.
• Family LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting family and community-focused initiatives.
• Goldseker FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting workforce development and community advancement programs.
• Greater Milwaukee FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional foundation supporting Milwaukee-area community initiatives.
• H.J. Weinberg FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting programs addressing needs of vulnerable populations.
• Herb Kohl PhilanthropiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting educational excellence and youth development.
• SP2 - University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & PracticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting research and programmatic collaboration.
• Sherman Family FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily foundation supporting community and educational initiatives.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Posse Foundation: Provides leadership-development scholarships and college persistence support to underrepresented students, including young men of color. Direct peer in the college-success and scholarship-delivery space with comparable outcome-focused programming.
• iMentor: National mentoring organization pairing low-income students with mentors for college success, with significant focus on students of color. Closely comparable model pairing sustained 1:1 mentoring with college persistence outcomes.
• Bottom Line: College-success nonprofit providing advising and support to first-generation students from low-income backgrounds, with strong demographic overlap to WWAR's target population. Direct peer in college persistence for underrepresented students.
• College Track: Comprehensive college-success program serving first-generation students and students of color from high school through college graduation. Highly comparable long-duration, cohort-based college persistence model.
• 100 Black Men of America: National mentoring and education organization serving young African American men, with chapters that provide mentoring, scholarships, and educational support. Highly comparable mission and program model to We Will All Rise's H.I.M and scholarship programs.

Broad incumbents

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Largest youth mentoring nonprofit in the U.S., operating one-to-one mentoring programs across the country. Comparable as a foundational youth-mentoring organization, though much larger in scale and serving a broader demographic than WWAR's targeted focus.
• UNCF (United Negro College Fund): Major national scholarship and HBCU-support organization with a portfolio of college-completion and scholarship programs serving Black students. Comparable as an incumbent in the education-equity space though operating at much greater scale and broader mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/We-Will-All-Rise-108069017620059
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/68154729

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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