Rise Together Innovation Institute

Name

Rise Together Innovation Institute

Legal name

Rise Together Innovation Institute

Website

https://rtiico.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Impact Policy Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAN

Education Policy, Research & Advocacy Organizations (Nonprofit)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

Keywords

• Poverty research
• Policy advocacy
• Community development
• Housing programs
• Guaranteed income

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus Junction

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding & Donations: Rise Together Innovation Institute is a nonprofit organization supported by grants, donations, and institutional funding from corporate partners and foundations. The organization lists support from AEP, PNC, and United Way of Central Ohio among its supporters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RISE Together Innovation Institute is a nonprofit policy and research organization that uses data-driven analysis, community storytelling, and narrative strategy to disrupt structural racism and poverty in Franklin County, Ohio. It produces research publications, convenes an annual summit of cross-sector stakeholders, and develops direct intervention programs including the ADU Sprint, the Stabilize Families guaranteed-income program, a guaranteed-income initiative for single mothers, and the Motherful Village housing cooperative.

Product overview

Rise Together Innovation Institute operates as a community-focused non-profit research and advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. Its offerings include data-driven research publications (Poverty & Economic Insecurity Reports, Annual Snapshot Reports), community convening programs (Annual Summits with Solution Circle outputs), and housing/economic mobility initiatives (ADU Sprint, Stabilize Families, Guaranteed Income programs for single mothers, Motherful Village cooperative). The organization functions as a policy and advocacy institute that produces research, facilitates community collaboration, and implements direct assistance programs to address systemic racism and poverty in Franklin County, Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Poverty & Economic Insecurity Reports Data-driven research reports analyzing poverty and economic insecurity in Franklin County, produced in partnership with Scioto Analysis, covering metrics such as poverty rates, employment statistics, and housing affordability; intended for community stakeholders and policymakers.
• Annual Snapshot Reports
• Annual Summit Annual convening event that brings together community leaders, activists, business, faith, and government leaders to address systemic racism and poverty through policy discussion, storytelling, and Solution Circles; planned annually (Summit 2024, Summit 2025).
• Solution Circle Briefs

Quantifiable outcome

• Poverty costs $5.7 billion annually in Franklin County (2023 estimate). The institute's mission is to reduce this cost by disrupting structural racism and poverty through collaborative, data-driven solutions.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Scioto AnalysiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRise Together is working with Rob Moore and his team at Scioto Analysis to disrupt poverty from a data-driven perspective. Scioto Analysis is a public policy analysis practice based in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in tax and budget, health and human services, and energy and environment policy. Their goal is to improve the use of public policy analysis at the state and local levels.
• CONVERGENCE ColumbuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONVERGENCE Columbus, RISE Together, and the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio jointly launched an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) 'Sprint' to collaboratively advance strategies that support the development of ADUs in Franklin County. Over 25 organizations participated in the sprint, creating resources including an ADU map and database, zoning benchmarking matrix, utility guide, video tours, and lender/funder roundtables.
• Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio (AHACO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio partnered with CONVERGENCE Columbus and RISE Together to launch the ADU Sprint, a collaborative initiative to advance Accessory Dwelling Unit development in Franklin County. AHACO contributed to the sprint's shared vision of making housing more flexible, affordable, and responsive to the region's growing population.
• MotherfulflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRISE Together partnered with Motherful to launch the Motherful Village pilot, a housing cooperative for single mothers being planned in Franklin County. RISE Together set aside $10,000 for the first phase and will pay for the architecture firm, with Motherful supporting council participants with food and child care during meetings. This pilot aims to put opportunity in the lives of families who navigate housing challenges every day.
• Community Shelter BoardflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRISE Together partnered with Community Shelter Board on the Stabilize Families initiative, providing $1,500 monthly unconditional payments to families experiencing homelessness in Columbus. Community Shelter Board's president and CEO Shannon Isom described the initiative as giving parents dignity and breathing room to stabilize, plan, and dream again, moving beyond temporary shelter to empower families.
• Ohio Medicaid Matters CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRISE Together Innovation Institute recently joined the Ohio Medicaid Matters coalition, advocating for protecting healthcare coverage for as many Ohioans as possible. The institute believes healthcare is essential for economic mobility, well-being, and community resilience, and is urging state lawmakers to protect Medicaid coverage for the 770,000 Ohioans at risk.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heartland Alliance: Chicago-based anti-poverty nonprofit combining direct services, research, and policy advocacy on housing, health, and human rights; multi-pronged structure aligned with RISE's program mix.
• National Low Income Housing Coalition: Federal advocacy organization focused on housing affordability for low-income households; comparable policy-advocacy function to RISE's housing and Medicaid advocacy work, though operating at national scale.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that pairs research-driven advocacy on affordable housing with on-the-ground program delivery — a model mix nearly identical to RISE's ADU Sprint and policy work.
• Prosperity Now: National nonprofit that combines data-driven research, policy advocacy, and place-based programs to help low-income households build wealth; directly comparable mission model to RISE at a national scale.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development nonprofit financing affordable housing and economic opportunity in distressed neighborhoods; the housing, partnership-convening, and policy functions closely mirror RISE's program portfolio.
• Center for Community Change: National advocacy and organizing nonprofit focused on poverty, racial equity, and economic justice; mission and narrative-change approach closely parallel RISE's framing of structural racism.

Regional players

• United Way of Central Ohio: Central Ohio funder-convening nonprofit focused on poverty, housing, and economic mobility across the same Franklin County geography as RISE; named as a public supporter of RISE and operates overlapping programs.
• Mid-Ohio Food Collective: Columbus-based anti-poverty nonprofit tackling food insecurity and economic mobility in central Ohio with a similar community-research-advocacy mix targeting low-income Franklin County residents.
• Center for Community Solutions: Cleveland-based research and advocacy nonprofit producing Ohio-focused data and policy analysis on poverty and health; comparable state-level policy research model to RISE's Scioto Analysis partnership.
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Columbus: Affiliate operating in Franklin County focused on affordable housing development and family stability; overlaps with RISE on housing access and place-based poverty alleviation in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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