The Elevate Prize for Global Social Impact Leaders 2026

🏢 About Elevate Prize Foundation

The Elevate Prize recognizes bold social impact leaders at a pivotal moment in their work, ready to expand their visibility and deepen their impact. Far more than a one-time award, it is a tailored two-year program and a powerful global community where ambitious ideas gain the visibility needed to grow, scale, and inspire broader change.

🎁 Benefits

• Community Focus: Starting on day one and extending far beyond the program into the alumni network, intentional spaces are created for connection, renewal, and lasting relationships, including the annual Winners’ Retreat. Real impact is never a solo act.
• Unrestricted Funding: Each winner receives $300,000 in unrestricted funds:
  • $250,000 to their organization.
  • $50,000 directly to the individual, recognizing the often unseen personal costs of leading meaningful change.
• Tailored Support: Over the two years, support is customized to each winner’s needs and deployed on priority projects. Each winner is supported by a dedicated team who act as thought partners, helping to unlock potential and bring their biggest ideas to life.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for The Elevate Prize for Global Social Impact Leaders, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Serve as Executive Director, CEO, Founder, or equivalent.
• Your organization must:
  • Be a registered nonprofit in good standing and able to receive philanthropic funds (U.S. 501(c)(3) or international equivalent).
  • Have the operational and financial capacity to manage unrestricted funding and participate fully in a two-year program.
• Ideally, have annual budgets between $2M and $10M (though organizations outside this range may be considered based on readiness and opportunity for impact).

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: 08 May, 2026
• To apply, visit the official application website.

🔗 Opportunity Application

For more details, visit the official Elevate Prize Foundation website.

• Community is at the heart of everything we do. Starting on day one and extending far beyond the program into our alumni network, we build intentional spaces for connection, renewal and lasting relationships, including our annual Winners’ Retreat—because real impact is never a solo act.
• They believe in trust-based, unrestricted funding that invests in both the work and the leader behind it. Each winner receives $300,000 in unrestricted funds: $250,000 to their organization and $50,000 directly to the individual, recognizing the often unseen personal costs of leading meaningful change.
• Over the two years, support is always tailored to each winner’s needs and deployed on priority projects—no two projects are ever the same. Each winner is supported by a dedicated team who are thought partners in the truest sense, helping to unlock what’s possible and bring their biggest ideas to life.