Rising Ground Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RISING GROUND IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES. WORKING TOGETHER, WE CREATE STRONG FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA WITH RESOURCES AND SKILLS NEEDED TO RISE ABOVE ADVERSITY AND POSITIVELY DIRECT THEIR LIVES. OUR INNOVATIVE AND RESULTS-DRIVEN PROGRAMS SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT, FOSTER CARE, SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE.
- Income
- $218.1 million
- Spending
- $217.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 2,942
- Volunteers
- 66
- Highest pay
- $457,339, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 84% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $59.5 million spent. CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - OUR CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE TO YOUTH REQUIRING MORE SIGNIFICANT THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM SUPPORTING FOSTER YOUTH IN APARTMENTS WITH STAFF SUPPORT, TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING AND CRISIS RESIDENCES WHICH HOUSES AND ASSISTS RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH WHILE THEY TRANSITION INTO INDEPENDENT LIVING, JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE AND AFTERCARE PROVIDES HOME-BASED ALTERNATIVE-TO-PLACEMENT AND AFTERCARE SERVICES FOR YOUTH INVOLVED IN NYCAC'S JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE, YOUTH RECEPTION CENTER WHICH HOUSE YOUTH AND CHILDREN DURING THE CRITICAL TIME BETWEEN THEIR REMOVAL FROM THEIR PARENTS CARE AND THEIR PLACEMENT INTO THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, CENTER-BASED RESPITE A SHORT TERM PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING CRISIS, LIMITED SECURE PLACEMENT, A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVING ADJUDICATED YOUTH, NON-SECURE PLACEMENT, FOR ADJUDICATED JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, NON-SECURED DETENTION OFFER A LESS RESTRICTIVE SETTING FOR LOWER-RISK YOUTH WHO HAVE COURT CASES PENDING IN FAMILY COURT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN COLLABORATION WITH NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ORGANIZE RESOURCES SO THAT ACADEMICS, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND OTHER SUPPORTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE FABRIC OF THE SCHOOL. DROP-IN CENTERS SERVING AT RISK, RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH, PATHS TO SUCCESS WHICH TEACHES MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND CHANGE DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO ADULTHOOD, ATLAS SUPPORTS COURT INVOLVED OR AT-RISK YOUTH SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. RAPID REHOUSING IS A HOUSING FIRST, RENT SUBSIDY PROGRAM THAT PLACES YOUTH IN THEIR OWN APARTMENTS WHILE PROVIDING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPORTS TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE PROGRAM. (Expenses $ 26,415,247 including grants of $ 557,709)(Revenue $ 30,619,757) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND SUPPORTED APARTMENTS, PREVOCATIONAL SERVICES, AND MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATION FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. OUR SUPPORTIVE CLINICAL PRACTICES ADDRESS ASSOCIATED EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES/DISORDERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST OUR CONSUMERS TO LIVE MORE FULFILLING LIVES. (Expenses $ 9,640,598 including grants of $ 13,401)(Revenue $ 11,188,474) HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE AN ARTICLE 29I CLINIC SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR FOSTER CARE, RESIDENTIAL AND NON-SECURE PLACEMENT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THEIR HEALTH AND MENTAL NEEDS ARE MET, CHILDREN AND FAMILY TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDES CLINICAL AS WELL AS NON-CLINICAL SUPPORTS TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE AT RISK OF A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ARTICLE 31 CLINIC WHICH OFFER SERVICES BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, CHILDREN'S HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT WHEREBY WE SERVE AS A DOWNSTREAM CARE MANAGEMENT PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MEET NECESSARY CRITERIA. (Expenses $ 4,636,358 including grants of $ 569,152)(Revenue $ 5,219,451) SUPPORTS TO SURVIVORS - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, CRIMINALIZED SURVIVORS' PROGRAM, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY, TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER.
- $45.1 million spent. IMMIGRATION SERVICES - OUR PASSAGE OF HOPE PROGRAM SERVES UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM AN ARRAY OF COUNTRIES AND REGIONS WHO HAVE COME INTO THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT AN ADULT GUARDIAN, HOME STUDY/POST RELIEF SERVICES PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF OVERSITE TO CHILDREN RELEASED FROM ORR'S CARE.
- $44.4 million spent. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE ENHANCED FAMILY FOSTER CARE THAT SERVES CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN'S CARE, PREVENTIVE SERVICES WHICH STRENGTHEN AND PRESERVE FAMILIES, KEEP CHILDREN SAFE BY PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND PREVENT THE NECESSITY OF PLACING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE SUPPORTS NON-CUSTODIAL FATHERS TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND CO-PARENT, THE GEORGE AND MARION AMES EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER PREPARES CHILDREN FOR THEIR SCHOOL YEARS, PROMOTING CREATIVITY, PRE-ACADEMIC SKILLS, SOCIALIZATION, AND INDEPENDENCE, EARLY HEAD START SERVES PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS AND TODDLERS LIVING AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. (Expenses $ 26,415,247 including grants of $ 557,709)(Revenue $ 30,619,757) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND SUPPORTED APARTMENTS, PREVOCATIONAL SERVICES, AND MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATION FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. OUR SUPPORTIVE CLINICAL PRACTICES ADDRESS ASSOCIATED EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES/DISORDERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST OUR CONSUMERS TO LIVE MORE FULFILLING LIVES. (Expenses $ 9,640,598 including grants of $ 13,401)(Revenue $ 11,188,474) HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE AN ARTICLE 29I CLINIC SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR FOSTER CARE, RESIDENTIAL AND NON-SECURE PLACEMENT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THEIR HEALTH AND MENTAL NEEDS ARE MET, CHILDREN AND FAMILY TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDES CLINICAL AS WELL AS NON-CLINICAL SUPPORTS TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE AT RISK OF A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ARTICLE 31 CLINIC WHICH OFFER SERVICES BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, CHILDREN'S HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT WHEREBY WE SERVE AS A DOWNSTREAM CARE MANAGEMENT PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MEET NECESSARY CRITERIA. (Expenses $ 4,636,358 including grants of $ 569,152)(Revenue $ 5,219,451) SUPPORTS TO SURVIVORS - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, CRIMINALIZED SURVIVORS' PROGRAM, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY, TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER.
- $26.4 million spent. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND SUPPORTED APARTMENTS, PREVOCATIONAL SERVICES, AND MEDICAID SERVICE COORDINATION FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. OUR SUPPORTIVE CLINICAL PRACTICES ADDRESS ASSOCIATED EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES/DISORDERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST OUR CONSUMERS TO LIVE MORE FULFILLING LIVES.
- $9.6 million spent. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE AN ARTICLE 29I CLINIC SERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR FOSTER CARE, RESIDENTIAL AND NON-SECURE PLACEMENT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THEIR HEALTH AND MENTAL NEEDS ARE MET, CHILDREN AND FAMILY TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDES CLINICAL AS WELL AS NON-CLINICAL SUPPORTS TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE AT RISK OF A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ARTICLE 31 CLINIC WHICH OFFER SERVICES BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, CHILDREN'S HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT WHEREBY WE SERVE AS A DOWNSTREAM CARE MANAGEMENT PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MEET NECESSARY CRITERIA.
- $4.6 million spent. SUPPORTS TO SURVIVORS - OUR SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, CRIMINALIZED SURVIVORS' PROGRAM, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY, TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1949.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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