We fund organizations doing real work, run programs where we see a gap, and raise awareness where a voice is missing. Small by design, so every dollar and every hour has a name on it.
The mission is broad on purpose. The methods are specific.
Direct financial support to nonprofits already doing the work, chosen because we know them and can see the results.
When no one is filling a gap, we build the program ourselves, prove it, and hand it to the people who can carry it further.
Putting attention and resources behind communities and causes that don't get enough of either.
A ten-session financial literacy curriculum for middle schoolers, taught by trained and licensed high school students at schools and community sites across Southern California. Free to every student, every family, every site.
The Foundation builds the curriculum, trains the teachers, and licenses the program. The teachers bring it to their communities.
Visit the programThe Foundation exists to give that work some shape.
How we think about itThe RiseSingh Foundation was incorporated in California in 2022 as a public benefit corporation and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3). Its purpose, help people and communities rise to their highest potential, was written to leave room for the work to change as needs do.
We know every organization we fund and every program we run. When that stops being true, we've grown too fast.
Good ideas often stall on paperwork, legal structure, and credibility, not on merit. A foundation can supply those things.
Programs we run are meant to outgrow us. We design for the day someone else carries them.
Nothing we fund or run should make a person feel less for needing it.
If we can't say what changed, we shouldn't say it worked.
The Foundation is governed by a two-person board of directors, who serve without compensation.
President and Director
Secretary, Treasurer, and Director
What we're running now and what we've supported. The mix shifts each year, on purpose.
A ten-session financial literacy curriculum for middle schoolers, taught free by trained and licensed high school students at schools, YMCAs, and clubs. The Foundation owns the curriculum, trains and licenses the teachers, and tracks what students learn; over 200 middle schoolers reached so far.
Financial support for nonprofits serving the Sikh American community, which became a target of post-9/11 hate crimes and continues to navigate that history. Our contributions go to groups doing legal aid, cultural preservation, and community building from within.
A partnership with a local climbing gym to support young people experiencing sensory overload and anxiety. Indoor bouldering asks for concentration, problem-solving, and the repeated act of falling and trying again. We help cover access and programming for youth who otherwise wouldn't find this space.
If you lead a cause-aligned organization and see a partnership worth exploring, we'd like to hear from you.
Reach outThe RiseSingh Foundation is a recognized 501(c)(3). Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and because we're small, we can tell you exactly what your gift did.
Payable to The RiseSingh Foundation, mailed to the address below.
Recommend a grant through your DAF using the details below.
Unrestricted gifts fund grants to aligned organizations and the programs we run. If you'd like your gift to support Financial Foundations specifically, say so and we'll restrict it. Directors serve without pay; overhead is minimal.
Partnership ideas, grant inquiries, questions about Financial Foundations, or just to introduce yourself.
The RiseSingh Foundation
2646 Dupont Drive, Suite 60-341
Irvine, CA 92612
For the program, teacher licensing, or hosting: the program's contact page.