501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN: 92-1042348

For Funders
& Grantors

The Elevation Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building open-source blockchain infrastructure for community-governed finance. All grant applications are published openly on GitHub. All smart contracts are MIT-licensed. All financial decisions are recorded on-chain.

Tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
EIN: 92-1042348
All code open-source (MIT)
On-chain financial transparency
$85K–$350K
30-Day Grant Potential
4
Active Grant Programs
48
Open-Source Contracts
3
Active Projects

Four Programs.
Three Are Ready to Submit.

Application Draft Ready
Academic Research & Protocol Development

Ethereum Foundation

Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) · Sotility Protocol

Funding formal academic publication of the efficiency-backed stablecoin mechanism, deployment of all 20 Sotility Protocol contracts to Base Mainnet, and a public security audit by a recognized firm.

$30K–$100K
Grant Range
Application Draft Ready
Decentralized Science & Governance

Gitcoin

DeSci Round (GG24) · Sotility Protocol

Quadratic funding for the Sotility Protocol's open-source governance infrastructure. Community matching amplifies individual donations. Requires testnet deployment to qualify.

$5K–$50K
Grant Range
Application Draft Ready
Climate Tech & Community Energy

Celo Foundation

Climate Collective Grant · WeSolar

Funding WeSolar's tokenized community solar platform — fractional NFT ownership of solar panels, peer-to-peer energy credit trading, and community governance for expansion decisions in underserved communities.

$25K–$100K
Grant Range
In Planning
Civic Technology & Democratic Governance

Ford / Mozilla / Knight Foundation

Technology & Democracy / Responsible Tech · Transparently DApp + Foundation

Funding the Transparently DApp's on-chain governance infrastructure and the Foundation's broader mission of making financial transparency the default for community organizations, nonprofits, and cooperatives.

$25K–$100K+
Grant Range

What We're Building

Sotility Protocol

20 open-source smart contracts implementing a three-token governance economy (SOT, SUG, SST). Includes the efficiency-backed stablecoin mechanism and a 117,000-word philosophical treatise.

20
Contracts
MIT
License

WeSolar

Decentralized peer-to-peer solar financing platform. Fractional NFT ownership of solar panels, WeSolarToken energy credits, and community governance via WeSolarDAO.

4
Contracts
MIT
License

Transparently DApp

On-chain governance platform. Every vote, decision, and dollar recorded immutably on the blockchain. 24 smart contracts including oracle agents and cross-chain identity.

24
Contracts
MIT
License

Legal & Organizational
Structure

Legal NameThe Elevation Foundation
Tax Status501(c)(3) Public Charity
EIN92-1042348
JurisdictionUnited States
Founded2022
MissionBuilding open-source blockchain infrastructure for community-governed finance

Get in Touch

For grant inquiries, partnership proposals, or due diligence requests, please reach out directly. We respond to all funder inquiries within 48 hours and can provide IRS determination letters, audited financials, and project documentation on request.

General Inquiries
[email protected]
Grant & Partnership Inquiries
[email protected]