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$250,000 Elevate Prize Foundation Match

Right now, your contributions can go twice as far. Donate directly to a CNN Hero to support their life-changing work. The Elevate Prize Foundation will be matching donations to all of the 2025 Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50,000 per hero.

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Support these CNN Heroes' Life-Changing Work

Donate directly to a 2025 Top 5 CNN Hero to support their mission. Matching continues through Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Chicago, IL
Quilen Blackwell, Southside Blooms

$25,528 raised of $100,000 goal

The Elevate Prize Foundation will be matching donations to all of the 2025 Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50,000 per hero. For more than a decade, Quilen Blackwell has used sustainable agriculture to...

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San Rafael, CA
Heidi Carman, First Responder Therapy Dogs

$47,591 raised of $50,000 goal

The Elevate Prize Foundation will be matching donations to all of the 2025 Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50,000 per hero. When massive wildfires hit California in 2020, Heidi Carman and her certified...

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Los Angeles, CA
Hillary Cohen, Every Day Action

$48,499 raised of $100,000 goal

The Elevate Prize Foundation will be matching donations to all of the 2025 Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50,000 per hero. As an assistant director for television shows in Los Angeles, Hillary Cohen was...

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Indianapolis, IN
Debra Des Vignes, Indiana Prison Writers Workshop

$26,087 raised of $50,000 goal

The Elevate Prize Foundation will be matching donations to all of the 2025 Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50,000 per hero. After spending a decade as a crime reporter, Debra Des Vignes wanted to volunteer...

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Gallatin, TN
Tim Woodward, Animal Rescue Corps

$82,237 raised of $130,000 goal

The Elevate Prize Foundation will be matching donations to all of the 2025 Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50,000 per hero. Tim Woodward has dedicated his life to saving forgotten and abused animals. Since...

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$229,943 raised so far in support of CNN’s 2025 Heroes

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