The Elevate Prize Foundation will be matching donations to all of the 2025 Top 5 CNN Heroes up to $50,000 per hero. The names of non-anonymous donors and their donation amounts may be published on air during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.

Tim Woodward has dedicated his life to saving forgotten and abused animals. Since 2011, the nonprofit he co-founded, Animal Rescue Corps, has removed animals from large-scale cruelty and neglect situations, often saving hundreds of animals from a single residence where they live in horrific conditions. Because of the organization, more than 10,000 abused and forgotten animals have been rescued and go on to live happy lives.