Lever For Change

Lever for Change connects donors with bold solutions to the world’s biggest problems—including issues like racial inequity, gender inequality, lack of access to economic opportunity, and climate change. Using an inclusive, equitable model and due diligence process, Lever for Change creates customized challenges and other tailored funding opportunities. Top-ranked teams and challenge finalists become members of the Bold Solutions Network—a growing global network that helps secure additional funding, amplify members’ impact, and accelerate social change. Founded in 2019 as a nonpartisan nonprofit by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Lever for Change has influenced over $2.5 billion in grants to date and provided support to more than 175 organizations. To learn more, visit