Raise the Bar Initiative
Our mission is to provide opportunities for girls and women to develop physical, mental and emotional strength. We do this through weight training and community relationship building.
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2024 Womens Barbell Classic powerlifting event The Barbell Club High School lifting program HERoic program is dedicated to partnering with area non-profit organizations serving vulnerable and underserved women to provide free introductory strength training sessions to women of any fitness level
Our mission is to provide opportunities for girls and women to develop physical, mental and emotional strength. We do this through weight training and community relationship building.
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GiveRadar's verified records show Raise the Bar Initiative with a complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources including the IRS.
- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 322,679 human services charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
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- financial records (4 filed years)
- disclosed leadership
- a website
- a contact email
- a donation page
- an owner-submitted profile claim
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Financials
From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025Leadership & board
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4 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.
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RAISE THE BAR INITIATIVE is registered in United States. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Leadership
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Officers & trustees (12)
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Sources and verification
- Registration and legal identity
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- Financial filings
- IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
- Officers and trustees
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 32 disclosed in the public registry.
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Financial data · FY2025 on record
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Named leadership · 32 officers on file
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Executive pay · Disclosed
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Government registration · Registered with an official registry
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Mission statement · Published
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Official website · On record
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Tax-deductibility · Verified
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Founding date · 2018
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Programs & activitiesNo named programs listed by the charity
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Quick facts about Raise the Bar Initiative
- What is Raise the Bar Initiative?
- Raise the Bar Initiative is a human services publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Des Moines, United States. 2024 Womens Barbell Classic powerlifting event The Barbell Club High School lifting program HERoic program is dedicated to partnering with area non-profit organizations serving vulnerable and underserved women to provide free introductory strength training sessions to women of any fitness level
- When was Raise the Bar Initiative founded?
- Raise the Bar Initiative was founded in 2018.
- Who leads Raise the Bar Initiative?
- Rachelle Little serves as Chief Operations Officer.
- Where is Raise the Bar Initiative located?
- Headquartered in Des Moines, IA, United States.
- What is Raise the Bar Initiative's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $100K-$1M. 45% of expenses go to program services.
- Is Raise the Bar Initiative trustworthy?
- Raise the Bar Initiative has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Raise the Bar Initiative's registration number?
- IRS EIN: 832449526.
- What is Raise the Bar Initiative's website?
- http://www.raisethebarinitiative.com