FINALISTs – 2026

Adalat AI develops artificial intelligence tools that help judges, court staff, and governments reduce backlogs, accelerate hearings, and make justice more transparent and accessible.

Caring Across Generations works to transform cultural norms and narratives about aging, disability and care; develop and seed demand for visionary policy solutions and establish care as an urgent national priority.

The Center for Healing and Justice through Sport (CHJS) exists to drive mental health equity for young people by unlocking the healing power of sport.

The Chef Ann Foundation ensures that school food professionals have the resources, funding, and support they need to provide fresh, delicious, cooked-from-scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet.

Conservation Through Public Health promotes biodiversity conservation by enabling people, gorillas and other wildlife to coexist through improving their health and livelihoods in and around Africa’s protected areas and wildlife rich habitats.

Counterpoints Arts works to support and create transformative art by, with, and about migrants and refugees – so their stories shape our culture and help change how we see displacement.

Farmers for Forests (F4F) protects and restores biodiverse forest cover in partnership with farmers and indigenous communities across India.

As a women-founded and led non-profit media company, FEMINIST exists to advance gender equity through the amplification of a diverse network of intersectional feminist changemakers, artists, organizations, and creators.

For The People works with prosecutors to find people in prison who can be safely released, reuniting families and strengthening communities for generations to come.

GirlTREK is on a mission to increase the life expectancy of Black women and girls in America.

Iftin Global moves young people in communities affected by violence from the side lines to the forefront in building peaceful and prosperous societies

Instituto Identidades do Brasil promotes racial equality in all public spaces across Brazil.

Justice for Migrant Women (J4MW) champions migrant and rural women’s right to live and work with dignity, and without fear of sexual violence.

Karya’s mission is to leverage the AI revolution to create dignified earning and learning opportunities for low-income communities across the world.

Kingmakers of Oakland serves boys and young men, who they honor as Kings, recognizing them as carriers of brilliance, creativity, and
transformative leadership.

Mukuru Clean Stoves ensures every family, regardless of income, has access to clean, reliable cooking, because dignity starts at home.

Pacto seeks to orchestrate the pro-democracy ecosystem in Brazil in order to counter authoritarian threats, defend the Democratic Rule of Law, and revitalize the democratic environment in the country.

The Shamiri Institute enables thriving youths by making mental healthcare accessible in underserved regions of the world, starting with Kenya and Africa.

SOLA’s mission is, and always has been, to educate Afghan girls.

Springboard to Opportunities works alongside residents living in federally subsidized affordable housing as they pursue their goals in school, work and life.