Skydivers are Superheroes

Who We Are

Raise the Sky is a registered non-profit organization that connects members of the worldwide sport skydiving community to humanitarian and charitable causes, and promotes a transformative public image of skydivers as sportspeople who love life and give back to society’s most vulnerable.

We organize events, vet charities, manage media outreach, and support skydivers who want to make the world a better place through the promotional and inspirational power of human flight. We are committed to growing sport skydiving in new ways and telling its best stories to a wider public audience.  Read more about us.

What We Do

Our team was the driving force behind the US National Wingsuit Record in 2009, which raised funds to keep kids in school through the dedicated work of City Year and got extensive media coverage on every major network television station and every major skydiving print publication in the world (plus stories on AOL news, a Japanese primetime television feature starring one of the record participants, and more). We also organize the annual tonto Boogie, a charity and skydiving event in partnership with the Johannesburg Skydiving Club in South Africa. This boogie hosted the launch of the South African Skydiving League in 2009.

New Projects

In Spring 2010, look out for our wind tunnel competition, proceeds from which which will get deserving kids into the tunnel not just to experience flight, but to learn its physics! The Prostejov Bigway Project will bring Wingsuit and Belly Formation flying to the Czech Republic September 5-10, 2010. The 3rd Annual tonto Boogie will take place in South Africa late in the year.

Find out what we can do for you

Setting a record? Planning a small dropzone event? Building a team? Want sponsors? Want more from your sponsored athletes? Want to make a difference? Contact any member of our Board:

taya@raisethesky.org (specialties: Charity Partnership Development, Wingsuit Records, International Event Planning)
eli@raisethesky.org (specialties: Tunnel Competition, Event Management, Media Outreach)
phil@raisethesky.org (specialties: Media Technology, Videography, Wingsuit Records)
steve@raisethesky.org (specialties: Corporate Partnerships, International Charities)
jeff.donohue@raisethesky.org (specialties: Legal Issues, Health-related Charities)