Funding search · EIN 593542305 · Tampa, FL

Lightning Foundation

Name: Lightning Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

121
grants reported: $6.5M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Hillsborough Education Fund1 grant · $560,000
Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $500,000
Usf Foundation3 grants · $450,500
Heroes of the St Pete Police and Fire Rescue1 grant · $360,000
Team Rubicon2 grants · $300,000
School Board of Hillsborough County1 grant · $250,000
Tampa Metro Area Ymca1 grant · $225,397
Pinellas Education Foundation1 grant · $200,000
Hillsborough County Firefighters Charities1 grant · $160,000
Usf Foundation1 grant · $155,000

Giving over time

$442,000

2021

$1.3M

2022

$1.4M

2023

$3.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 121 grants.

$560,000
Hillsborough Education Fund · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$500,000
Habitat for Humanity · Clearwater, FL · 2022
General donation
$360,000
Heroes of the St Pete Police and Fire Rescue · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
General donation
$250,000
School Board of Hillsborough County · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$250,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General donation
$225,397
Tampa Metro Area Ymca · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$200,000
Pinellas Education Foundation · Largo, FL · 2024
General donation
$195,000
Usf Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$160,000
Hillsborough County Firefighters Charities · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$155,000
Usf Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2021
General donation
$150,900
Usf Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$150,000
Lynn Sowers Memorial Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$140,000
Pasco Education Foundation · Land O Lakes, FL · 2024
General donation
$120,000
Pinellas County Sheriffs Office Foundation · Largo, FL · 2024
General donation
$110,000
Pasco Sheriff'S Charities · Port Richey, FL · 2024
General donation
$104,600
Usf Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$100,000
Pinellas Community Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2024
General donation
$100,000
USA Hockey Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
General donation
$80,000
Feeding Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$65,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$60,000
Ronald McDonald House · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$60,000
Tampa Bay Thrives · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$50,000
A Kid'S Place of Tampa Bay · Brandon, FL · 2024
General donation
$50,000
Calvary Community Clinic · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$50,000
Lift · Clearwater, FL · 2024
General donation
$50,000
MacDonald Training Center · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$50,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General donation
$50,000
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$50,000
The Family Healthcare Foundation · Temple Terrace, FL · 2024
General donation
$50,000
Camelot Community Center · Clearwater, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Corp To Develop Communities of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
End 68 Hours of Hunger · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Gulf Coast Jfcs · Clearwater, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County · Clearwater, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Meals On Wheels of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Navy League of the US - Tampa Council · Gulfport, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Police Athletic League of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Ready for Life · Largo, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
Special Operation Warrior Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
The Arc Nature Coast · Spring Hill, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
V Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General donation
$50,000
American Heart Association · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
General donation
$50,000
V Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General donation
$50,000
Warrick Dunn Charities · Decatur, GA · 2022
General donation
$50,000
V Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General donation
$45,115
Tampa Sportservice · Buffalo, NY · 2024
General donation
$35,000
Rise Tampa Our Police Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$32,500
Moffitt Cancer Center · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$30,000
Moffitt Cancer Center · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$30,000
Idea Public Schools Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2021
General donation
$29,000
Coast Guard Foundation · Stonington, CT · 2024
General donation
$27,500
Gulf Coast Jfcs · Clearwater, FL · 2024
General donation
$27,500
St Petersburg Free Clinic · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
General donation
$27,000
Listening Matters · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$25,000
Current of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$25,000
University Area Community Development Corporation · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$25,000
Anti-Defamation League · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
General donation
$25,000
Gigis Playhouse · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$25,000
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$25,000
Tampa Bay Defense Alliance · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$25,000
American Heart Association · St Petersburg, FL · 2021
General donation
$25,000
Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa, FL · 2021
General donation
$21,800
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$20,000
Special Olympics Florida · Clermont, FL · 2024
General donation
$20,000
Tampa Firefighters Charity Fund · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$20,000
Junior Achievement · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$17,500
Feeding Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$15,000
A Kid'S Place of Tampa Bay · Brandon, FL · 2023
General donation
$15,000
Junior League of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$15,000
Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay · Clearwater, FL · 2021
General donation
$13,796
Hillsborough Education Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$13,635
Kings Care Foundation · El Segundo, CA · 2024
General donation
$13,000
Tampa Theatre · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$12,775
The Spring of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$12,500
Zootampa at Lowry Park · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$11,500
Tampa Alumni - Kappa Alpha Psy · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$11,000
Tampa Theatre · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,100
Qtego Fundraising · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General donation
$10,100
Tampa Theatre · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$10,000
Academy Prep · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Bay Chapel · Wesley Chapel, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County · Clearwater, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Meals On Wheels of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Quantum Leap Farm · Odessa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Tampa Bay Thrives · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
The Florida Aquarium · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
The Spring of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
General donation
$10,000
Heart of Adoptions Alliance · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$10,000
New Life Village · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation
$10,000
American Red Cross · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$10,000
Children'S Cancer Center · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$10,000
Crisis Center of Tb · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation
$10,000
Humane Society of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.