Funding search · EIN 813990658 · Salt Lake City, UT

Lightspark Foundation

Name: Lightspark Foundation grants, 2020–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

149
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2020–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

International Rescue1 grant · $167,288
Premier Catering1 grant · $127,545
Impact Guild1 grant · $99,018
Diversion1 grant · $92,168
Yoko Ramen1 grant · $60,750
Ashlee Preston2 grants · $52,500
Better Utah1 grant · $50,000
Impact Guild2 grants · $50,000
Better Utah2 grants · $40,000
Maize Tacos1 grant · $35,363

Giving over time

$52,500

2020

$546,364

2021

$317,215

2023

$327,667

2024

$413,018

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 149 grants.

$167,288
International Rescue · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$127,545
Premier Catering · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$99,018
Impact Guild · Beverly Hills, CA · 2025
Prosocial advocacy
$92,168
Diversion · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$60,750
Yoko Ramen · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$50,000
Better Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Government accountability
$42,500
Ashlee Preston · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Human Rights
$35,363
Maize Tacos · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$31,000
Boys & Girls Club · Murray, UT · 2025
Youth services
$30,000
Teal Media · Arlington, VA · 2021
Impact guild
$25,000
Chicanos Por La Causa · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Community support
$25,000
Boys and Girls Club · Murray, UT · 2024
Youth services
$25,000
Focus On Democracy Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Democracy Advocacy
$25,000
Impact Guild · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Prosocial advocacy
$25,000
Strategic Victory Fund Ie Pac · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Democracy Advocacy
$25,000
Democracy 2076 · New York, NY · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$25,000
Impact Guild · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$25,000
The Creative Coalition · New York, NY · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$25,000
The Other Side Village · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$20,000
Better Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Social services
$20,000
Better Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$20,000
Boys Girls Club · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$20,000
Veterans for All Voters · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$16,875
Nostalgia Cafe · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$15,000
Patriotic Millionaires · Washington, DC · 2025
Equality advocacy
$15,000
Utah Donor Collaborative · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Political advocacy
$15,000
Ignite Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Youth Advocacy
$15,000
Waste Less Solutions · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Food rescue
$13,500
Salt Lake City Corp Youthcity · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Youth services
$10,000
Immigrant Legal Services · Millcreek, UT · 2025
Legal aid
$10,000
International Rescue Committee · West Valley City, UT · 2025
Refugee support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Healthcare and education
$10,000
Sounds Support Foundation · Pleasant Grove, UT · 2025
Youth musicians
$10,000
Urban Rural Action · Washington, DC · 2025
Community support
$10,000
Utah Investigative Journalism Project · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Nonprofit journalism
$10,000
Women of the World · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Women's services
$10,000
Patriotic Millionaires · Washington, DC · 2024
Equality Advocacy
$10,000
Protect the Sacred · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Native Nation Advocacy
$10,000
Tolu Olumbunmi · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Migrant Advocacy
$10,000
Women of the World · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Refugee support
$10,000
Ashlee Preston · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$10,000
O2 Utah Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$10,000
Patriotic Millionaires · Washington, DC · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$10,000
Waste Less Solutions · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$9,600
Utah Food Services · North Salt Lake, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$9,167
Utah Clean Energy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$8,775
Publik · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Nourish to flourish initiative
$6,667
Utah Clean Energy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Environmental advocacy
$6,500
Equality Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Human rights
$6,500
Equality Utah 501c4 · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,048
Women of the World · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Cache Refugee & Immigrant Connection · Logan, UT · 2025
Refugee support
$5,000
Catholic Community Services of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Social services
$5,000
Comunidades Unidas · West Valley City, UT · 2025
Community support
$5,000
O2 Utah Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Environmental research
$5,000
Sjq College of Law · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Education
$5,000
The Other Side Village · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Homeless services
$5,000
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Homeless services
$5,000
Utah Clean Energy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Environmental advocacy
$5,000
Wasatch Community Gardens · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Food assistance
$5,000
Wasatch Women'S Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Women's services
$5,000
Waste Less Solutions · Murray, UT · 2025
Food rescue
$5,000
Wat Lao Buddharam Temple Event · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Community support
$5,000
Columbus House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Homeless services
$5,000
O2 Utah Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Environmental research
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Healthcare and education
$5,000
Salt Lake Academy of Music · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Youth music education
$5,000
Salt Lake City Corp Youthcity · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Youth services
$5,000
Sjq College of Law · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Education
$5,000
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Homeless services
$5,000
Utah Investigative Journalism Project · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Nonprofit journalism
$5,000
Ywca Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Womens services
$5,000
Columbus House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Contentment Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
En Garde Arts · New York, NY · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
International Rescue · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Rural Utah Project Educ Fund · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Salt Lake Academy of Music · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Salt Lake City Corp Youthcity · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Sjq College of Law · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
The Road Home · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Utah Investigative Journalism Proj · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Ywca Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$5,000
Amber Phillips · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Impact guild: innovators program (ig)
$5,000
Amy Hobby · Jersey City, NJ · 2020
Impact guild: innovators program (ig)
$5,000
Clarendon Group · Jamestown, RI · 2020
Impact guild: innovators program (ig)
$5,000
Johanna Blakley · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Impact guild: innovators program (ig)
$5,000
Marya Bangee · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2020
Impact guild: innovators program (ig)
$5,000
Otv Open Television · Chicago, IL · 2020
Impact guild: innovators program (ig)
$4,000
Salt Lake Academy of Music · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Youth music education
$4,000
International Rescue Committee · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Refugee support
$3,500
Fourth Street Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Healthcare for homeless
$3,500
Equality Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Human Rights
$3,500
Fourth Street Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Healthcare for homeless
$3,500
Fourth Street Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$3,000
Voices for Utah Children · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Youth services
$3,000
Catholic Community Services of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
To further foundation's initiatives
$2,500
Aclu of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Civil liberties/legal aid
$2,500
Columbus House · New Haven, CT · 2025
Homeless services

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.