Funding search · EIN 853525074 · Wilmington, DE

There Is a Light Foundation

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

123
grants reported
$1.4M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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1 grant matching “cavanaugh · $25,000

  • $25,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Vernon, CA · 2022

    James J. Yukevich/Yukevich Cavanaugh Campaign

Top recipients

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

  • Southwestern Law School2 grants · $325,000
  • Onekid Oneworld3 grants · $85,000
  • Innoceana2 grants · $70,000
  • Innocence Oc2 grants · $60,000
  • Music for Movements2 grants · $50,000
  • Los Angeles Regional Food Bank2 grants · $35,000
  • Tidings for Teens3 grants · $27,500
  • Campaign for Human Rights1 grant · $25,000
  • Give To Research1 grant · $25,000
  • Armenian Relief Society1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$134,976
2022
$527,712
2023
$687,449
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 123 grants.

  • $250,000

    Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    There Is a Light Foundation Public Service Fund

  • $75,000

    Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Innocence Oc · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Innoceana · Kentfield, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $35,000

    Onekid Oneworld · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Music for Movements · W Hollywood, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Onekid Oneworld · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Armenian Relief Society · Watertown, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Campaign for Human Rights · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I · Merrifield, VA · 2023

    funds for Ukrainians

  • $25,000

    Give To Give Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Give To Research · Yelm, WA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Murphslife Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Music for Movements · W Hollywood, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Kent, OH · 2023

    Gaza Relief and Recovery fund

  • $25,000

    The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Victims of Illicit Drugs · Highland, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Vernon, CA · 2022

    James J. Yukevich/Yukevich Cavanaugh Campaign

  • $25,000

    Onekid Oneworld · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    The Los Angeles Valley College Foundation · Van Nuys, CA · 2022

    Scholarship Fund for students' expenses

  • $20,000

    Innoceana · Kentfield, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Child International · Santa Ana, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,800

    International Childrens Media Center · Northbrook, IL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    A Quarter Blue · Orange, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    B Ponce · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $10,000

    Edward Charles Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024

    Visionary Survivor Creative Fund

  • $10,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Vernon, CA · 2024

    Fundraising campaign fund

  • $10,000

    Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024

    2024 komen los angeles more than pink walk

  • $10,000

    Consumer Watchdog · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Charitable Event

  • $10,000

    G R E a T Kids With Adhd a Texas Non-Profit Corpor · Plano, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Innocence Oc · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation- UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Medical Missions for Children · Beverly, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Tidings for Teens · Valencia, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $10,000

    Weston Waynes Warriors Foundation · Hermosa Beach, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Medical Missions for Children · Beverly, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Tidings for Teens · Newhall, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Tidings for Teens · Newhall, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,889

    K Kramer · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $6,104

    R Arnold · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,694

    T Goldberg · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,450

    T Goldberg · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    A Dempsey · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    A Sallan · Boston, MA · 2024

    Scholarship grant

  • $5,000

    Chance for Change · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Foundation for Advocacy Inclusion and Resources · Woodland Hls, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    G Ferraresso · Long Beach, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    H Rasmussen · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    Heroic Hearts Project · New York, NY · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    K Marie Abellana · North Hollywood, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    N Placencia · North Hollywood, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    O Tzar · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    A Walters · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    D Abella · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    E Ferreira · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    Foundation for Advocacy Inclusion and Resources · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Hoping Hearts Foundation · Springboro, OH · 2023

    Adopt Together Program

  • $5,000

    J Velarde · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    L Melkonian · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    P Navarro · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    Foundation for Advocacy Inclusion and Resources · Woodland Hls, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    J Hanie · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation- UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    L Binder · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Scholarship Grant

  • $5,000

    Maryam Parman Foundation for Children · Orange, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Persian American Civic Action Network · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $4,999

    T Lanza · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $4,997

    S Kedi · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $4,988

    B Chenery · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Scholarship Grant

  • $4,988

    J Tang · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Scholarship Grant

  • $4,848

    C Pitts · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $4,848

    J Vilhauer · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Scholarship Grant

  • $4,378

    D Mohammadigerani · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $3,719

    V Gautto · Azusa, CA · 2024

    Scholarship grant

  • $2,995

    A Cooper · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    E Greenberg · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    K Bosch · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    L Fairchild · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    M Xu · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    N J Khoo · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    T Casadei · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    T Cuaresma · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,995

    Y L Lee · Burbank, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,986

    R Foroughi · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,750

    M Hamidi · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    A Dvir · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    A Grant · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    A Jafari · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    A Miller · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    A Peeples · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    C Hunter · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    E Flores · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    E Richardson · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    J Harouni · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    K Waweru · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    M Dunn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    M Fabro · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

  • $2,500

    M Uradnik · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Scholarship Grant

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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.