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Luminate Foundation

Name: Luminate Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

370
grants reported: $85.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $200,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

rights civic work digital data technology capacity media

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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.

East West Management Institute8 grants · $2.9M
Data and Society Research Institute3 grants · $1.9M
Privacy International (Pi)3 grants · $1.6M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (Rpa)6 grants · $1.5M
Liberty2 grants · $1.5M
Correctiv2 grants · $1.4M
Digital Freedom Fund (Dff)3 grants · $1.3M
More in Common2 grants · $1.3M
Association for Progressive Communications (Apc)7 grants · $1.3M
Access Now3 grants · $1.2M

Giving over time

$34.3M

2022

$28.5M

2023

$22.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 370 grants.

$1.0M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To meaningfully resource black feminist movements globally.
$1.0M
Liberty · 2023
Challenge injustice, defends freedom, and campaigns fair treatment in UK
$860,673
East West Management Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Support Freedom of Expression cluster, via core institutional, capacity building
$784,000
Conectas · 2023
To combating misinformation and hate speech in Brazil
$750,000
Code for America (Cfa) · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support grantee to leverage speed and scale of technology
$730,000
Correctiv · 2022
investigates injustices and abuses of power and runs educational programs
$710,000
Correctiv · 2023
investigates injustices and abuses of power and runs educational programs
$700,000
More in Common · New York, NY · 2023
To build communities and societies resilient to polarisation and socialdivision.
$700,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support Gender Justice Data Hub Project
$675,110
East West Management Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Support Freedom of Expression cluster, via core institutional, capacity building
$650,000
Data and Society Research Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Support social implications of data-centric technologies & automation.
$650,000
Red En Defensa De Los Derechos Digitales (R3d) · 2024
Protects digital rights and civic space against surveillance and AI.
$650,000
Data and Society Research Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Support social implications of data-centric technologies & automation.
$650,000
Open Government Partnership (Ogp) · Washington, DC · 2023
Support reformers make governments open, accountable, and responsive to citizens.
$650,000
Privacy International (Pi) · 2022
To raises awareness on technologies that place privacy at risk
$600,000
Washington Office On Latin America (Wola) · Washington, DC · 2024
Promoting racial action plans and protecting human rights in Americas.
$600,000
Data and Society Research Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Support social implications of data-centric technologies & automation.
$580,000
More in Common · New York, NY · 2022
To build communities and societies resilient to polarisation and socialdivision.
$576,053
East West Management Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Support Freedom of Expression cluster, via core institutional, capacity building
$556,000
Aspiration · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the Grantee's "Cadence" (AI Now) project.
$550,000
Tifa Foundation · 2024
Protects digital rights and civic space against surveillance and AI.
$550,000
Access Now · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Support digital rights of world users at risk.
$542,000
Open Knowledge Foundation Germany · 2023
To support open government, open education and civic tech
$525,000
Digital Freedom Fund (Dff) · 2023
Support digital rights in Europe through strategic litigation
$520,000
Liberty · 2022
Challenge injustice, defends freedom, and campaigns in UK
$500,000
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Supports global AI reporting consortium, sharing expertise with newsrooms worldwide.
$500,000
Inter-American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To strengthen the countrys civic space
$500,000
Natural Resource Governance Institute (Nrgi) · New York, NY · 2024
General Operating Grant.
$500,000
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (Icij) · Washington, DC · 2023
Support investigative Journalists to carry out impactful cross-border investigation
$500,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
Support full integration of immigrants as active participants in democracy.
$500,000
Accountability Counsel · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support
$500,000
Color of Change Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support black communities civic empowerment programs,with criminal justice reform
$500,000
Digital Freedom Fund (Dff) · 2022
Support to grant-making and field building in digital rights.
$500,000
Global Witness · 2022
To provide unrestricted funding to Global Witness.
$500,000
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (Icij) · Washington, DC · 2022
Support investigative Journalists to carry out impactful cross-border investigation
$500,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
Support full integration of immigrants as active participants in democracy.
$500,000
Open Contracting Partnership · Washington, DC · 2022
support to make public procurement more transparent and effective globally.
$500,000
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism · 2022
Support Grantee tackling big subjects through reporting that uncovers truth.
$480,000
International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Supports safety of women and non-binary journalists, anti-online violence.
$470,000
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism · 2022
Support Grantee tackling big subjects through reporting that uncovers truth.
$455,000
Internetlab · 2023
Developing longer-term plan, with stronger emphasis on democracy and platforms.
$450,550
Agencia Publica · 2024
Supports Agencia Publicas development, global influence, and Big Tech investigation
$450,000
Access Now · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support digital rights of world users at risk.
$450,000
Privacy International (Pi) · 2024
Support Grantee's work on right to privacy for everyone, everywhere
$450,000
Open Contracting Partnership · Washington, DC · 2023
To advancing public procurement more transparent and effective globally.
$450,000
Privacy International (Pi) · 2023
Support Grantee's work on right to privacy for everyone, everywhere
$450,000
The Markup · New York, NY · 2023
Support data driven investigations of tech and it's societial influences
$450,000
The Markup · New York, NY · 2022
Support data driven investigations of tech and it's societial influences
$450,000
United We Dream Network · Washington, DC · 2022
Support undocumented immigrant youth centered in immigrant rights advocacy efforts.
$432,750
Lighthouse Reports · 2024
Advances accountability journalism, GenAI, and surveillance technology newsroom.
$405,300
Human Dignity Trust · 2024
Supports legal reform and protection for LGBT people worldwide.
$400,000
Global Investigative Journalism Network - Gijn · Washington, DC · 2024
Supports advanced investigations and safe tech infrastructure in newsrooms.
$400,000
European Digital Rights (Edri) · 2023
Decolonising program for the digital rights field in Europe
$400,000
Fundacion Para La Libertad De Prensa (Flip) · 2023
Protection of journalists, reactivating independent journalism networks, and strengthening organization
$400,000
Fund for Global Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2022
Support grassroots organisations human rights work across the globe
$400,000
Global Press Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Support strategic objectives around audience, revenue, and internal operations.
$395,000
Clip - Centro Latinoamericano De Investigacion Periodistica · 2024
To support achieving institutional objective of fostering public debate
$382,000
Transparency International UK (Ti-UK) · 2022
To support Grantee's work on corrupt money in the UK
$361,000
Publish What You Pay (Pwyp) · 2023
improving the lives of citizens in resource dependent countries
$355,000
Association for Progressive Communications (Apc) · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Building cohort organisations in Asia working on Big Tech accountability
$350,000
Open Government Partnership (Ogp) · Washington, DC · 2022
Support reformers make governments open, accountable, and responsive to citizens.
$350,000
Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (Snv) · 2022
Support the Grantee's program of work, institutional development, organisational health
$345,000
Open Knowledge Foundation Germany · 2022
Support dissemination of free and openly accessible knowledge.
$340,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the Center on Privacy and Technology.
$337,500
Co-Op Foundation · 2022
To support community of ethical enterprises in Greater Manchester.
$335,000
Opendemocracy · 2022
Promote democratic debate Building and strengthening civic society
$330,000
Freedom Voices Network · 2024
To secure data of threatened journalists and publish their reporting.
$330,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the Center on Privacy and Technology.
$330,000
Human Dignity Trust · 2022
Decriminalisation of LGBT+ people through strategic litigation and legislative reform.
$329,676
Media Legal Defence Initiative (Mldi) · 2023
To support via legal defense to journalists under threat.
$327,184
Engage Media · 2024
Supports Indonesia's AI governance, youth activism, and tech surveillance research
$315,000
Nossas · 2022
Support the continuity of Grantee's work at Brazil national level.
$314,610
Victory Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Strengthening network and skills of LGBTQI+ leaders across Latin America
$310,000
Media Monitoring Africa · 2024
Supports healthy information ecosystems and informed citizenry in South Africa.
$310,000
Katiba Institute · 2022
To support social transformation in Kenya through the Constitution.
$306,000
Katiba Institute · 2023
To entrench a culture and practice of constitutionalism in Kenya
$305,000
Amnesty International · 2023
Improving public understanding, awareness,and ecosystem in civic space .
$300,000
Atlantic Council · Washington, DC · 2024
To benefit democracy and human rights in Colombia.
$300,000
Katiba Institute · 2024
To entrench a culture and practice of constitutionalism in Kenya
$300,000
School of Politics Policy and Governance · 2024
Builds new, skilled political class to solve Africas development.
$300,000
Freedom Voices Network · 2023
To secure data of threatened journalists and publish their reporting.
$300,000
United We Dream Network · Washington, DC · 2023
Support undocumented immigrant youth centered in immigrant rights advocacy efforts.
$300,000
Freedom Voices Network · 2022
To secure data of threatened journalists and publish their reporting.
$300,000
Just Futures Law · Washington, DC · 2022
Provide legal support that strengthens immigrant rights, racial justice movements
$300,000
Open Institute International · 2022
To support expanding active citizen work at the Kenyan Coast.
$300,000
Phandeeyar · Walnut, CA · 2022
supporting new tech generation entrepreneurs and integrate technology in work.
$300,000
Public and Private Development Centre (Ppdc) · 2022
Support usage of Open Contracting information for accountability in Nigeria.
$300,000
Race Forward · New York, NY · 2022
Support pro-immigrant narratives and honor the humanity of immigrants
$300,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (Rpa) · New York, NY · 2022
advance immigrants, communities, women, LGBTQ, and Muslims in pop culture
$290,000
Color of Change Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
Supports Black Americans and their allies on the core issues.
$285,000
European Digital Rights (Edri) · 2022
To support EDRi, defending European rights and freedoms online.
$280,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (Rpa) · New York, NY · 2023
Supporting more accurate, nuanced and diverse storytelling by narrative shifts.
$275,000
Digital Freedom Fund (Dff) · 2024
Support digital rights in Europe through strategic litigation
$270,000
Baraza Media Lab · 2024
Improve resilience, coordination and support media, journalism and creative spaces.
$267,000
Instituto De Liderazgo Simone De Beauvoir · 2024
To support to Indigenous, Afro-Mexican, youth, and LBT+ women leaders
$266,450
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Hadley, MA · 2022
Support research on international flows of misinformation and disinformation
$265,000
Budgit · 2023
Support citizen engagement, media advocacy, civic tech and ecosystem building.
$265,000
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (Formerly Premium Times Ce · 2023
To improve the media and information ecosystem in Nigeria.
$265,000
Abraji - Associao Brasileira De Jornalismo Investigativo · 2022
General operating support
$260,000
Techher · 2024
Supports combating online gender violence and womens digital rights.

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