Funding search · EIN 853525074 · Wilmington, DE

There Is a Light Foundation

Name: There Is a Light 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.

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 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

scholarship campaign adopt angeles cavanaugh creative event expenses

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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.

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.