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Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundation at a glance

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Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$808k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$375kInternational$313kScience & Tech$282kEducation$218kReligion$195kEnvironment$70kRecreation & Sports$55kHuman Services$42kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $55k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $190k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $563k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY$200,000
PALLIATIVE CARE FOR UGANDA INC$125,000
PLAY ON PHILLY$100,000
826 BOSTON$75,000
PALLIATIVE CARE FOR UGANDA INC$62,500
BUCKS ROCK CAMP$25,000
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE$25,000
TCS$25,000
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY$20,000
RAMAH$20,000
NASHOBA BROOKS SCHOOL$15,000
THE FENN SCHOOL$10,000
CONGREGATION RODEPH SHALOM$10,000
GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL$10,000
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RISE ABOVE FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%SHADOW WARRIORS PROJECT: $10k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
CO
MD
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 98% of Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 19 repeat orgs$504k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
28

Total granted

$1.2M
$444k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+1%
+16%

Still filing today

74%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsEnvironmentHealthFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • PC
    PALLIATIVE CARE AND EDUCATION FOR RURAL
    2× · 2023–2024 · $313k · revenue +85% · 57% of their budget
  • PO
    PLAY ON PHILLY
    2× · 2023–2024 · $185k · revenue +1%
  • 826 BOSTON INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $90k · revenue +259%

Funded once

  • JA
    JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISREAL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL (OPERATION FALCON)
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC
    one grant, 2023 · $72k · revenue -45%
  • NG
    NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRISTINE SEAS
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
2
The Philadelphia School

The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.

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3
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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4
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
5
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
6
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
7
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Visit philadelphia is our name and our mission. as the region's official tourism marketing agency, we build greater philadelphia's image, drive visitation and boost the economy.

Community Improvement
8
Raspberry Pi Foundation North America Inc

Raspberry pi foundation north america enables young people to realize their full potential through the power of computer science and ai.

Science & Tech
9
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
10
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
12
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Forest Foundation; the most unlike its peers is National Geographic Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 54 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/35
Grantees still filing
18/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $272,000 · EducationNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY826 BOSTON INC: $90,000 · Education826 BOSTON INCWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $40,000 · EducationWESLEYAN UNIVERSITYNASHOBA BROOKS SCHOOL OF CONCORD INC: $28,400 · EducationNASHOBA BROOKS SCHOOL OF CONC…+1 more: $10,000 · EducationJEWISH AGENCY FOR ISREAL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL (OPERATION FALCON): $100,000 · OtherJEWISH AGENCY FOR ISREAL - NORT…TCS: $55,000 · OtherTCSNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRISTINE SEAS: $50,000 · OtherNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRI…THE CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE INC: $25,000 · OtherRAMAH: $20,000 · OtherTHE FENN SCHOOL: $20,000 · OtherGAINING GROUND INC: $20,000 · OtherGERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL: $20,000 · Other+21 more: $162,000 · Other+21 morePLAY ON PHILLY: $185,000 · Arts & CulturePLAY ON PHILLYFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $72,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZAL…WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC: $43,000 · Arts & CultureWESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOU…BUCK'S ROCK CAMP INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureBUCK'S ROCK CAMP INCASTRONAUTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureASTRONAUTS MEMORIAL FOUN…+2 more: $20,000 · Arts & Culture+2 morePALLIATIVE CARE AND EDUCATION FOR RURAL: $312,500 · InternationalPALLIATIVE CARE AND …CAMP RAMAH IN NEW ENGLAND INC: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsWomens Sports Foundation: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsNATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsFAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $10,000 · EnvironmentPHILADELPHIA PARKS ALLIANCE INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentVENTURE OUTDOORS INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentBOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthPOLITE TUMOR INC: $10,000 · HealthActive Minds Inc: $5,000 · Health
Education$440,400Other$472,000Arts & Culture$370,000International$312,500Recreation & Sports$40,000Environment$30,000Health$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPALLIATIVE CARE AND EDUCATION FOR RURAL: $312,500 over 2y, 57% of budgetNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $272,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPLAY ON PHILLY: $185,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budget826 BOSTON INC: $90,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $72,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC: $43,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBUCK'S ROCK CAMP INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetNASHOBA BROOKS SCHOOL OF CONCORD INC: $28,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetASTRONAUTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTHE FENN SCHOOL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP RAMAH IN NEW ENGLAND INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGAINING GROUND INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPOLITE TUMOR INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetDISCOVERY MUSEUM INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Food Project Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMIGHTY WRITERS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSWP INC dba SHADOW WARRIORS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetRISE ABOVE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE NATURE CONNECTION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWomens Sports Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetActive Minds Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHILADELPHIA PARKS ALLIANCE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVENTURE OUTDOORS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPROJECT MKC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Boston Foundation IncGreater Lowell Commun…Middlesex Savings Cha…The William Penn Foun…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Jewish Communal FundGe Aerospace Foundati…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…
Boston Foundation IncMA15.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc · Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · The William Penn Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Rise Above Foundation Inc: 14% of income from government
  • The Nature Connection Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Gaining Ground Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Discovery Museum Inc: 3% of income from government
  • 826 Boston Inc: 3% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Reservations: 2% of income from government
  • Westport Country Playhouse Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Wesleyan University: 1% of income from government
  • Museum of Science: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Farlight Foundation F/K/A I See a Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 54 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home