California · Public charity
Givelight Foundation Inc
Givelight Foundations primary exempt purpose is to provide shelter, clothing and food to children who have been orphaned by a natural disaster or other global crisis; to provide educational, spiritual and social services to the children residing in these orphanages.
- $379k
- Granted FY2018
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2018
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Itemized, FY2018
- $23k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2018
- $18,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $18,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Total assets, FY2018
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 50% of the organizations Givelight Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 2 | $23k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $81k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanan Foundation Inc | $36,960 | 1 | 35% |
| Educational Charitable and Humanitarian | $35,200 | 1 | 11% |
| The Citizen Foundation | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Averroes High School | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Ama Foundation | $3,600 | 1 | 1% |
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.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
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About Givelight Foundation Inc
- How much does Givelight Foundation Inc give?
- Givelight Foundation Inc reported 2 itemized grants totaling $23,000, out of $379,445 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Givelight Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are International (73%), Human Services (17%), Education (10%).
- Who are Givelight Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Hanan Foundation Inc ($37k), Educational Charitable and Humanitarian ($35k), The Citizen Foundation ($18k).
- Does Givelight Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Givelight Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Givelight Foundation Inc based?
- Givelight Foundation Inc is based in CA.
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