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Light Foundation Inc Co Leslie Coleman at a glance

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Light Foundation Inc Co Leslie Coleman

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$161k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$43k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$559kRecreation & Sports$117kSocial Science$117kHuman Services$93kInternational$50kArts & Culture$36kYouth Development$20kCrime & Legal$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k17 grants · $64k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $98k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$859k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DENTON BIBLE CHURCH$42,500
LIBERTY INSTITUTE$20,000
BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP$15,000
COACHES OUTREACH$10,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$10,000
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST$7,500
WOMAN TO WOMAN$5,000
CHRISTIAN FAITH MINISTRIES$5,000
TURNING POINT USA$5,000
DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY$5,000
PAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES$5,000
BEHIND EVERY DOOR$5,000
THE NAVIGATORS$5,000
VICKERY MEADOW YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FN$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
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 (FY19–25, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%LAKEWOOD CONNECTS: $3k → 7%BEHIND EVERY DOOR: $10k → 14%BEHIND EVERY DOOR: $8k → 14%BEHIND EVERY DOOR: $7k → 14%BEHIND EVERY DOOR: $5k → 14%BEHIND EVERY DOOR: $5k → 14%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

OH
PA
CA
CO
KY
VA
AZ
TN
DC
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$997k · 29 repeat orgs$50k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
15

Total granted

$997k
$40k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+27%

Still filing today

34%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionCrime & LegalEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • CO
    COACHES OUTREACH
    9× · 2017–2025 · $77k · revenue +46%
  • BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP
    9× · 2017–2025 · $61k · revenue +62%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    4× · 2022–2025 · $40k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • RF
    RAFIKI FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +27%
  • TW
    THE WELL COMMUNITY CHURCH
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • AS
    ALL SAINTS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through the love of Jesus Christ, in the…

Education
3
The King's University

The King's University integrates Biblical education and practical ministry to shape Spirit-formed individuals who follow Jesus, serve His Church, and are sent to impact the world.

Education
4
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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5
Charis Bible College Inc

Charis Bible Colleges, Inc. (CBC) was established to train and equip individuals to carry out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through practical application through mentoring, training, and teaching.

Religion
6
Precept

Engaging people in relationship with God through knowing His Word

Religion
7
Far Reaching Ministries

Far Reaching Ministries (FRM) was founded to carry the Gospel Jesus Christ to the world with discipleship as our primary objective. We plant and edify evangelical churches, found Bible schools, gather intimate small groups, and sustain…

International
8
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
9
Serving Beyond Borders

Serving and pastoring overseas workers on their own turf and equipping nationals by training and empowering them in their work of advancing the gospel.

Human Services
10
Regent University

Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a Biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world.

—
11
The King's University

The King's University integrates Biblical education and practical ministry to shape Spirit-formed individuals who follow Jesus, serve His Church, and are sent to impact the world.

Education
12
Bible Thinker Inc

Bible Thinker, Inc is a ministry dedicated to equipping people to think and live biblically. There are three main areas of teaching that we focus on:1. Teaching accurate theology based on exegeting the text of the Bible and confronting…

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Coaches Outreach; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 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. 21 of the 47 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DENTON BIBLE CHURCH: $337,900 · OtherDENTON BIBLE CHURCHLIBERTY INSTITUTE: $116,500 · OtherLIBERTY INSTITUTECAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: $49,000 · OtherCAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRISTWOMAN TO WOMAN: $48,400 · OtherWOMAN TO WOMANTHE NAVIGATORS: $25,000 · Other+26 more: $136,350 · Other+26 moreBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: $60,500 · ReligionBIBLE STUDY FELLOW…SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $40,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSEAMERSON MUSIC MINISTRIES: $37,000 · ReligionAMERSON MUSIC MINI…College Golf Fellowship: $15,000 · ReligionCollege Golf Fello…LAUNCH GLOBAL: $7,500 · Religion+3 more: $11,000 · Religion+3 moreCOACHES OUTREACH: $76,500 · Recreation & SportsBEHIND EVERY DOOR MINISTRIES INC: $34,500 · Human ServicesLAKEWOOD CONNECTS INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesDallas Theological Seminary: $27,500 · EducationWESTMONT COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationDENTON FREEDOM HOUSE: $8,800 · Crime & LegalPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES: $1,500 · Crime & LegalREFUGE FOR WOMEN INC: $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$713,150Religion$171,000Recreation & Sports$76,500Human Services$37,500Education$29,500Crime & Legal$10,300Housing & Shelter$10,000

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 budgetCOACHES OUTREACH: $76,500 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: $60,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERSON MUSIC MINISTRIES: $37,000 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetBEHIND EVERY DOOR MINISTRIES INC: $34,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetDallas Theological Seminary: $27,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCollege Golf Fellowship: $15,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetREFUGE FOR WOMEN INC: $10,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDENTON FREEDOM HOUSE: $8,800 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRAFIKI FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKERSHAW'S CHALLENGE: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMiracle of Pentecost Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLAKEWOOD CONNECTS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMIO Frontiers: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTMONT COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAll Saints Health Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

  • Who funds COACHES OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds AMERSON MUSIC MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds BEHIND EVERY DOOR MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Dallas Theological Seminary ↗
  • Who funds College Golf Fellowship ↗
  • Who funds REFUGE FOR WOMEN INC ↗
  • Who funds DENTON FREEDOM HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds LAUNCH GLOBAL ↗
  • Who funds RAFIKI FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds PAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds KERSHAW'S CHALLENGE ↗
  • Who funds Miracle of Pentecost Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds LAKEWOOD CONNECTS INC ↗
  • Who funds MIO Frontiers ↗
  • Who funds WESTMONT COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES ↗

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.

Communities Foundatio…Christian Community F…Servant FoundationThe Ayco Charitable F…Natl Christian Charit…Christian Community F…The Dallas FoundationRaymond James Charita…National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…
Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX21.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · The Dallas Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation

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 Light Foundation Inc Co Leslie Coleman funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Light Foundation Inc Co Leslie Coleman. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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.

    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 47 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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