Minnesota · Public charity
Shine a Ligh7 Foundation
To improve the quality of life of children in need. Through donations and fundraising events, we distribute funds to qualified non-profit organizations who share our mission in improving the lives of children while promoting their social, emotional and behavioral health. Our fundraising efforts focus on anti-bullying, suicide prevention…
- $139k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $32,468
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $275k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Shine a Ligh7 Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $139k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $17k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $124k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $95k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Center for Children | $130,750 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Confidence Learning Center Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Hennepin Health Foundation | $49,910 | 2 | 0% |
| Domestic Abuse Project Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Fairview Health Services | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Shine a Ligh7 Foundation
- How much does Shine a Ligh7 Foundation give?
- Shine a Ligh7 Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $139,468 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Shine a Ligh7 Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (49%), Education (26%), Recreation & Sports (16%).
- Who are Shine a Ligh7 Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Washburn Center for Children ($131k), University of Minnesota Foundation ($100k), Confidence Learning Center Inc ($60k).
- Does Shine a Ligh7 Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Shine a Ligh7 Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Shine a Ligh7 Foundation based?
- Shine a Ligh7 Foundation is based in MN.
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