North Dakota · Nonprofit
LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION
LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION (North Dakota) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $165,061 to it, the largest being ALEX STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($50,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $495k
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $165k
- Net assets
- $848k
What Landon's Light Foundation does
Mission
Landon's light supports children battling serious medical illness by providing hope and joy during their difficult journey. We also inspire all children to grow in their academics, faith and physical well-being, so they may live as the best version of themselves.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Pillar program a: the miracle moment program provided 15 children, who are battling a chronic medical condition, along with their families, with individualized gifts, services and experiences.
$86,549 spentof which $22,558 as grants36% of program spendingPillar program b: the honorary birthday program provided 75 children, who are staying or receiving treatment in a hospital, along with their families, with gifts, toys, and gift cards for gas and meals.
$34,469 spentof which $21,885 as grants14% of program spendingPillar program c: the 10 days of giving program provided 74 children, who are battling a chronic disease, along with their families, with individualized gifts, services and experiences during the holiday season.
$31,026 spentof which $18,386 as grants13% of program spendingThe following are our community programs: the scholarship program provided scholarships to 10 local high school seniors who displayed characteristics consistent with the core values of the foundation. Project kindness provided 2091 children, with funding to support and give back to the community with a kindness project that they decide on. Elementary, middle and high school classrooms are involved. The team sponsorship program provides financial support to local teams to allow children to grow in their physical well-being. 12 teams, or 290 children, were impacted. Grant provided to lend a hand up which supports families during hardship. Backpacks were purchased for the united way school supply drive.
$89,369 spentof which $43,846 as grants37% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $241,413.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $483k to $824k (+71%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
86% of LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $10k → $28k.
6 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 55% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 30% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
59% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 94% · 2022 39% · 2023 38% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
80% of LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
55% of LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $75k that is directly attributable, 96% of it comes from North Dakota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $90k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,130 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,130 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION
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In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION?
- LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION (North Dakota) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $165,061 to it, the largest being ALEX STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($50,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $165,061 in grants to LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION?
- ALEX STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LANDON'S LIGHT FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing