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Lighten Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE  ·  EIN 208069108  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$4.9M

Total Giving

$851K

Grants on File

50

Average Grant

$17K

Giving Radius

Where Lighten Family Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $1K across 2 grants CO — no grants on file CT — $430K across 3 grants DC — $4K across 5 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $2K across 1 grant MD — $1K across 1 grant ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $2K across 1 grant NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $376K across 29 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $34K across 8 grants TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 23 recipients across 8 states. Top concentrations: NEW HAVEN ($430K, 3 grants), NEW YORK ($272K, 7 grants), MT VERNON ($73K, 4 grants), MEMPHIS ($20K, 4 grants), NEW ROCHELLE ($18K, 10 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial INC $1K 2020
Yale University $60K 2020
Yale University $250K 2020
United Negro College Fund INC $1K 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network INC $500 2020
New York Theological Seminary $5K 2020
New Rochelle Police Foundation INC $2K 2020
Naacp Foundation $1K 2020
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation $1K 2020
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia $500 2020
Grace Baptist Church $25K 2020
Foundation of Westchester Clubmen INC $1K 2020
Fellas College Scholarship Fund $500 2020
Family Services of Westchester INC $2K 2020
Divine Favor & Fellowship Ministries $3K 2020
Center Chapel Missionary Baptist Church $5K 2020
Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle INC $1K 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network INC $500 2021
Black Enterprise Bridge Foundation for the Advance $1K 2021
Center Chapel Missionary Baptist Church $4K 2021
Divine Favor & Fellowship Ministries $1K 2021
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music INC $2K 2021
Grace Baptist Church $15K 2021
Howard University $500 2021
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation $500 2021

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Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $4.4M $246K $345K $176K
2022 $4.2M $240K $135K $164K
2021 $4.2M $271K $454K $302K
2020 $4.1M $238K $351K $413K
2019 $4.2M $251K $284K $499K
2015 $4.8M $273K $588K $542K
2014 $4.7M $287K $662K $478K
2013 $4.5M $279K $451K $442K
2012 $4.5M $265K $202K $461K
2011 $4.8M $268K $367K $374K

Section VII

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