Enlight Foundation
EIN 201063909 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$111.5M
146 grants · $13.9M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$200K
typical big bets · $60K–$586K
grant size
24%
balanced · 24/98 multi-year
repeat
$461.4M
Assets (2023)
98
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Phone
(650) 804-1232
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $4.6M | $97.9M | $2.5M | 20 |
| 2018 | $7.1M | $126.6M | $5.1M | 19 |
| 2020 | $13.6M | $380.6M | $10.0M | 41 |
| 2021 | $21.8M | $485.6M | $33.3M | 27 |
| 2022 | $24.7M | $386.4M | $140.9M | 23 |
| 2023 | $39.6M | $461.4M | $101.7M | 16 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 146 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$60K
Median
$200K
Average
$764K
75th Pctl
$586K
Maximum
$28.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.8% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 13 states
$667K across
4 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (146 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $28,333,333 | CHARITY | 2023 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $6,400,760 | EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 2021 |
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $5,800,000 | RISING AMERICAN ELECTORATE | 2020 |
| Global Citizen Year | Oakland, CA | $5,250,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| Iconiq Educationeconomic Mobility C | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 | EDUCATION AND CHARITY | 2022 |
| Iconiq Impact Ocean Co-Lab | San Francisco, CA | $3,333,334 | CHARITY | 2022 |
| Children's Health Council | PALO ALTO, CA | $3,000,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| World Savvy | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 | EDUCATION | 2022 |
| San Francisco General HOSP Foundati | San Francisco, CA | $2,918,000 | CHILD TRAUMA RESEARCH PROGRAM. | 2022 |
| Solutions Journalism Network | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | CULTURE | 2023 |
| Syracus University | Syracuse, NY | $2,000,000 | EDUCATION | 2022 |
| San Francisco General HOSP Foundati | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | CHILD TRAUMA RESEARCH PROGRAM. | 2023 |
| Solutions Journalism Network | New York, NY | $1,665,050 | CULTURE | 2020 |
| Democracy Works | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500,000 | RISING AMERICAN ELECTORAT | 2020 |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | RISING AMERICAN ELECTORATE | 2018 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $1,200,000 | CHARITY | 2021 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $1,200,000 | CHARITY | 2022 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $1,200,000 | CHARITY | 2023 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $1,125,000 | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM | 2016 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM | 2021 |
| Girl Effect | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | CHARITY | 2022 |
| World Savvy | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 | EDUCATION | 2023 |
| Lucile Packard Children's Fund | PALO ALTO, CA | $1,000,000 | CHARITY | 2016 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $975,000 | EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 2023 |
| Enlight Collaborative | Oakland, CA | $965,000 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
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