Light the Candle Foundation Inc
EIN 473476415Total Given 2016–2024
$377K
65 grants · $42K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
27%
balanced · 13/48 multi-year
repeat
$2.6M
Assets (2024)
48
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
DR INDRANILL BASU RAY
Phone
(813) 766-4426
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $30K | $790K | $546K | 3 |
| 2017 | $28K | $1.0M | $285K | 6 |
| 2018 | $33K | $894K | $59K | 5 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.3M | $255K | N/A |
| 2020 | $48K | $1.3M | $243K | 10 |
| 2021 | $155K | $1.7M | $346K | 17 |
| 2022 | $21K | $1.5M | $70K | 9 |
| 2023 | $16K | $2.0M | $190K | 8 |
| 2024 | $46K | $2.6M | $1.0M | 7 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 65 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$3K
Average
$6K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
SC
Saurabh K Chokshi
President
Leadership
SC
Sheela S Chokshi
Secretary/Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonia S Chokshi
Director
SC
Shashin S Chokshi
Director
Grants Awarded (65 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give Foundation Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $100,000 | PHILANTHROPIC EXCHANGE | 2021 |
| Tampa General Foundation | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | HOSPITAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Tampa General Foundation | Tampa, FL | $23,506 | HOSPITAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Mary Martha House | Ruskin, FL | $15,000 | SUPPORT SERVICES/WOMEN | 2024 |
| Clean Air | Boston, MA | $11,125 | CLIMATE CHANGE | 2021 |
| Triyoga Intl | Malibu, CA | $10,889 | SPIRITUAL | 2018 |
| Care Foundation | Union, NJ | $10,001 | RESEARCH,EDUCATION,SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Co Solve Collective | Bethlehem, PA | $10,000 | SOCIAL/ECOLOGICAL | 2024 |
| Wellfed Community | Tampa, FL | $10,000 | FOOD EDUCATION/SERVICES | 2024 |
| Tri Yoga | Malibu, CA | $9,610 | SPIRITUAL | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | SOCIAL JUSTICE | 2020 |
| Money Think | Chicago, IL | $7,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2020 |
| Common Threads | Austin, TX | $6,500 | NUTRITION EDUCATION | 2021 |
| Give Well | Oakland, CA | $6,500 | RECOMMENDED CHARITIES | 2021 |
| Tri Yoga | Malibu, CA | $6,001 | SPIRITUAL | 2021 |
| Mary Martha House | Ruskin, FL | $6,000 | SOCIAL SERVICES | 2021 |
| Tri Yoga | Malibu, CA | $5,301 | SPIRITUAL | 2022 |
| Tampa General Foundation | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | HOSPITAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| University of Chicago Medicine & Bio Sciences | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | HEALTH SCIENCE | 2018 |
| University of Chicago Medicine & Bio Sciences | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | HEALTH SCIENCE | 2020 |
| Shanti Academy | Mason, OH | $5,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2020 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | FOOD RELIEF | 2020 |
| Voter Fun | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | VOTER AWARENESS | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | SOCIAL JUSTICE | 2021 |
| Cewa | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2022 |