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Private foundation (trust)EIN 421557485Est. 2003-04

LIGHT A SINGLE CANDLE FOUNDATION NF

CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$550K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$34K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$400–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

The 2025 submission deadline dates are…

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$111K

Total Expenses

$836K

Qualifying Distributions

$821K

Distributable Amount

$191K

Min. Investment Return

$192K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $400 through median $30K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

61 grants

CROSS INTERNATIONAL
$1.4M
8 grants
SEMILLA NUEVA
$392K
6 grants
AMIGOS FOR CHRIST
$311K
1 grant
THE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES
$125K
1 grant
ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$118K
1 grant
FATHERS & FAMILIES SUPPORT CENTER
$100K
1 grant
HELP FOR HAITI
$72K
1 grant
BEYOND HOUSING
$66K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
13
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Florida
$1.4M
42% of total
Missouri
$860K
25% of total
Idaho
$392K
12% of total
Georgia
$311K
9% of total
District of Columbia
$105K
3% of total
Illinois
$100K
3% of total
New Hampshire
$72K
2% of total
Maine
$46K
1% of total
Colorado
$38K
1% of total
Washington
$25K
1% of total

+3 more states

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