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Private foundation (trust)EIN 813990658Est. 2018-07

LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111

Total Assets

$6.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$317K

FY 2023

Grants Made

38

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$28K

Impact Guild: A network of individuals who use media entertainment and other forms of storytelling for social good and healthy democracies

Program 2

$187K

Improving Utah: Focuses on local initiatives that address homelessness and food insecurity; racial justice social equity and civil rights; and environmental sustainability.

Program 3

$105K

Strengthening Democracy: The foundation supports nonpartizan efforts to bolster the ramparts of our democracy in the United States.

Focus Areas

Civil RightsSocial Action & Advocacy

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$563K

Total Expenses

$338K

Qualifying Distributions

$320K

Distributable Amount

$311K

Min. Investment Return

$314K

Undistributed Income

$311K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

38 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $5K to maximum $25K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $546K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

70 grants

International Rescue
$172K
2 grants
PREMIER CATERING
$128K
1 grant
DIVERSION
$92K
1 grant
YOKO RAMEN
$61K
1 grant
MAIZE TACOS
$35K
1 grant
TEAL MEDIA
$30K
1 grant
The Creative Coalition
$25K
1 grant
The Other Side Village
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants

<$10K
55
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Utah
$708K
77% of total
New York
$67K
7% of total
California
$64K
7% of total
Virginia
$31K
3% of total
Missouri
$20K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$11K
1% of total
New Jersey
$5K
1% of total
Illinois
$5K
1% of total
Rhode Island
$5K
1% of total
Florida
$500
0% of total

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