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Private foundation (trust)EIN 450612382Est. 2011-06

NORTHLIGHT FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY 10017

Total Assets

$99.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$7.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

46

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$159K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$200–$1.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$10.1M

Total Expenses

$8.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.9M

Distributable Amount

$3.9M

Min. Investment Return

$4.0M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

46 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $73K to maximum $1.2M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $7.3M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

162 grants

AMALGAMATED FOUNDATION
$4.6M
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$3.5M
3 grants
THE NEW SCHOOL
$2.2M
4 grants
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE
$1.6M
4 grants
THE CONSERVATION FUND
$1.6M
2 grants
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$1.3M
4 grants
FIDELITY DAF
$1.2M
4 grants
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
$900K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

162 grants

<$10K
48
grants
$10–50K
39
grants
$50–250K
45
grants
$250K–1M
26
grants
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

23 states

District of Columbia
$7.4M
29% of total
New York
$5.0M
20% of total
Michigan
$3.5M
14% of total
California
$2.6M
10% of total
Virginia
$1.8M
7% of total
Maine
$1.5M
6% of total
Ohio
$1.2M
5% of total
Colorado
$717K
3% of total
Alaska
$425K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$375K
1% of total

+13 more states

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