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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621809916Est. 2000-12

SUNLIGHT FOUNDATION

Nashville, TN 37215

Total Assets

$9.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$489K

FY 2023

Grants Made

23

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$21K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$467K

Total Expenses

$559K

Qualifying Distributions

$492K

Distributable Amount

$446K

Min. Investment Return

$452K

Undistributed Income

$385K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

23 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $8K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $489K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

71 grants

Baylor University
$366K
3 grants
Schwab Charitable Fund
$200K
1 grant
Cotton Tree Foundation
$55K
2 grants
Vanderbilt Medical Center Dev
$50K
1 grant
Timber Ridge Environmental Center
$48K
1 grant
Woodmont Baptist Church
$47K
3 grants
Mexican Indian Training Center
$40K
2 grants
Mission Aviation Fellowship
$37K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants

<$10K
52
grants
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

Texas
$380K
31% of total
Tennessee
$324K
26% of total
Nebraska
$200K
16% of total
Louisiana
$60K
5% of total
Illinois
$54K
4% of total
Florida
$45K
4% of total
Idaho
$37K
3% of total
Indiana
$27K
2% of total
North Carolina
$27K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$24K
2% of total

+7 more states

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