Private foundation · EIN 20-8069108

Lighten Family Foundation

Preselected only

Wilmington, DE

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202602309349101155
Total assets (EOY)$5,145,322
Grants paid$460,500
Typical (median) grant$4,750
Grants listed16
Giving in home state (DE)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K8
$5K–$25K2
$25K–$100K5
$100K+1

Smallest $1,000 · Largest $300,000

Geographic focus

GA
65%
NY
16%
CT
11%
TN
7%
VA
0%
MI
0%
MD
0%
DC
0%

Common purposes

yalepetersaloveymartamoretscholarshipogilvierobinsondechabertleadershipforumafroamericanculturalcenter

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$122,500$4,382,11110
2024$83,200$4,945,81411
2025$460,500$5,145,32216

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Boule FoundationATLANTA, GAGeneral & Unrestricted$300,000
Grace Baptist ChurchMT VERNON, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$32,000
Divine Favor & Fellowship MinistriesMOSCOW, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$26,000
Naacp Legal Defense And Educational Fund IncNEW YORK, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000
Yale UniversityNEW HAVEN, CTThe Peter Salovey and Marta Moret Scholarship Fund at Yale$25,000
Yale UniversityNEW HAVEN, CTThe Ogilvie Robinson deChabert Leadership Forum of the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale$25,000
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation IncNEW YORK, NYAiley Dancers' Resource Fund$10,000
Center Chapel Missionary Baptist ChurchMEMPHIS, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$7,000
New Rochelle Police Foundation IncNEW ROCHELLE, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
March Of Dimes IncARLINGTON, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Delta Animal ShelterESCANABA, MIGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Delta County Cancer Alliance IncESCANABA, MIGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Fellas College Scholarship FundBROOKLYN, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer FoundationUNIONDALE, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Naacp FoundationBALTIMORE, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
United Negro College Fund IncWASHINGTON, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
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