Points of Light Foundation
Atlanta, GA · EIN 65-0206641. Reported 306 grants totalling $29.5M to 291 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
291organizations funded
$86,500median reported grant
$29.5Mgranted, 2020-2023
1%of grantees funded again the next year
2%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Points of Light Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a voluntarism promotion organization (NTEE T400).
- How spread out its giving is. 291 distinct organizations, with 2% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 1% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $86,500. Half of what it reported fell between $43,000 and $125,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
All 291 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $641,000 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc | Montgomery, AL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of North Wilkesboro | Wilkesboro, NC | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $306,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veterans Community Project | Kansas City, MO | $305,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairfield Police Activities League Inc | Fairfield, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hortons Kids Inc | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parity Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rockingham County Schools (reidsville High School) - 1533 | Reidsville, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntington Childrens Museum Inc | Huntington, WV | $288,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lowernine Org | New Orleans, LA | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $273,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $268,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charlotte Urban Design Center (city of Charlotte) | Charlotte, NC | $260,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Agua Fria Union High School District #216 | Avondale, AZ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Auntie Nas House | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Builders Inc | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Burke United Christian Ministries | Morganton, NC | $245,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Restoration Pointe | Nashville, TN | $235,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Status Home Inc | Atlanta, GA | $230,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Restoreokc Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $215,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Assn of V P I & S U | Blacksburg, VA | $215,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida Aquarium Inc | Tampa, FL | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Insight Housing | Berkeley, CA | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mackida Loveal & Trip Mentoring Outreach Center | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The City of Pontiac (ruth Peterson Senior Center) | Pontiac, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Nashville Dream Center | Nashville, TN | $198,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ashby House Ltd | Salina, KS | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lgbt Plus Center Orlando Inc | Orlando, FL | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ybmc | Normal, IL | $182,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Haven Inc | Charlotte, NC | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Virginia 4-H Educational and Conference Center Inc | Front Royal, VA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Queer Space Collective | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ourbridge Inc | Charlotte, NC | $172,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pivot Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Together Making a Better Community | Davenport, IA | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Workshops Inc | Canton, OH | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Easter Seals Florida Inc | Winter Park, FL | $167,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midian Leadership Project | Charleston, WV | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lumbee Land Development Inc | Pembroke, NC | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Undercliff Volunteer Fire Co Shaler Township | Pittsburgh, PA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | New York, NY | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children of Mine | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Lincoln High School | Denver, NC | $155,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade Inc | Miami, FL | $153,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visionairi Foundation | Fayetteville, AR | $152,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Recovery Community Center Inc | Manitowoc, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Martin Luther King JR Center for Non Violent Social Change Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gil Carter Initiative Inc | Topeka, KS | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian Association of Utah | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuild Maui Org | Lahaina, HI | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Senior Activity Center Inc | Pocatello, ID | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sojourner House | Providence, RI | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milton Volunteer Fire Dept | Milton, WV | $142,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aid the Silent | San Antonio, TX | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Domestic Violence Project Inc | Canton, OH | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| School District of Pickens County-Pickens Elementary School | Pickens, SC | $140,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Thurston County | Olympia, WA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scottsdale Unified School District #48 (yavapai Elementary) | Scottsdale, AZ | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women in Distress of Broward County Inc | Lighthouse Pt, FL | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Housing Plus Solutions Inc | New York, NY | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent Depaul Place Middletown Inc | Middletown, CT | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guilford County Board of Education (southeast Guilford High School) | Greensboro, NC | $126,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Waco Innovative School Development Inc | Waco, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Envision Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jeans Angels | Moncks Corner, SC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior League of the Shoals (childrens Museum of the Shoals | Sheffield, AL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natural Science Center of Greensboro Inc | Greensboro, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Off the Street Club | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Su Teatro | Denver, CO | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecorehab of Muncie Inc | Muncie, IN | $123,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc Morris County Chapter Nj Inc | Morris Plains, NJ | $123,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boise Rescue Mission | Boise, ID | $121,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humility Homes and Services Inc | Davenport, IA | $121,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship Mission Inc | Montgomery, AL | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas | Dallas, TX | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Ball | Ball, LA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Newark Valley | Newark Valley, NY | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tustin | Tustin, CA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carey Services Inc | Marion, IN | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fight for Kids Foundation | Winooski, VT | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Center of Helena Inc | Helena, MT | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs Inc | Appleton, WI | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Promise Community Homes | Saint Louis, MO | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Pocket Full of Hope Inc | Tulsa, OK | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Piedmont Inc | Statesville, NC | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connie Maxwell Childrens Home | Greenwood, SC | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Human Resources Council Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Extreme Inc | Bourg, LA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Street Arts | Portland, ME | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Community Center | Bethlehem, PA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Mothers Home of Southwest Florida Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mcneilly Center for Children Inc | Nashville, TN | $108,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barrett Foundation Inc | Albuquerque, NM | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire | Bristol, VA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Inc | Tampa, FL | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gap Ministries | Tucson, AZ | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Urban Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nashville Classical | Nashville, TN | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roof Above Inc | Charlotte, NC | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Truth Foundational Ministries Community Development Corporation | Pinetops, NC | $104,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Better World | Charlotte, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alternative Structures International | Waianae, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc | Buffalo, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Grand Forks East Grand Forks and Region | Grand Forks, ND | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant House Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent De Paul Diocese Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Do Greater Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Brigade Inc | Paramus, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation of African American Art | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Four Star Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gildas Club South Jersey Inc | Linwood, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of Charles County Inc | Waldorf, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interurban Arthouse | Overland Park, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| M F Place Inc | Hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nextstep Recycling | Eugene, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regional Council for Christian Ministry Inc | Idaho Falls, ID | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of San Antonio Texas Inc | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Luzerne Foundation | Wilkes Barre, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thrive Peninsula | Newport News, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Mooresville | Mooresville, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village at Glencliff | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guest House of Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $97,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manasseh House | Dubuque, IA | $97,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Three Oaks Homeless Shelter Inc | Lexington Park, MD | $97,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Charleston, WV | $97,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arca | Albuquerque, NM | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Oneonta | Oneonta, AL | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hero Pups Inc | Stratham, NH | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Francis House Inc | Boston, MA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Brunswick Youth Council | E Brunswick, NJ | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Serenity Inns Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adaptive Performance Center | Billings, MT | $92,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Stewartville Mn | Stewartville, MN | $92,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Laurys Station Volunteer Fire Company 1 of Laurys Station North | Laurys Sta, PA | $92,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Backfield in Motion Inc | Nashville, TN | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gladney Center for Adoption | Fort Worth, TX | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifepointe Ministries Inc | Titusville, FL | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lochland School Inc | Geneva, NY | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace Tree Parks | Redford, MI | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americans for Independent Living | Waterloo, IA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chester Education Foundation | Chester, PA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic West End Partners Inc | Charlotte, NC | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rochester Museum and Science Center | Rochester, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sojourner Truth Ministries Inc | Williamsport, PA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Boston Community Housing Inc | S Boston, MA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Surayya Anne Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Free Clinic | Concord, NC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Farmington United Methodist Church | Farmington, AR | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Wheaton, IL | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montclair Ambulance Unit | Montclair, NJ | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rowan Helping Ministries | Salisbury, NC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Austin Street Center | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Central Falls (central Falls Phillips Street Communi | Central Falls, RI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covey Inc | Oshkosh, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guadalupe River Park Conservancy | San Jose, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntington County Child Advocacy Center Inc | Huntington, IN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Shore Community Development Coalition Inc | Salem, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washoe County School District | Reno, NV | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin County Humane Society | Winchester, TN | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Room in the Inn Inc | Nashville, TN | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Kentucky Refugee Mutual Assistance Society Inc | Bowling Green, KY | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anthesis Services | Ontario, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Elitch Gardens Theatre Foundation | Denver, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little League Baseball Inc | Port Orchard, WA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shower the People | Nashville, TN | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Departmant Inc | Wilson, NC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Denver Colfax Partnership Inc | Denver, CO | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Troy Area United Ministries Inc | Troy, NY | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aberdeen Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry | Aberdeen, MS | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Drummond Historical Society | Drummond, OK | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jubilee Reach | Bellevue, WA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Welfare League of Alexandria Virginia Incorporated | Alexandria, VA | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barn Buddies Rescue | Las Vegas, NV | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County | Fresno, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rosewood Heights Fire Protection District | East Alton, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Saints Episcopal Church | Portland, OR | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Light & Recreation Center of Sprague-Martell Inc | Martell, NE | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Poder Learning Center | Chicago, IL | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Dominics Family Services | Blauvelt, NY | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Cushing (cushing Senior Citizens Center) | Cushing, OK | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Stand Down Rhode Island | Johnston, RI | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penn Wynne Overbrook Hills Fire Co | Wynnewood, PA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phinney Neighborhood Association | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Port Orchard Historic Theatre Foundation | Port Orchard, WA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayne Action for Racial Equality Inc | Sodus, NY | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal Charity of Ohio Inc | Boardman, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Knowledge Empowerment and Advocacy Group | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Westbrook Maine (westbrook High School) | Westbrook, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals Serving DC-MD-Va Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| House of Ruth | Washington DC, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern Partnership for Children and Families | Bakersfield, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Ministries Inc | Tampa, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mooresville Graded School District (south Elementary Playground) | Mooresville, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust Inc | Voluntown, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wakefield Foundation Inc | Wakefield, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Variety the Childrens Charity of the Delaware Valley | Worcester, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Social Club | Laurel, MS | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Borough of Fort Lee | Fort Lee, NJ | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Champion House of Care Project One Inc | Charlotte, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oasis a Safe Haven for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence | Lake Charles, LA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panther Valley School District | Lansford, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Audiences Inc of Houston | Houston, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eden Housing Resident Services Inc | Hayward, CA | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Region Youth Tennis Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| D H & L Co Ambulance League | Selinsgrove, PA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Richmond FIT4KIDS Inc | Richmond, VA | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope House of Manitowoc County Inc | Manitowoc, WI | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Paltz Youth Program | New Paltz, NY | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Brighter Day Outreach | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dubuque Arboretum Association Inc | Dubuque, IA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henderson Volunteer Fire Department | Henderson, AR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services | Honolulu, HI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nations Ministry Center | Nashville, TN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North American Family Institute Inc | Contoocook, NH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Starkfresh | Canton, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weddington Area Volunteer Fire Protection Association Inc | Fayetteville, AR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Campbell County Childrens Center | La Follette, TN | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Twp Vol Fire Dept Inc | Greendell, NJ | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Haven of Sw Missouri | Joplin, MO | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Tietze Park Foundation | Dallas, TX | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridge Ministries of Shelby County | Shelbyville, IN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dismas of Vermont Inc | Winooski, VT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health America of Hendricks County Inc | Avon, IN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter Incorporated | Nashua, NH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest New Mexico Arts Council | Farmington, NM | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stand Up for Salem Inc | Salem, NJ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanley Volunteer Fire Department | Owensboro, KY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way Community Services Inc | Provo, UT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Tilton | Tilton, NH | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cafe of Life Inc | Bonita Spgs, FL | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deep Roots Inc | Earleville, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highlanders Boxing Club Program | Highland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
4 of 291 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Central Alabama Community Foundation
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 210 of 291 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $130,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 100 | $9,335,000 | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 100 | $10.0M | $92,500 |
| 2023 | 100 | $10.0M | $96,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
12% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $86,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Points of Light Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 99 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 101 Marietta St Nw 3100, Atlanta, GA, 30303.
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