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Lighten Family Foundation

Wilmington, DEEIN: 20-8069108

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Funds educational initiatives, particularly scholarships for first-generation urban youth, and supports civil rights organizations and community churches in Delaware.

Private_foundation Foundation

Total Assets

$4,945,814

Grants (Last Year)

$83,200

Total Grants on File

35

Recipients Funded

23

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2024$83,20011$7,564
2023$122,50010$12,250
2021$251,60014$17,971

Top Grant Recipients

Yale University

New Haven, CT

$120,000 (2021)
$75,000 (2021)
$75,000 (2023)
$26,500 (2021)
YALE UNIVERSITY

NEW HAVEN, CT

$25,000 (2024)
$16,900 (2024)
$16,000 (2023)
$14,600 (2021)
$12,000 (2024)
$10,000 (2024)

Showing top 10 of 35 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2024 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 11 filing years)

W

William E Lighten

Pres, Dir, Sec

M

Michael D Lighten

VP

C

Christopher W Lighten

VP

A

Alexis N Lighten

VP

A

Adrienne J Lighten

VP

IRS Filing History

Lighten Family Foundation has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 11 years, spanning 2013 to 2024.

20242023202120202019201820172016201520142013

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