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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1063909

Enlight Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $49 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $48,989,253

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $253,693,664

  • Tax year 2023

    $39,613,833

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $247,700,568

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,735,664

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $193,609,352

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,776,392

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $79,885,462

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,601,605

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $68,776,720

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,669,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $72,493,194

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,143,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $75,052,617

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    Charity

    $28,333,333
  2. Individual

    Education

    $3,000,000
  3. Action for the Climate EmergencyBoston, MA

    Medical & charity

    $3,000,000
  4. Individual

    Charity (statement 5)

    $2,300,000
  5. Solutions Journalism NetworkNew York, NY

    Culture

    $2,250,000
  6. Individual

    Child trauma research program.

    $2,000,000
  7. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    General education program

    $1,500,000
  8. Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationMenlo Park, CA

    Charity

    $1,200,000
  9. Pinewood SchoolLos Altos, CA

    Education

    $1,000,000
  10. Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Education and environment

    $734,400
  11. Children's Health CouncilPalo Alto, CA

    Charity

    $500,000
  12. Teach for AllNew York, NY

    Education program

    $500,000
  13. Watson InstituteBoulder, CO

    Culture & education

    $374,367
  14. The Foundation for Art HealingBrighton, MA

    Art and healing

    $350,000
  15. Individual

    Education and medical

    $330,000
  16. Girl EffectNew York, NY

    Charity

    $300,000
  17. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Scholarship & fellowship

    $200,000
  18. Individual

    Charity

    $150,000
  19. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Education

    $128,513
  20. Asian Art MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    Arts, Culture

    $126,640
  21. The Hunger ProjectNew York, NY

    Charity

    $105,000
  22. The Flight School IncSonoma, CA

    Education program

    $100,000
  23. Individual

    Education program

    $100,000
  24. Individual

    Education

    $90,000
  25. Individual

    Education

    $77,000
  26. Radius BooksSanta Fe, NM

    Charity

    $70,000
  27. Individual

    Charity

    $70,000
  28. San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA

    Art and music

    $50,000
  29. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Education and medical

    $50,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $29,533,33378% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $3,812,91310% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $3,000,0008% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $674,3672% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $500,0001% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $105,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $70,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $28,333,333
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $4,850,000
  3. California8 grants $3,839,553
  4. New York4 grants $3,155,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $374,367
  6. Connecticut1 grant $200,000
  7. New Mexico1 grant $70,000
  8. Wisconsin1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Lindsay A LouieCEO Hours 40Pay $297,497
  • Xin LiuDirector, CEO Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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