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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-1809916

Sunlight Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $413,900 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $413,900

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,701,659
  • Tax year 2023

    $489,200

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,750,760
  • Tax year 2022

    $445,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,843,527
  • Tax year 2021

    $359,868

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,921,796
  • Tax year 2020

    $307,893

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,728,804

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship fund

    $150,000
  2. Individual

    [individual]

    $80,000
  3. Individual

    General Operations

    $31,000
  4. Individual

    Staff Support

    $20,000
  5. Individual

    Operations

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    General Operations

    $15,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Project Support

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    Staff Support

    $9,600
  10. Individual

    Staff Support

    $8,400
  11. Individual

    Staff Support

    $8,400
  12. Individual

    Staff Support

    $8,400
  13. Individual

    General Operations

    $6,000
  14. Individual

    Staff Support

    $6,000
  15. Individual

    Staff Support

    $5,600
  16. Individual

    Scholarship fund

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship fund

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    General Budget

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    Staff Support

    $4,000
  20. Individual

    General Operations

    $3,000
  21. Individual

    Project Support

    $2,500
  22. Individual

    Project Support

    $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Timothy SiktbergSecretary Hours 4Pay $0
  • Deborah D ShermanPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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