The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 46-5530678Civil rights

Who funds Skylight Engagement Inc?

7 private foundations gave Skylight Engagement Inc in Brooklyn, NY $1.9 million across 23 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

23 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    For support to consolidate the vivx program and solidarilabs mutual support networks, to promote the social protection of defenders and activist filmmakers by their stories and narratives, and for core support for institutional strengthening

    $200,000
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92Harrison, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  4. Inmaat FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $15,000
  5. The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    General operating support

    $25,000
  6. Inmaat FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $20,000
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Project support for consolidating the vivx program, a mutual support network to promote the social protection of defenders and activist filmmakers through their stories, and for core support for institutional strengthening

    $316,000
  8. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    For post-production and outreach and engagement activities for borderland, a documentary film examining the immigration crisis along the southern border of the united states through the activities of people mobilizing to address those issues

    $100,000
  9. CrossCurrents Foundation IncWashington, DC 2022

    General Support

    $25,000
  10. The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  11. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Project support for consolidating the vivx program, a mutual support network to promote the social protection of defenders and activist filmmakers through their stories, and for core support for institutional strengthening

    $200,000
  12. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    For the production of "borderland," a documentary examining the immigration crisis along the southern border of the united states through the activities of people mobilizing to address those issues

    $75,000
  13. CrossCurrents Foundation IncWashington, DC 2021

    General Support

    $25,000
  14. The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  15. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    For a SolidariLab to convene leaders from Afro Colombian communities to produce narratives that promote positive self representation and public acknowledgment of atrocities suffered, and to raise these narratives into the national post conflict discourse

    $220,000
  16. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to support the Grantee's SolidariLabs, an innovative model designed to build solidarity, cultivate alliances, and foster collaboration among various actors in the human rights movement and with other social movements, as well as its corollary, the Virtual International Volunteers Exchange human rights defender mechanism in Latin America

    $175,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    For the production of Borderland, a documentary examining the immigration crisis along the southern border of the United States through the activities of people mobilizing to address those issues

    $100,000
  18. CrossCurrents Foundation IncWashington, DC 2020

    General Support

    $25,000
  19. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    For a SolidariLab to convene leaders from Afro Colombian communities to produce narratives that promote positive self representation and public acknowledgment of atrocities suffered and to raise these narratives into the national post

    $100,000
  20. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    For the production of Borderland a documentary examining the immigration crisis along the southern border of the United States through the activities of people mobilizing to address those issues

    $100,000
  21. CrossCurrents Foundation IncWashington, DC 2019

    General Support

    $35,000
  22. CrossCurrents Foundation IncWashington, DC 2018

    General Support

    $15,000
  23. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    In support of general operations.

    $150

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Brooklyn, NY and are not among Skylight Engagement Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 91 grants Preselected only $24,174 to similar organizations
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 20 grants Preselected only $9,199 to similar organizations
  3. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 20 grants Accepts applications $2,111,300 to similar organizations
  4. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 29 grants Preselected only $5,220,200 to similar organizations
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 9 grants Accepts applications $3,268,119 to similar organizations
  6. New York FoundationNew York, NY 22 grants Accepts applications $544,750 to similar organizations
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 8 grants Preselected only $6,275 to similar organizations
  8. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 11 grants Preselected only $28,300,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-5530678 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.