A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 51-0185359Arts and culture

Who funds The Light Factory?

9 private foundations gave The Light Factory in Charlotte, NC $25,093 across 21 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, 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

21 grants

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

  1. The Maddrey FoundationGreenville, SC 2025

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  2. The Maddrey FoundationGreenville, SC 2024

    To support general operations of the organization

    $250
  3. The Maddrey FoundationGreenville, SC 2023

    To support general operations of the organization

    $200
  4. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $18
  5. The Maddrey FoundationGreenville, SC 2022

    To support general operations of the organization

    $200
  6. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2022

    Employee matching gift donation

    $100
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $23
  8. Anne Noggle FoundationAlbuquerque, NM 2021

    Education

    $2,000
  9. Modera Charitable FoundationWestwood, NJ 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $250
  11. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $200
  12. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $100
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $11
  14. Blumenthal Foundation for Charity Religion Education & Better Inter-Charlotte, NC 2020

    A grant fro the School of Good Citizenship and their work with The Light Factory Legacy Project ...

    $10,000
  15. The Richards FoundationCarrollton, GA 2020

    General operations

    $2,500
  16. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $1,900
  17. The Maddrey FoundationGreenville, SC 2020

    To support general operations of the organization

    $75
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $16
  19. The Richards FoundationCarrollton, GA 2019

    To fund charity

    $2,500
  20. The Perper Family FoundationCharlotte, NC 2019

    To support the local arts community.

    $1,000
  21. The Richards FoundationCarrollton, GA 2018

    To fund charity

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Charlotte, NC and are not among The Light Factory’s funders above.

  1. Albemarle FoundationCharlotte, NC 68 grants Accepts applications $1,112,652 to similar organizations
  2. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 28 grants Accepts applications $2,454,819 to similar organizations
  3. The Dickson Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 25 grants Accepts applications $493,400 to similar organizations
  4. Philip L Van Every FoundationWilmington, DE 15 grants Preselected only $1,027,184 to similar organizations
  5. Dowd Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 24 grants Preselected only $570,107 to similar organizations
  6. Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL 15 grants Accepts applications $118,500 to similar organizations
  7. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 20 grants Preselected only $91,945 to similar organizations
  8. Charlotte Woman's Club First Citizens BankRaleigh, NC 18 grants Accepts applications $32,793 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 51-0185359 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.