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Filing year 2024

LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION

Salt Lake Cty, Utah·EIN 81-3990658·NTEE R99 · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$565k
Total assets
$6.5M
Total expenses
$440k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$328k

Itemized grants

38

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Ashlee PrestonBeverly Hills, CAHuman Rights$43k
Boys and Girls ClubMurray, UTYouth services$25k
Focus on Democracy FundWashington, DCDemocracy Advocacy$25k
Impact GuildBeverly Hills, CAProsocial advocacy$25k
Strategic Victory Fund IE PACRaleigh, NCDemocracy Advocacy$25k
Better UtahSalt Lake City, UTSocial services$20k
Waste Less SolutionsSalt Lake City, UTFood rescue$15k
Ignite UtahSalt Lake City, UTYouth Advocacy$15k
Women of the WorldSalt Lake City, UTRefugee support$10k
Patriotic MillionairesWashington, DCEquality Advocacy$10k
Protect the SacredLos Angeles, CANative Nation Advocacy$10k
Tolu OlumbunmiFort Myers, FLMigrant Advocacy$10k
Utah Clean EnergySalt Lake City, UTEnvironmental advocacy$7k
Columbus HouseSalt Lake City, UTHomeless services$5k
o2 Utah FoundationSalt Lake City, UTEnvironmental research$5k
Planned ParenthoodSalt Lake City, UTHealthcare and education$5k
Salt Lake Academy of MusicSalt Lake City, UTYouth music education$5k
The Road HomeSalt Lake City, UTHomeless services$5k
Utah Investigative Journalism ProjectSalt Lake City, UTNonprofit journalism$5k
YWCA utahSalt Lake City, UTWomens services$5k
Salt Lake City Corp YouthCitySalt Lake City, UTYouth services$5k
SJQ College of LawSalt Lake City, UTEducation$5k
International Rescue CommitteeSalt Lake City, UTRefugee support$4k
Fourth Street ClinicSalt Lake City, UTHealthcare for homeless$4k
Equality UtahSalt Lake City, UTHuman Rights$4k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$563k
$338k
2023
$565k
$440k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy executives earn

LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable civil rights, social action & advocacy organization nationwide earns a median of $87,020.

25th percentile
$42k
Median
$87,020
75th percentile
$152k
90th percentile
$243k

These are civil rights, social action & advocacy sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,368 organizations across 2,368 filings (2021 – 2024).

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FAQ

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What are LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, LIGHTSPARK FOUNDATION reported $565k in total revenue and $440k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.