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Filing year 2024

Luminate Foundation Inc

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 82-3941326·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$874k
Total assets
$11M
Total expenses
$16M
Reported officers
9

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. Luminate Foundation Inc reported 9 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Secretary
Treasurer
CEO & Director
Director & Vice Chair
Chair
Director
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$22.5M

Itemized grants

91

Median grant

$200k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCTo meaningfully resource black feminist movements globally.$1M
East West Management InstituteNew York, NYSupport Freedom of Expression cluster, via core institutional, capacity building$861k
Data and Society Research InstituteNew York, NYSupport social implications of data-centric technologies & automation.$650k
Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D)MXProtects digital rights and civic space against surveillance and AI.$650k
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)Washington, DCPromoting racial action plans and protecting human rights in Americas.$600k
Tifa FoundationIDProtects digital rights and civic space against surveillance and AI.$550k
CalMattersSacramento, CASupports global AI reporting consortium, sharing expertise with newsrooms worldwide.$500k
Inter-American FoundationWashington, DCTo strengthen the countrys civic space$500k
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)New York, NYGeneral Operating Grant.$500k
International Women's Media FoundationWashington, DCSupports safety of women and non-binary journalists, anti-online violence.$480k
Agencia PublicaBRSupports Agencia Publicas development, global influence, and Big Tech investigation$451k
Access NowBrooklyn, NYSupport digital rights of world users at risk.$450k
Privacy International (PI)UKSupport Grantee's work on right to privacy for everyone, everywhere$450k
Lighthouse ReportsNLAdvances accountability journalism, GenAI, and surveillance technology newsroom.$433k
Human Dignity TrustUKSupports legal reform and protection for LGBT people worldwide.$405k
Global Investigative Journalism Network - GIJNWashington, DCSupports advanced investigations and safe tech infrastructure in newsrooms.$400k
CLIP - Centro Latinoamericano de Investigacion PeriodisticaCSTo support achieving institutional objective of fostering public debate$395k
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)San Francisco, CABuilding cohort organisations in Asia working on Big Tech accountability$355k
Freedom Voices NetworkFRTo secure data of threatened journalists and publish their reporting.$330k
Engage MediaASSupports Indonesia's AI governance, youth activism, and tech surveillance research$327k
Media Monitoring AfricaSFSupports healthy information ecosystems and informed citizenry in South Africa.$310k
Atlantic CouncilWashington, DCTo benefit democracy and human rights in Colombia.$300k
Katiba InstituteKETo entrench a culture and practice of constitutionalism in Kenya$300k
School of Politics Policy and GovernanceNIBuilds new, skilled political class to solve Africas development.$300k
Digital Freedom Fund (DFF)NLSupport digital rights in Europe through strategic litigation$275k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

Luminate Foundation Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2M
$19.7M
2023
$874k
$16M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in District of Columbia

Luminate Foundation Inc reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in District of Columbia earns a median of $125,449.

25th percentile
$37k
Median
$125,449
75th percentile
$254k
90th percentile
$390k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 208 organizations across 208 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for District of Columbia
FAQ

Common questions about Luminate Foundation Inc

What are Luminate Foundation Inc's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, Luminate Foundation Inc reported $874k in total revenue and $16M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.