Grants awarded
Who does Sunlight Foundation fund?
Sunlight Foundation has awarded $2.0 million across 116 grants to 43 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in international. Its typical grant is $8,400, with most between $5,600 and $11,600. Repeat grantees receive a median $8,400 versus $7,175 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.0M
Typical grant
$8K
Grantees
43
Grants
116
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baylor University
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$626K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S Schwab Charitable Fund | $280K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mexican Indian Training Center INC | $100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| C Cotton Tree Foundation INC | $94K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| V Vanderbilt Medical Center Dev | $90K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Woodmont Baptist Church | $68K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| M Mission Aviation Fellowship | $61K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Timber Ridge Environmental Center | $48K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $48K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Y Youth Serving Christ | $43K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Team USA | $41K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| M Missionary Flights International | $41K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 2 2100 Foundation | $36K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E Etsu Foundation | $35K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Coalition for Outreach | $34K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$32K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| S Student Mobilization INC | $28K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AR | |
| U United World Mission | $28K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $26K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S S4ca INC | $24K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$23K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $21K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U United Methodist World Misssion | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Univ of Wisconsin Foundation | $19K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Reformed University Fellowship | $10K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Etsu Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Mission Safety International INC
|
$10K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
|
Samaritans Purse
|
$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C Coolition for Christian Outreach | $7K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
University of Wisconsin Foundation
|
$6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
| S Sfourca | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| M Metro Public Schools | $3K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Asoprs Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mission Safety Int | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
World Vision INC
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$2K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| M Mt Air Com Fund | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mercy Ministries of America | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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