Private foundation · EIN 47-1342003 · Denver, Colorado · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Two Lights Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $2,500.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$1.3M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in CO
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.6M

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dia Art FoundationNew York, NYGeneral use$618K
Chautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NYGeneral use$500K
Women's Coaching AllianceBurlingame, CAGeneral use$58K
Radical Hope IncConcord, MAGeneral use$25K
Sanctuary for FamiliesNew York, NYGeneral use$25K
Open Space InstituteNew York, NYGeneral use$24K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of AmericaTampa, FLGeneral use$22K
Reformed Church of BronxvilleBronxville, NYGeneral use$12K
Portland Museum of ArtPortland, MEGeneral use$10K
Ketcha OutdoorsScarborough, MEGeneral use$3,000
Sesame WorkshopNew York, NYGeneral use$2,500
Kaplan JCC on the PalisadesTenafly, NJGeneral use$2,500
Goodwill Industries NynjBrooklyn, NYGeneral use$2,300
Community Fund of Bronxville Eastchester Tuckahoe IncBronxville, NYGeneral use$2,000
Puppies Behind BarsNew York, NYGeneral use$1,000
Jansen Memorial HospiceScarsdale, NYGeneral use$1,000
You Gotta BelieveNew York, NYGeneral use$1,000
Destination CollegeMount Vernon, NYGeneral use$1,000
Bronxville School Foundation IncBronxville, NYGeneral use$1,000
The Girls Foundation of TanzaniaPortland, MEGeneral use$1,000
MainspringsTulsa, OKGeneral use$1,000
The Picture House Regional Film CenterPelham, NYGeneral use$500
Prouts Neck Historical SocietyScarborough, MEGeneral use$200

By state: New York 14 · California 1 · Massachusetts 1 · Florida 1 · Maine 4 · New Jersey 1

About this foundation

Two Lights Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Denver, Colorado, administered in care of Iwp Wealth Management, tax-exempt since 2015. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Two Lights Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Two Lights Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.3M across 23 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Two Lights Foundation Inc give?

New York (14 grants), California (1 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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