EIN 27-2795006

Firelight Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
Year formed
2010
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Firelight Foundation believes in the power of African communities to create lasting change for children and families affected by poverty, HIV, and AIDS.
Total revenues
$13,118,127
2022
Total expenses
$3,408,407
2022
Total assets
$17,502,770
2022
Num. employees
5
2022

Program areas at Firelight Foundation

Child rights and child protection community-based interventions in the fight against child marriage in malawifirelight supported a dedicated cluster of community-based grantees to work with their communities to explore their perceptions and understandings of child marriage as well as its local root causes and to work together with those communities to reduce it's demand, appeal, and occurrence.firelight is the fiscal sponsor for the child rights and violence prevention fund (crvpf), a regional intermediary organization that provides grants and capacity development support to community-based organizations (cbos) and local non-government organizations (ngos) in uganda, tanzania, kenya and ethiopia with a focus on advancing the safety and rights of children and adolescents.
Covid-19 emergency response - in early march 2020, Firelight began to engage intensively with our grantee partners across tanzania, rwanda, malawi, and zimbabweto establish what the immediate, medium-term and potentially long-term impact might be of covid-19. Firelight raised over usd $700k for covid-19 rapid grants andmade emergency/rapid-response grants to 66 organizations across tanzania, rwanda, zambia, and malawi.
Childhood development and education supporting true community-driven early childhood systems for sustainable early childhood cut comes.firelight supports two clusters of community-based organization grantees in malawi and zambia who will be supported over a 3 to 5-year period to engage their communities in building, enacting or enhancing positive community-driven early childhood nurturing, education and care systems.

Grants made by Firelight Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
American Jewish World ServiceProgram and Operating$5,000

Who funds Firelight Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Conrad N. Hilton FoundationTo Strengthen the Capacities of Community-Based Organizations and Communities Affected By Hiv and Aids To Improve and Create Enabling Environments That Support Nurturing Care for Children in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania.$1,034,000
Wellspring Philanthropic FundEmpowering Community Action To Advance Children's Rights$700,000
Omidyar NetworkTo Support Community-Based Organizations in Kenya$377,317
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at Firelight Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Nina BlackwellExecutive Director$154,836
Jane StokesDirector of Finance and Administration / Director of Finance / Finance and Administration Manager$125,713
Jim LaskeGrants Manager
Elisa de MartelTreasurer$0
Mark LoreyVice Chair and Secretary$0
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Firelight Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$13,040,899
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$61,003
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$14,943
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,282
Total revenues$13,118,127

Form 990s for Firelight Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062021-11-04990View PDF
2020-062021-03-01990View PDF
2019-062020-02-10990View PDF
2018-062019-02-21990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 17, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $1,146,000 from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
May 17, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $1,050,000 from Matan B'seter Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsInternational-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthDiseases and disordersForeign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Grassroots organizingOperates internationallyEndowed supportTax deductible donationsFiscal sponsor
General information
Address
216 Mount Hermon Rd 103-e
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Metro area
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Website URL
firelightfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(831) 429-8750
Facebook page
FirelightFoundation 
Twitter profile
@firelightfnd 
IRS details
EIN
27-2795006
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2010
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q33: International Relief
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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