FUNDER
LIGHT THE CANDLE FOUNDATION INC
25recipients FY2016–24
$360,710giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 54% of giving in California
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A local funder — 54% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 12 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEGANY FRANCISCAN MINISTRIES INC | PALM HARBOR, FL | program funder | 2 |
| EVOLVE FOUNDATION | SHREVEPORT, LA | program funder | 2 |
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | large program funder | 2 |
| KAMATH FAMILY FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| SARAIYA FAMILY FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | program funder | 2 |
| THE MABEL AND ELLSWORTH SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | RIVERVIEW, FL | program funder | 2 |
| THORNBURG FOUNDATION | SANTA FE, NM | program funder | 2 |
| WAL-MART FOUNDATION | BENTONVILLE, AR | program funder | 2 |
| WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION | MENLO PARK, CA | large program funder | 2 |
| 291 FOUNDATION WENDER NANCY L TRUSTEE | program funder | 1 | |
| 4 THE HEALTHY CULTURE FOUNDATION | program funder | 1 | |
| AAM FOUNDATION | NOVATO, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ACTION NOW INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 1 |
| ALAN AND MARSHA LEVY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | program funder | 1 |
| ALBERT AND ELAINE BORCHARD FOUNDATION INC | PASADENA, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ALBERT AND JOAN DORMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | PACIFIC PLSDS, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ALBERT AND JUDITH GOLDBERG FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 1 |
| ALFRED N WATSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 1 |
| ALL AMERICANS VOTE | RICHMOND, VA | program funder | 1 |
| ALVAREZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| AMERICA VOTES | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 1 |
| AMITA AND RAMESH GUPTA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | FRANKLIN LKS, NJ | program funder | 1 |
| ANAHATA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 1 |
| ANANTAA-OM FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | program funder | 1 |
| ANKITARA FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY & MARTHA HOUSE INC | FL | 3 | 2024 | $21,500 |
| CO-SOLVE COLLECTIVE | PA | 2 | 2024 | $15,000 |
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC | FL | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION INC | CA | 2 | 2024 | $1,251 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | GA | 1 | 2024 | $250 |
| IIT BOMBAY HERITAGE FOUNDATION | CA | 1 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| ISKCON OF TAMPA BAY INC | FL | 1 | 2023 | $1,000 |
| HINDU SAMAJ INC | NJ | 1 | 2023 | $600 |
| REPRESENT US EDUCATION FUND | MA | 1 | 2022 | $2,000 |
| VISIONS OF DESTINY | FL | 2 | 2022 | $1,358 |
| HINDU TEMPLE OF FLORIDA INC | FL | 1 | 2022 | $1,000 |
| GIVE FOUNDATION INC | CA | 1 | 2021 | $100,000 |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | CA | 2 | 2021 | $12,500 |
| CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC | MA | 1 | 2021 | $11,125 |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | DC | 2 | 2021 | $7,000 |
| COMMON THREADS | TX | 1 | 2021 | $6,500 |
| COMMON CAUSE | DC | 1 | 2021 | $3,000 |
| WILLIAM J BRENNAN JR CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $3,000 |
| OREGON FOOD BANK INC | OR | 1 | 2021 | $258 |
| SHANTI ACADEMY | OH | 2 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| JIJNYASA RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | FL | 1 | 2019 | $5,000 |
| SHRI SANATANA DHARMA MANDIR INC | FL | 1 | 2019 | $2,500 |
| CARE FOUNDATION INC | FL | 1 | 2019 | $2,500 |
| RAINING CATS AND DOGS SHELTER AND | FL | 1 | 2019 | $500 |
| YOG SADHAN ASHRAM OF CHICAGO INC | IL | 1 | 2018 | $2,501 |