Andreas Moritz Light Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Landrum, SC EIN: 46-6944121

Andreas Moritz Light Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Landrum, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K.

Andreas Moritz Light Trust at a glance

In short: Andreas Moritz Light Trust gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,000
-16.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,000
+66.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$46,843
-3.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Andreas Moritz Light Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Set Free Alliance: $5KSet Free Alliance$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Set Free Alliance ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

DavisMilipitasBranchburgGreenvilleNew York

How Andreas Moritz Light Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 252% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $8K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Set Free Alliance Greenville, SCTo help cover cost of daily necessities (food, clothing, education, and health)to four churches homes in india dedicated to providing safety, care, and life-nourishing support to young children without parents, rescued from slavery and trafficking.$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$46,843$3,572$5,077$5,0001$5,000—
2024$48,323$3,799$6,007$6,0002$6,000$2,385
2023$50,531$5,072$7,509$7,5002$7,500$2,567
2022$52,968$2,988$5,812$5,7001$5,700$2,709
2021$55,792$8,380$6,079$6,0002$6,000$2,548
2020$53,548$2,278$6,120$6,0002—$2,784
2019$57,390$2,575$7,333$7,2002—$2,920

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Andreas Moritz Light Trust's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Isabel Silva

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Hornecker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Lillian Moritz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas S. Dudley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Louise Copeland (2019–2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Andreas Moritz Light Trust

How much does Andreas Moritz Light Trust give each year?

Andreas Moritz Light Trust gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 2 grants.

How large is Andreas Moritz Light Trust?

Andreas Moritz Light Trust reported $47K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4K.

What is Andreas Moritz Light Trust?

Andreas Moritz Light Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Landrum, SC. It holds $47K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Andreas Moritz Light Trust operate?

Andreas Moritz Light Trust has awarded grants in California, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina.

What is Andreas Moritz Light Trust's EIN?

Andreas Moritz Light Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-6944121. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 6, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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