Liberty and Light Spear Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Providence, UT EIN: 81-5245246

To educate the public on the global epidemic of human trafficking.

Liberty and Light Spear Fund at a glance

In short: Liberty and Light Spear Fund gave $272K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $136K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$271,584
+213.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$135,792
+213.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$135,792
Total assets
$1,644,432
-18.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Liberty and Light Spear Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Aerial Recovery: $239KAerial Recovery$239KRed Rock Foundation: $32KRed Rock Foundation$32K

The largest 2025 recipient was Aerial Recovery ($239K). Together the top 2 received $272K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleAnaheimBonita SpringsDraperEagle MountainPine MountainPlymouthSalt Lake CityValley Forge

How Liberty and Light Spear Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $3.8M (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $272K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Aerial Recovery Nashville, TN—$239,450
Red Rock Foundation Eagle Mountain, UT—$32,134
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,644,432$314,188$678,931$271,5842
2024$2,009,175$688,016$1,128,320$86,5342
2023$2,449,478$2,855,686$1,330,950$49,0001
2022$924,742$1,246,610$1,394,530$330,3682
2021$1,072,662$670,723$280,955$10,0001
2020$687,094$4,861,220$5,108,263$3,763,7252

About Liberty and Light Spear Fund

Based on IRS filings

Liberty and Light Spear Fund is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Providence, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $272K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Liberty and Light Spear Fund is led by Todd Tueller, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Todd Tueller

    Executive Director

    Executive Director & Board Member → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Moreland

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Krogue

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Stephen Mongie (2020–2021) — Executive Di

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Liberty and Light Spear Fund

How much does Liberty and Light Spear Fund give each year?

Liberty and Light Spear Fund gave $272K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $87K across 2 grants.

How large is Liberty and Light Spear Fund?

Liberty and Light Spear Fund reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $314K.

What is Liberty and Light Spear Fund?

Liberty and Light Spear Fund is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Providence, UT. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Liberty and Light Spear Fund operate?

Liberty and Light Spear Fund has awarded grants in California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah.

What is Liberty and Light Spear Fund's EIN?

Liberty and Light Spear Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5245246. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)

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