Sunlight Time Foundation
Sunlight Time Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $230K. Net investment income was $131K.
Sunlight Time Foundation at a glance
In short: Sunlight Time Foundation gave $230K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $115K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $230,000
- +130.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $115,000
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $115,000
- Total assets
- $2,040,716
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (87% 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 Sunlight Time Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wildaid ($200K). Together the top 2 received $230K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sunlight Time Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 214% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $230K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $230K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildaid San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $200,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Whoi) Woods Hole, MA | Charitable | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,040,716 | $147,652 | $249,445 | $230,000 | 2 | $230,265 | $130,870 | $107,780 |
| 2024 | $2,142,509 | $148,531 | $119,976 | $100,000 | 1 | $100,948 | $138,262 | $103,566 |
| 2023 | $2,120,258 | $143,968 | $118,868 | $100,000 | 2 | $100,821 | $127,611 | $96,178 |
| 2022 | $2,088,854 | $146,921 | $18,914 | — | — | $854 | $129,929 | $98,152 |
| 2021 | $1,960,847 | $139,364 | $46,855 | $25,000 | 1 | $25,774 | $122,846 | $102,008 |
| 2020 | $1,868,338 | $202,437 | $31,636 | $15,000 | 1 | — | $187,259 | $87,216 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sunlight Time Foundation reported a distributable amount of $108K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sunlight Time Foundation is led by E. Buffy Redsecker, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
E. Buffy Redsecker
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Chung
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Sunlight Time Foundation
How much does Sunlight Time Foundation give each year?
Sunlight Time Foundation gave $230K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.
How large is Sunlight Time Foundation?
Sunlight Time Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $230K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $108K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Sunlight Time Foundation operate?
Sunlight Time Foundation has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts.
What is Sunlight Time Foundation's EIN?
Sunlight Time Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2545632. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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