Light System Application
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals living with effects of Post-Traumatic Stress, TBI, pain, and depression
Geography
- Dallas-based organization
Other requirements
- Members of the U.S
- Armed Forces (active duty)
- Veterans
- Must be able to provide proof of service documentation
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Brief comments you'd like to share (excluding personal medical information) (required)
Overview
Light Up To Live is dedicated to helping members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Veterans on their road to recovery by providing complimentary polychromatic light therapy systems. These systems are used to help reduce chronic pain and increase blood circulation to injured tissues.
Eligibility
- Members of the U.S. Armed Forces (active duty)
- Veterans
- Individuals living with effects of Post-Traumatic Stress, TBI, pain, and depression
- Must be able to provide proof of service documentation
What They Fund
- Polychromatic LED Light Therapy Systems - purchased and donated to partner charities that provide physical and emotional therapy
- Personal use systems - donated to Veterans for use away from physical therapy centers (home or work)
- Service Dogs - trained specifically for Veterans with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury, including 24 months of training, canine food, and veterinary care
- Partner charity support - funding for innovative, scientifically backed medical therapies, including physician-assisted psychedelic compound treatment (iboga/ibogaine, ketamine, psilocybin, MDMA, 5-MeO-DMT, ayahuasca)
Geographic Scope
- United States (focus on armed forces and veterans)
- Dallas-based organization
Contact Information
- Phone: (214) 379-1445
- Email: info@lightuptolive.org
- Address: 7777 Lemmon Avenue, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75209
- Mailing: P.O. Box 195158, Dallas, TX 75219
- Website: lightuptolive.org
How to Apply
Application Process
Registration Requirement: You must register with ID.me, a digital identity wallet, to prove your identity before applying.
Required Information & Materials
- Identity Verification
- Upload a screenshot of your ID.me account membership
- Personal Information
- First Name (required)
- Last Name (required)
- Date of Birth (required)
- Phone Number (required)
- Email (required)
- Gender (required)
- Ethnicity (required)
- Race (required)
- Residence Information
- Address (required)
- City (required)
- State (required)
- Zip Code (required)
- Application Questions
- Are you filling this out for yourself? (required)
- If no, what is your relationship to applicant? (required)
- How did you hear about the Light Up To Live Foundation? (required)
- Is this your first application? (required)
- How do you think the light system will help you? (required)
- Name of person or organization that referred you (required)
- Has anyone in your household ever applied for a light therapy system? (required)
- Why are you applying for a light system? (required)
- Awards/Honors/Accolades (required)
- Brief comments you'd like to share (excluding personal medical information) (required)
- Military Service Documentation
- Branch of Service (required)
- Dates of Service - From (MM/DD/YYYY format, required)
- Dates of Service - To (MM/DD/YYYY format, required)
- Type of Discharge (required)
- DD214 (Member-4 Form) or official military ID card for active duty (required, max file size 256 MB)
- Supporting Documents
- Headshot photograph (required, max file size 256 MB)
- ID.me account screenshot (required, max file size 256 MB)
Submission Process
- Complete the online form with all required fields
- Upload required documentation
- Upon receipt of your completed form, a member of the Light Up To Live team will contact you to complete the submission process
- Proof of service documentation is mandatory
What Light up to Live Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 4
- Total given
- $354K
- Median grant
- $73K
- Range
- $50K–$158K
- By dollars: Texas 72%, California 28%. Top recipient cities: Southlake, TX; Rockwall, TX; Murrieta, CA.
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Vets Inc · Southlake, TX
Operational support
$158K
Patriot Paws Service Dogs · Rockwall, TX
Operational support
$96K
Patriotic Service Dog Foundation · Murrieta, CA
Operational support
$50K
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA
Operational support
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Veterans
- Mental health
- Addiction recovery
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