Loud Light
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$3.9M
Foundation funders
18
Grants recorded
38
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Loud Light?
Loud Light is funded by 18 grantmakers, led by Alliance for Youth Organizing ($933K), The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($500K), Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.9M in grants to Loud Light between 2020–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | $932,585 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | $500,227 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | $377,500 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Windward Fund | $330,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | $303,350 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Health Forward Foundation | $295,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Kansas Health Foundation | $250,000 | 3 | 2021–2024 |
| Marin Community Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Clean and Prosperous America | $60,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Loud Light Civic Action Inc | $59,092 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Educational Foundation of America | $50,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hull Family Foundation | $50,000 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| J R Albert Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | $8,500 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nell Newman Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $285K (2021) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $600K.
What grants has Loud Light received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $500,227 |
| 2025 | Marin Community Foundation | PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Alliance for Youth Organizing | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $182,500 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $115,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Community Development | $103,350 |
| 2024 | Kansas Health Foundation | To provide core support funding for the continued operational and programmatic work of Loud Light, Inc. | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $80,000 |
| 2024 | The Educational Foundation of America | NEW FRONTIERS | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Health Forward Foundation | 2024 KANSAS YOUTH VOTER ENGAGEMENT | $45,000 |
| 2024 | New Venture Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $8,500 |
| 2023 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | GENERAL | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Health Forward Foundation | LOUD LIGHT INC-CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 2023 | $250,000 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Youth Organizing | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING | $175,585 |
| 2023 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Community Development | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $40,000 |
| 2023 | Hull Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2023 | J R Albert Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2022 | Alliance for Youth Organizing | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING | $217,000 |
| 2022 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Community Development | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Kansas Health Foundation | This funding was given as core support for Loud Light's mission to transform Kansas by building better democracy. This is done by building community power, issue advocacy, issue education, leadership development, coalition building, engaging in pro-democracy litigation, increasing voter registration and increasing voter turnout. | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Clean and Prosperous America | ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT | $60,000 |
| 2022 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| 2022 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $40,000 |
| 2022 | Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2022 | Hull Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| 2022 | The Nell Newman Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2021 | Alliance for Youth Organizing | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING | $114,500 |
| 2021 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| 2021 | Kansas Health Foundation | Build capacity to recruit operations director to allow sustainable workloads & improve strategic focus of programs that include voter and civic engagement, legislative transparency education, coalition building and developing young civic leaders. | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 38 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Loud Light?
Loud Light is funded by 18 grantmakers, led by Alliance for Youth Organizing ($933K), The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation ($500K), Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.9M in grants to Loud Light between 2020–2025.
Who is Loud Light's largest funder?
Alliance for Youth Organizing is the largest recorded funder of Loud Light, with $933K across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Loud Light received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.9M in grants to Loud Light across 38 grants from 18 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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