Mission
FIRELIGHT SUPPORTS CATALYTIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA THAT WORK WITH THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES TO REALIZE SHARED VISIONS OF SUSTAINABLE CHANGE AND TRUE POTENTIAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Public Charity
FIRELIGHT FOUNDATION
Based in SCOTTS VALLEY, CA, FIRELIGHT FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.8M in revenue, $3.1M in expenses, $17.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 25 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $22.9M.
EIN: 272795006
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA
International Relief
NTEE: Q33
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$17.2M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$22.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Firelight Foundation
How Firelight Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$79
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $79 for programs
$53
Child rights and child protectionfirelight funded and supported 10 community-based organizations in malawi to catalyze and strengthen community-driven systems change to end child marriage in their communities
$24
Childhood development and educationfirelight funded and supported nine (9) community-based organizations in rural zambia and in malawi to improve early childhood environments and outcomes in their communities
$2
Firelight funded a senegal-based organization to survey african csos that have been directly or indirectly affected by the global funding freeze
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$1,201,200
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$100,000
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$52,000
UNRESTRICTED
$5,567
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Christopher Ifeanyi-Nwanze
TREASURER
Elisa De Martel
CHAIR - UNTIL 4/2025
Gloria Johnson-Cusack
BOARD MEMBER
Jimmy Kolker
BOARD MEMBER
Joyce Malombe
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Marieme Daff
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.8M | $3.1M | $17.2M |
| 2024 | $2.5M | $3.8M | $15.8M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $4.3M | $16.9M |
| 2022 | $13.1M | $3.4M | $17.5M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $3.9M | $8.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $3.8M (+126%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.