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 24 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $22.9M.

EIN: 272795006 SCOTTS VALLEY, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$17.2M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$22.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

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

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Top Grant Purposes

General operating support
$20,000,000 2 grants
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$1,237,200 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$725,000 1 grant
Youth Learning
$488,626 3 grants
Unrestricted
$105,266 4 grants

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.

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