Grants paid by Lightcone Foundation
EIN 92-0636259 · Sparks, NV · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U05
Lightcone Foundation of Sparks, NV (EIN 92-0636259) reported 10 grants paid totaling $22,150,000 to 5 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$22,150,000
10 grants
Recipients
5
distinct organizations
Tax years
2022–2024
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | $10,000,000 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $12,150,000 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $0 | — |
Top recipients
The 5 recipients receiving the most from Lightcone Foundation, by grants paid, out of 5 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation 20-5205488 | A | Mountain View, CA | 3 | $12,250,000 | 2024 |
| Future of Life Institute 47-1052538 | A | Narbreth, PA | 2 | $4,250,000 | 2024 |
| Improve the News Foundation 85-3391849 | A | New Castle, DE | 2 | $3,845,000 | 2024 |
| Beneficial Ai Foundation 88-4400777 | A | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $1,765,000 | 2024 |
| Civil Liberties Foundation 92-1349292 | A | Dover, DE | 1 | $40,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 10 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Improve the News Foundation New Castle, DE | A | $0 + $4,158,000 non-cash | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202631259349302628 |
| 2024 | Future of Life Institute Narbreth, PA | A | $0 + $21,050,000 non-cash | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202631259349302628 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View, CA | A | $0 + $8,500,000 non-cash | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202631259349302628 |
| 2024 | Beneficial Ai Foundation Wilmington, DE | A | $0 + $125,000 non-cash | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202631259349302628 |
| 2023 | Future of Life Institute Narbreth, PA | A | $4,250,000 | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202621259349303312 |
| 2023 | Improve the News Foundation New Castle, DE | A | $3,845,000 | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202621259349303312 |
| 2023 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View, CA | A | $2,250,000 | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202621259349303312 |
| 2023 | Beneficial Ai Foundation Wilmington, DE | A | $1,765,000 | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202621259349303312 |
| 2023 | Civil Liberties Foundation Dover, DE | A | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUTURE OF LIFE FOUNDATION'S MISSION | 202621259349303312 |
| 2022 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View, CA | A | $10,000,000 | paid | CHARITABLE WORK IN SUPPORT OF LF'S MISSION | 202520429349301552 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202631259349302628 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202621259349303312 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202520429349301552 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/920636259.json.
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