Private foundation · EIN 82-3941326 · Washington, DC · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Luminate Foundation's grants went
It reported $28.5M in grants paid across 126 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 20.9% of those dollars to 23 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $5.95M 25 lines
- No confident match $4.95M 19
- Individuals, not shown $237K 1
- Outside the US $17.4M 81
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- https://luminategroup.com/
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 100 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty London, UK · outside the US | $1,000,000 | Challenge injustice, defends freedom, and campaigns fair treatment in UK | Foreign |
| Conectas Sao Paulo, BR · outside the US | $784,000 | To combating misinformation and hate speech in Brazil | Foreign |
| Correctiv Essen, GM · outside the US | $710,000 | investigates injustices and abuses of power and runs educational programs | Foreign |
| More in Common New York, NY · EIN 82-3043917 | $700,000 | To build communities and societies resilient to polarisation and socialdivision. | Same city 1.00 |
| East-West Management Institute New York, NY · EIN 13-3586432 | $675,110 | Support Freedom of Expression cluster, via core institutional, capacity building | Same city 1.00 |
| Data & Society Research Institute New York, NY · EIN 46-2904827 | $650,000 | Support social implications of data-centric technologies & automation. | Same city 1.00 |
| Open Government Partnership (OGP) Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $650,000 | Support reformers make governments open, accountable, and responsive to citizens. | Unmatched Help match |
| Open Knowledge Foundation Germany Berlin, GM · outside the US | $542,000 | To support open government, open education and civic tech | Foreign |
| Digital Freedom Fund (DFF) Amsterdam, NL · outside the US | $525,000 | Support digital rights in Europe through strategic litigation | Foreign |
| Neo Philanthropy New York, NY · EIN 13-3191113 | $500,000 | Support full integration of immigrants as active participants in democracy. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | Support investigative Journalists to carry out impactful cross-border investigation | Unmatched Help match |
| InternetLab Sao Paulo, BR · outside the US | $455,000 | Developing longer-term plan, with stronger emphasis on democracy and platforms. | Foreign |
| Open Contracting Partnership Washington, DC · EIN 85-3115306 | $450,000 | To advancing public procurement more transparent and effective globally. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Privacy International (PI) London, UK · outside the US | $450,000 | Support Grantee's work on right to privacy for everyone, everywhere | Foreign |
| The Markup New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $450,000 | Support data driven investigations of tech and it's societial influences | Unmatched Help match |
| European Digital Rights (EDRi) Bruxelles, BE · outside the US | $400,000 | Decolonising program for the digital rights field in Europe | Foreign |
| Fundacion para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) Bogota, CO · outside the US | $400,000 | Protection of journalists, reactivating independent journalism networks, and strengthening organization | Foreign |
| Publish What You Pay (PWYP) London, UK · outside the US | $361,000 | improving the lives of citizens in resource dependent countries | Foreign |
| Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) London, UK · outside the US | $329,676 | To support via legal defense to journalists under threat. | Foreign |
| Victory Institute Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $314,610 | Strengthening network and skills of LGBTQI+ leaders across Latin America | Unmatched Help match |
| Katiba Institute Nairobi, KE · outside the US | $306,000 | To entrench a culture and practice of constitutionalism in Kenya | Foreign |
| Amnesty International London, UK · outside the US | $305,000 | Improving public understanding, awareness,and ecosystem in civic space . | Foreign |
| United We Dream Network Washington, DC · EIN 46-2216565 | $300,000 | Support undocumented immigrant youth centered in immigrant rights advocacy efforts. | Same city 1.00 |
| Freedom Voices Network Paris, FR · outside the US | $300,000 | To secure data of threatened journalists and publish their reporting. | Foreign |
| Color of Change Education Fund Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $290,000 | Supports Black Americans and their allies on the core issues. | Unmatched Help match |
| BudgIT Lagos, NI · outside the US | $265,000 | Support citizen engagement, media advocacy, civic tech and ecosystem building. | Foreign |
| Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (formerly Premium Times Ce Abuja, NI · outside the US | $265,000 | To improve the media and information ecosystem in Nigeria. | Foreign |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $260,000 | Support the Center on Privacy and Technology. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Namati Washington, DC · EIN 45-2796201 | $250,000 | Promoting paralegal outreach and awareness raising among communities facing discrimination | Same address 1.00 |
| Baraza Media Lab Nairobi, KE · outside the US | $250,000 | Improve resilience, coordination and support media, journalism and creative spaces. | Foreign |
| Global Witness London, UK · outside the US | $250,000 | Advocacy work in the areas of socioenvironmental and climate justice | Foreign |
| International Budget Partnership South Africa Cape Town, SF · outside the US | $250,000 | Support civil society partners to advocate improved local communities services. | Foreign |
| Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | General Operating Grant. | Unmatched Help match |
| Nossas Rio de Janeiro, BR · outside the US | $230,000 | Support the continuity of Grantee's work at Brazil national level. | Foreign |
| Connected Development (CODE) Abuja, NI · outside the US | $225,000 | To support participation in civic and political life | Foreign |
| European Digital Rights (EDRi) Bruxelles, BE · outside the US | $225,000 | Support towards decolonising program for the Europe's digital rights field. | Foreign |
| Indonesia Legal Aid Foundation (Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia) Jakarta Pusat, ID · outside the US | $225,000 | Improve knowledge and capacity of lawyers to handle digital rights | Foreign |
| University of the Witwatersrand Foundation Johannesburg, SF · outside the US | $220,000 | To advance positive use of technology for the civic good. | Foreign |
| Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Lagos, NI · outside the US | $215,000 | support strategic litigation work and civic participation space in Nigeria. | Foreign |
| Myanmar Now Melbourne, AS · outside the US | $210,000 | Support the investigative journalism organisation's business model. | Foreign |
| Paradigm Initiative Lagos, NI · outside the US | $210,000 | Core grant to Paradigm Initiative in support of their work. | Foreign |
| East-West Management Institute New York, NY · EIN 13-3586432 | $202,500 | To implement Indigenous Knowledge and Data Sovereignty (IKDS) framework | Same city 1.00 |
| Accountability Counsel San Francisco, CA · EIN 46-1909035 | $200,000 | Supporting communities via communities, Policy Advocacy and Research programme. | Same address 1.00 |
| Media Development Investment Fund New York, NY · EIN 13-4052259 | $200,000 | to help independent media thrive and safeguard editorial independence. | Same address 0.80 |
| Afrobarometer Accra, GH · outside the US | $200,000 | Training youth organisations in data collection, management and story telling. | Foreign |
| Amandlamobi Johannesburg, SF · outside the US | $200,000 | To support organisation's growth, assists with fundraising and communications capacity. | Foreign |
| Black Stripe Foundation Johannesburg, SF · outside the US | $200,000 | Helps people to debate & discuss South African national interests. | Foreign |
| Canvas Belgrade, RI · outside the US | $200,000 | General operating support renewal grant | Foreign |
| International Budget Partnership Kenya Nairobi, KE · outside the US | $200,000 | Support inclusivity, transparency, and responsiveness of national and county budgets | Foreign |
| International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | To prevent online abuse, harassment and attacks against women journalists | Unmatched Help match |
25 more lines ($4.28M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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6 recipients in common - Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY
6 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.