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About Friends of the Light House
Hosting community fundraisers in support of The Light House - A Homeless Prevention Support Center.
Focus Areas
Homelessness preventionHousingEmployment and job trainingFood assistanceSocial enterpriseSupport services
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessnessindividuals and families seeking emergency shelter
Funding Style
general/unrestricted supportoperating/core supportdirect service funding
Topics
About Friends of the Light House
The clearest pattern in Friends of the Light House Inc’s recent giving is sustained general support for The Light House Inc in Annapolis, with three straight annual grants of $300,000 or more for shelter support. That continuity points to a funder closely tied to homelessness prevention and emergency shelter operations rather than a broad, dispersed grant portfolio. The foundation’s own program descriptions also connect its giving to housing, employment, social enterprise, and support services, with support framed through sponsorships and event-based fundraising. In the recent grants list, The Light House Inc appears as the sole recipient, and the grant purpose is consistent across the years: general support for the shelter. The organization’s focus areas also include food assistance and basic needs provision, which fits a direct-service model centered on people experiencing homelessness and individuals and families seeking emergency shelter. Friends of the Light House Inc does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, reinforcing a straightforward operating-support approach.
What Friends of the Light House Funds
Friends of the Light House Inc supports shelter-centered work first. In 2025, it gave $400,000 to The Light House Inc for general support for the shelter, a grant that aligns with its homelessness prevention and emergency shelter focus. The foundation also connects its giving to housing and transitional housing, showing that shelter operations are part of a broader service mix. Employment and job training are another visible theme. Its active program descriptions link sponsorship support to employment, social enterprise, and support services, which suggests that workforce-related services sit alongside shelter work rather than apart from it. Food assistance and basic needs provision also appear in the foundation’s taxonomy, matching its emphasis on direct support for people seeking emergency shelter. Social enterprise rounds out the stated focus areas, tying the foundation’s support to program funding that can help stabilize operations and services.
How Friends of the Light House Gives
Recent grants cluster tightly around one amount band: p25 is $302,859, the median is $305,718, and p75 is $352,859. The pattern is unusually concentrated, with the same recipient appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated recipient pattern suggests ongoing support rather than one-off awards. The foundation’s philosophy tags point to general or unrestricted support, operating or core support, and direct service funding. It also accepts unsolicited requests through active sponsorship programs, including Event Sponsorships, Circle of Friends Sponsorship, and In-Kind Donations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$400K
Total Assets
$103K
Total Revenue
$417K
Total Expenses
$490K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $303K and $353K, with a median of $306K.
25th Percentile
$303K
Median
$306K
75th Percentile
$353K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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