About Greenlight Fund
We partner with communities to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity by launching and scaling proven programs that meet community-identified needs.
Focus Areas
Community SafetyDigital InclusionEconomic EmpowermentEducationFoster YouthHealth and WellbeingHousingSocial-Emotional LearningWorkforce Development
Who They Fund
local organizationscommunity-based nonprofits
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating support
About Greenlight Fund
Greenlight Fund Inc uses a community-centered intermediary model to launch and scale evidence-based organizations that address locally identified needs. Its recent awards show that approach in practice: multi-year general support has gone to Food Connect Co in Philadelphia, Bam - Youth Guidance in Chicago, and Inner Explorer Inc in Franklin, Massachusetts. The foundation backs organizations working on community safety, education, workforce development, housing, health and wellbeing, digital inclusion, and economic empowerment, with unrestricted support as a recurring feature of its grantmaking. The pattern is not limited to one city or one issue. Greenlight Fund Inc funds local organizations and community-based nonprofits through general operating support and core operating support, often pairing capital with ongoing partnership. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent grants list, including Food Connect Co, Bam - Youth Guidance, The Literacy Lab, Center for Employment Opportunities, Homestart Inc, and The Fountain Fund, which points to sustained relationships rather than isolated awards. The organization’s stated model is to partner with communities, identify unmet needs, and bring in proven programs that fit those priorities.
What Greenlight Fund Funds
Greenlight Fund Inc’s recent grants line up with several defined cause areas. In food insecurity, it gave $685,000 to Food Connect Co in Philadelphia for general support and $347,500 in 2024 to the same organization. In youth safety and wellbeing, it awarded $350,000 to City of Charlotte (cure Violence Global) in Chicago in 2023 and $300,000 in 2024, both for general support. Education-related grants include $235,000 in 2024 and $207,250 in 2025 to The Literacy Lab in Washington, DC. Workforce and economic mobility appear in awards such as $340,000 to Center for Employment Opportunities in New York and $250,000 to Genesys Works in Oakland. The portfolio also includes housing and family-stability work through Homestart Inc in Boston and Parent-child Home Program Inc in Mineola, New York.
How Greenlight Fund Gives
Typical grants are mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $190,000. Recent awards cluster in general support, and several recipients receive funding in more than one year, including Food Connect Co, Bam - Youth Guidance, The Literacy Lab, Center for Employment Opportunities, Homestart Inc, The Fountain Fund, and Parent-child Home Program Inc. That repeat pattern matches the foundation’s intermediary structure, which provides multi-year, unrestricted support and ongoing partnership. It is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.6M
Total Assets
$57.1M
Total Revenue
$15.3M
Total Expenses
$15.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $190K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$190K
Geographic Reach
National17 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ALI KNIGHT
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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