The Richard U Light Foundation concentrates its entire giving on higher education, funding a dedicated fellowship program at Yale University that supports undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in intensive East Asian language study. Its philanthropy is narrowly focused on academic language acquisition and area studies tied to East Asia, delivered through institutional program support rather than broad-based grants.
Highly concentrated: very large awards directed to a single institutional grantee (repeat funding to Yale) for a named fellowship program rather than diversified or small community grants.
$73.9M
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$19K
$649K
Most grants fall between $18.8M and $55.1M, with a median of $36.9M.
25th Percentile
$18.8M
Median
$36.9M
75th Percentile
$55.1M
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Notable grantees: Yale University (Richard U. Light Fellowship Program)
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $73,325,688 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE RICHARD U. LIGHT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT YALE UNIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO YALE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS PURSUING INTENSIVE LANGUAGE STUDY IN EAST ASIA. |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $561,282 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE RICHARD U. LIGHT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT YALE UNIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO YALE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS PURSUING INTENSIVE LANGUAGE STUDY IN EAST ASIA. |
YALE UNIVERSITY
$73,325,688PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE RICHARD U. LIGHT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT YALE UNIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO YALE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS PURSUING INTENSIVE LANGUAGE STUDY IN EAST ASIA.
YALE UNIVERSITY
$561,282PROGRAM SUPPORT OF THE RICHARD U. LIGHT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT YALE UNIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO YALE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS PURSUING INTENSIVE LANGUAGE STUDY IN EAST ASIA.