About Illumine Service Foundation
Our mission is to foster peace and goodwill through the arts, sports, food systems, and social justice. We believe peace and happiness begins with each individual and support community-based organizations and initiatives that drive small but demonstrable change with a long-term horizon. We provide both general operating and project-based support.
Focus Areas
Documentary filmArtsSportsFood systems / food sovereigntySocial justiceCommunity developmentIndigenous and immigrant community support
Who They Fund
Indigenous communitiesimmigrant communitiesLGBTQ individuals/communitiesfamilies with young children / motherslow-income / food-insecure individuals
About Illumine Service Foundation
Illumine Service Foundation Inc gives general operating and project-based support to community-based organizations working in the arts, sports, food systems, social justice, and documentary film. Its mission centers on fostering peace and goodwill through small, demonstrable change with a long-term horizon, and the grant record reflects that approach across community organizing, film outreach, and food sovereignty work. The largest recent grant listed is $215,000 to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers for social justice and food-related work, followed by $197,812 to First Nations Developments Inst for fostering peace and goodwill. The foundation also backed Immigrant Defenders Law Center with two $145,000 grants in consecutive years, showing that some relationships recur rather than appearing as one-off awards. Documentary film is part of the foundation’s identity, but it is treated as a vehicle for social change rather than a standalone arts program. Recent film-related awards include support for production, outreach, and festival-linked recognition, alongside grants for Indigenous community support, labor justice, reproductive rights, and early childhood initiatives.
What Illumine Service Foundation Funds
Food systems and food sovereignty are a clear thread in the portfolio. Illumine Service Foundation Inc gave $215,000 to Coalition of Immokalee Workers for social justice and food-related work, and it also supported East Side Riders Bike Club with $32,000 for social justice and food. Indigenous community support appears in multiple forms, including $75,000 to San Carlos Apache Tribe for Indigenous communities and $55,000 to Native Roots Network for Indigenous communities. Social justice grants also reach labor and immigration work: Payday Report Newsllc (dba Payday Report) received $55,000 in 2025 for social justice and labor, while Civil Rights Corp received $29,440 for social justice. Film remains tied to advocacy, with $85,000 to Ya Momz Houseinc for film and reproductive rights.
How Illumine Service Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $30,000, with the middle half running from $20,000 to $75,000. The recent record includes repeated support for several recipients across multiple years, including Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Nido De Esperanza Charitable Societ, Payday Report Newsllc (dba Payday Report), Povertees Inc (dba Residency), and Auroville International - USA. That pattern points to continuing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation gives both general operating and project-based support, and its active programs indicate no unsolicited applications are accepted. It also makes selective film prizes and outreach-oriented awards through named film contexts.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$3.5M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $75K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
About 25% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SANJAY RAWAL
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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