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Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC

Preselected recipients only Oakboro, North Carolina · EIN 208205480

Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC is a private foundation in Oakboro, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $36,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $17,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $33,500 the year before.

80% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36,5003$63,363
2024$33,5002$59,705
2025$36,0005$22,784

How to apply

Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to North Carolina. It also paid $17,500 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina3$17,000
Tennessee1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Impi Ka Umbono Social Upliftment AssocUnrestricted$17,500
Sent by Two Ministries co Dewayne & Tabitha Smith
Oakboro, NC
Unrestricted$8,000
Safer Communities Ministry
Indian Trail, NC
Unrestricted$5,000
Harvest Church of Albemarle
Albemarle, NC
Unrestricted$4,000
His Signet Ring International
Ooltewah, TN
Unrestricted$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC give?

$36,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC?

Its 2025 filing lists Foreman Rushing (President), Pamela T Rushing (Vice-President), Michael G Rushing (Director) and Gay Michael (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Lighthouse of Stanly Foundation LLC fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international and faith communities.

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