2025-11-14T18:27:20-06:00 2024-12-31 770534410 COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 720 University Ave 110 Los Gatos CA 95032 990PF 2024-01-01 823941326 Luminate Foundation Inc GCEP 2026309991 1200 17th Street NW 501 Washington DC 20036 Shaila Gupta Treasurer 2026309991 2025-11-14 1 0 Dane V Harris P01431614 4083583316 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 11032337 X 0 X 874305 874305 0 874305 874305 0 0 0 0 0 12109 0 0 0 280 0 0 0 12389 0 0 0 16029343 22499637 16041732 0 0 22499637 -15167427 874305 0 31633419 11002807 11002807 6639 29530 29530 1030000 0 0 32670058 11032337 11032337 11354672 4884378 11354672 4884378 X 21315386 6147959 21315386 6147959 32670058 11032337 21315386 -15167427 0 6147959 0 6147959 12153 0 12153 0 12153 41544 0 0 0 41544 X 0 29391 29391 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 DE CA 1 0 1 0 0 1 https://luminategroup.com/ Wilfred Yartey 2026309991 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Stephen King 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 CEO & Director 1.00 0 0 0 Jeffrey R Alvord 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Director & Vice Chair 2.05 0 0 0 Hoodo Mohamed 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Secretary 1.00 0 0 0 Shaila Gupta 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Treasurer 1.00 0 0 0 Patricia Christen 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Chair 2.04 0 0 0 Tabitha Goldstaub 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Director 1.00 0 0 0 Latanya Mapp Frett 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Director 1.00 0 0 0 Alessandra Orofino Poubel 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Director 1.00 0 0 0 Theodosia Sowa 1200 17th Street NW Suite 501 Washington DC 20036 Director 1.00 0 0 0 NONE 0 NONE 0 Information EcosystemsWe build and support healthy information ecosystems, where the information that shapes people's lives is more accurate, independent, and inclusive of everyone's viewpoints. We want public debate to be better informed and less polarised. This involves supporting investigative journalism, along with work to tackle the spread of misinformation, protect freedom of expression, and hold digital media platforms to account. 8501881 Participation & DissentWe are focused on ensuring everyone is able to challenge power and influence the decisions that shape society. To achieve this, we support work to increase participation and make civic and political life more inclusive and representative of wider society. This includes the removal of systemic barriers, which prevent groups from accessing and engaging with power. We also work to protect those who dissent and support them to be more effective in their pursuit of change. 13997756 None 0 None 0 0 0 23067130 0 23067130 0 0 23067130 346007 22721123 1136056 1136056 12153 12153 1123903 0 1123903 0 1123903 22499637 0 22499637 1123903 0 0 48394583 37533680 32715890 26359192 145003345 22499637 0 0 0 1123903 21375734 0 0 166379079 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166379079 48394583 37533680 32715890 26359192 21375734 X Access Now 463 Lincoln Place 241 Brooklyn NY 11238 PC Support digital rights of world users at risk. 450000 Accountability Counsel 244 Kearny Street Floor 6 San Francisco CA 94108 PC Supporting communities via communities, Policy Advocacy and Research programme. 230000 Accountability Lab Nigeria House 1 63 Road Abuja NI PC ED Shifting civic engagement and support fundamental freedoms of magginalized communities. 130000 Africa's Voices Foundation (AVF) Riverside Studios Nairobi KE 00200 PC ED Amplify citizens' voices in decision-making, policy responses, and development planning. 150000 Afrobarometer 95 Nortei Ababio Loop Accra GH PC ED Training youth organisations in data collection, management and story telling. 200000 Agencia Publica Rua Vitorina Carmilo 459 Barra Funda Sao Paulo BR 01153-000 PC ED Supports Agencia Publicas development, global influence, and Big Tech investigation 450550 amaBhungane Community House 41 Salt River Road Salt River Cape Town SF 7925 PC ED Developing impactful investigations, improve communications, audience engagement and editorial capacity 125000 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation 1825 K Street Northwest Washington DC 20006 PC To meaningfully resource black feminist movements globally. 1000000 amandlamobi Oxfam South Africa Johannesburg SF PC ED To support organisation's growth, assists with fundraising and communications capacity. 150000 Article 19 Eastern Africa ACS Plaza Nairobi KE 00100 PC ED To support core operations and program work. 150000 Association for Progressive Communications (APC) PO Box 29904 San Francisco CA 94129 PC Generate diligence rules, transparency standards around social media monetisation programs. 170020 Association for Progressive Communications (APC) PO Box 29904 San Francisco CA 94129 PC Supporting Myanmar Internet Project, combat disinformation and mitigate digital risks. 150000 Association for Progressive Communications (APC) PO Box 29904 San Francisco CA 92637 PC Building cohort organisations in Asia working on Big Tech accountability 355000 Atlantic Council 1030 15th St NW 12th Floor Washington DC 20005 PC To benefit democracy and human rights in Colombia. 300000 Baraza Media Lab Keystone Park Block B Nairobi KE PC ED Improve resilience, coordination and support media, journalism and creative spaces. 270000 BudgIT 294 Herbert Macaulay Way Sabo Yaba Lagos NI PC ED Supports BudgITs advocacy, civil society, and civic tech participation 250000 CalMatters 1017 L Street 261 Sacramento CA 95814 PC Supports global AI reporting consortium, sharing expertise with newsrooms worldwide. 500000 CANVAS 76a Gandijeva Belgrade RI PC ED General operating support renewal grant 200000 Caribe Afirmativo Cra 60 58 - 70 Barranquilla CO 080002 PC ED support fostering LGBTIQ+ and public policy in Colombia 204000 Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (formerly Premium Times Ce 53 Mambolo Street Zone 2 Wuse Abuja NI PC ED To improve the media and information ecosystem in Nigeria. 250000 Citizens' Gavel 2nd Floor 42 Montgomery Rd Yaba NI 100001 PC ED Core operating grant to protect the civic space in Nigeria. 150000 Ciudades Feministas (CISCSA) 2482 9 de Julio Cordoba AR X5003 PC ED Promoting the political participation of young women in local communities 100000 CLIP - Centro Latinoamericano de Investigacion Periodistica 300 METROS SUR Y 25 METROS ESTE DEL COLONO Nicoya CS 50201 PC ED To support achieving institutional objective of fostering public debate 395000 Community Partners 1000 N Alameda Street Suite 240 Los Angeles CA 90012 PC Educate entertainment industry to identify and challenge Big Tech narratives 150000 Data and Society Research Institute 11th Floor 36 W 20th St New York NY 10011 PC Support social implications of data-centric technologies & automation. 650000 Digital Freedom Fund (DFF) Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 104 - 108 Amsterdam NL 1012 SG PC ED Support digital rights in Europe through strategic litigation 275000 Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) House no 180-A Garden Block Garden Tower Lahore PK PC ED Investigates and campaigns against online and real-world harms in Pakistan. 250000 East West Management Institute 575 Madison Avenue 25th Floor New York NY 10022 PC Supports Malaysian tech, human rights, social justice, and civil grants 150000 East West Management Institute 575 Madison Avenue 25th Floor New York NY 10022 PC Support Freedom of Expression cluster, via core institutional, capacity building 860673 East West Management Institute 575 Madison Avenue 25th Floor New York NY 10022 PC To implement Indigenous Knowledge and Data Sovereignty (IKDS) framework 202500 ELA - Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Genero 1628 Teniente General Juan Domingo Peron Ciudad de Buenos Aires AR C1037 PC ED Promoting women's political participation in Argentina and address challenges 121467 Engage Media 225 Bourke Street Melbourne AS 3000 PC ED Supports Indonesia's AI governance, youth activism, and tech surveillance research 327184 Extituto - Politica Abierta Cl 70 No 7 A 34 Ap 301 Bogota DC CO PC ED Trains leaders in transparency, collaboration, and citizen involvement in elections. 80000 Finance Uncovered Unit 307 The Pill Box London UK E2 6GG PC ED Support the investigation of illicit finance stories in investigative journalism. 120000 Freedom Voices Network 5 Rue de Charonne Paris FR 75011 PC ED To secure data of threatened journalists and publish their reporting. 330000 Friends of Majal 1968 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651 PC Supports project mapping surveillance industrys hidden connections and employment. 180000 Front Line Defenders Temple Road Blackrock EI A94 R7W3 PC ED Supports and trains human rights defenders against digital and surveillance threats. 196700 Fund for Global Human Rights 1301 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 400 Washington DC 20036 PC Empowers grassroots groups to adapt amid work-related crackdowns. 50000 Fundacion Mi Sangre (FMS) Transversal 5 A no 45-64 Medellin CO PC ED Building civic and political capacities in youth to shape decision-making 120000 Futurelect Workshop 17 Firestation Johannesburg SF 2196 PC ED Design/deliver non-partisan, intensive and interdisciplinary young leadership development and training. 200000 Global Investigative Journalism Network - GIJN 2336 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Washington DC 20007 PC Supports advanced investigations and safe tech infrastructure in newsrooms. 400000 Global Witness 1 Mark Square London UK EC2A 4EG PC Advocacy work in the areas of socioenvironmental and climate justice 250000 Hadis Foundation House 9A Close 64 Crescent Gwarinpa II Abuja NI 900108 PC ED Improves young peoples responsible tech use and civic participation. 210000 Haki Africa Opp Bahman Charitable Foundation Building off Mikindani Street Road Mvita KE PC ED Empowers communities to hold power accountable and uplift underrepresented voices. 110000 Haki Yetu Charitable Trust Star of the Sea Primary SchoolPO Box 92253-80102 Mombasa KE PC ED Advance civic and political participation for Kenyan youth and women. 75000 Hashtag Generation 02 Palm Grove Colombo CE 3 PC ED To build know-how and capacity to hold tech platforms accountable 200000 Hostwriter Karl-Marx-Str 166 Berlin GM 12043 PC ED help journalists collaborate and amplify structural barriers perspectives from journalists. 100000 Human Dignity Trust 4th Floor West - Quality House 5-9 Quality Court Chancery Lane London UK WC2A 1HP PC ED Supports legal reform and protection for LGBT people worldwide. 405300 IDEAS The Lower Penthouse Wisma Hang Sam No 1 Jalan Hang Lekir Kuala 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20036 PC Supports safety of women and non-binary journalists, anti-online violence. 480000 Katiba Institute House No5 the Crescent Off Parklands Road Nairobi KE 00100 PC ED To entrench a culture and practice of constitutionalism in Kenya 300000 Lighthouse Reports Trans 3 3512 JJ Utrecht NL PC ED Advances accountability journalism, GenAI, and surveillance technology newsroom. 432750 Luchadoras Insurgentes 339 interior 4Hipodromo Condesa Mexico City MX 06170 PC ED Develops accountability journalism, GenAI focus, and surveillance newsroom. 130000 Manos Visibles 15-67 Calle 38 Bogota CO 111311 PC ED Promotes rights for marginalised groups in Colombia through media. 200000 Media Defence 330 High Holborn London UK WC1V 7QH PC ED Supports free speech, journalists, litigation, and internal operations. 240000 Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) 37 West 20th Street New York NY 10011 PC to help independent media thrive and safeguard editorial independence. 200000 Media Monitoring Africa Suite no2 22 Art Centre 6th Street Parkhurst Johannesburg SF PC ED Supports healthy information ecosystems and informed citizenry in South Africa. 310000 Myanmar Now Ltd Unit 405/406 101 Overton Road Melbourne AS 3011 PC ED Support the investigative journalism organisation's business model. 150000 Namati 1616 P Street NW Suite 101 Washington DC 20036 PC Promoting paralegal outreach and awareness raising among communities facing discrimination 250000 Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) 88 Pine Street Wall Street Plaza Suite 540 New York NY 10005 PC General Operating Grant. 500000 Nossas Rua Visconde de Silva 21 Rio de Janeiro BR PC ED Support the continuity of Grantee's work at Brazil national level. 5500 Open Institute International 209 State House Road Nairobi KE 100 PC Improves public services for marginalised Kenyan communities using technology. 200000 Paradigm Initiative 2nd Floor 39 Baale Street Ajegunie Lagos NI PC ED Core grant to Paradigm Initiative in support of their work. 200000 Phandeeyar 340 S Lemon Ave 9595 Walnut CA 91789 PC Core funding/reserve to grow their resilience to pursue organisational objectives. 230000 Privacy International (PI) 62 Britton Street London UK EC1M 5UY PC ED Support Grantee's work on right to privacy for everyone, everywhere 450000 Radio Workshop 1202 Lexington Avenue Suite 170 New York NY 10028 PC To nuance perspectives of African youth via audio story telling 110000 Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D) San Ramon 14 Colonia del Valle Alcaldia Benito Juarez Mexico City MX 03100 PC ED Protects digital rights and civic space against surveillance and AI. 650000 Reporters Without Borders 47 Rue Vivienne Paris FR 75002 PC ED Promotes global democratic principles in information and communication space. 200000 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) 6 West 48th Street New York NY 10036 PC Resourcing, documenting and potentially scaling methods to tackle harmful narratives 200000 SAFEnet Jalan Noja Ayung No 3 Denpasar ID PC ED Support digital rights monitoring, capacity building and civic space protection 160816 School of Politics Policy and Governance 72b Kwame Nkrumah Crescent Asokoro Abuja NI 900103 PC ED Builds new, skilled political class to solve Africas development. 300000 Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation Nigeria 1 Memorial Drive Central Business District Abuja NI 900211 PC ED To protect Nigerian journalists, media houses and civil society partners 150000 Siasa Place House 29 Kirichwa Lane Court Nairobi KE PC ED To promote youth participation in democratic processes 120000 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) 2B Oyetola Street Off Ajanaku Street Off Salvation Street Opebi Lagos NI PC ED support strategic litigation work and civic participation space in Nigeria. 200000 Spotlight on Corruption 49 Gundreda Road Lewes UK BN7 1PU PC ED General Operating Grant. 80000 Tech Global Institute (TGI) 8 Brunswick Street Brampton CA L6X 4Y6 PC ED Support content moderation and civil society organisations in Asia 150000 TechHer 44 Ebitu Ukiwe Street Jabi Abuja NI 900108 PC ED Supports combating online gender violence and womens digital rights. 260000 The Engine Room 244 Fifth Avenue Suite 2424 New York NY 10001 PC Support Safe, responsible and strategic technology use while mitigating vulnerabilities 179600 The New Humanitarian Rue de Varembe 3 Geneva SZ 1202 PC ED To support practical insights and thought leadership to international journalism 35000 Tifa Foundation 18 Office Park 15th Floor CD Jln TB Simatupang No 18 South Jakarta ID 12520 PC ED Protects digital rights and civic space against surveillance and AI. 550000 University of Massachusetts Amherst c/o Office of Post-Award Management Hadley MA 01035 PC Supporting critical and comparative research to inform pro-democracy coalition strategies. 48811 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 104 Airport Dr 2200 Chapel Hill NC 27599 PC Support intersection of politics and digital technology 125000 USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism - Norman Lear Center 734 W ADAMS BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90007 PC To undertake research into the representation of social media platforms 50000 Victory Institute 1225 I Eye Street NW Suite 525 Washington DC 20005 PC To strengthening network and skills of LGBTQI+ leaders across Latam 176766 Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) 1666 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20009 PC Promoting racial action plans and protecting human rights in Americas. 600000 Women Win Stichting Women Win Amsterdam NL 1011 VM PC ED To Support seed, resource, and sustain a feminist technology ecosystem. 150000 22499637 Agencia Publica Rua Vitorina Carmilo 459 Barra Funda Sao Paulo BR 01153-000 PC ED Supports Agencia Publicas development, global influence, and Big Tech investigation 300000 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation 1825 K Street Northwest Washington DC 20006 PC Supports Black feminist movements global grant making, especially Africa, Latin America. 250000 Association for Progressive Communications (APC) PO Box 29904 San Francisco CA 92637 PC Connects Asian organisations for Big Tech accountability and knowledge exchange. 150000 Association for Progressive Communications (APC) PO Box 29904 San Francisco CA 92637 PC Supporting Myanmar Internet Project, combat disinformation and mitigate digital risks. 150000 BudgIT 294 Herbert Macaulay Way Sabo Yaba Lagos NI PC ED Supports BudgITs advocacy, civil society, and civic tech participation 250000 Community Partners 1000 N Alameda Street Suite 240 Los Angeles CA 90012 PC Guides responsible portrayal of technology and social media on screen. 50000 Conectas Avenida Paulista 575 Sao Paulo BR PC ED To combating misinformation and hate speech in Brazil 196000 ELA - Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Genero 1628 Teniente General Juan Domingo Peron Ciudad de Buenos Aires AR C1037 PC ED Promoting women's political participation in Argentina and address challenges 182200 Engage Media 225 Bourke Street Melbourne AS 3000 PC ED Supports Indonesia's AI governance, youth activism, and tech surveillance research 270000 Extituto - Politica Abierta Cl 70 No 7 A 34 Ap 301 Bogota DC CO PC ED Trains leaders in transparency, collaboration, and citizen involvement in elections. 180000 Front Line Defenders Temple Road Blackrock EI A94 R7W3 PC ED Supports and trains human rights defenders against digital and surveillance threats. 403300 Fundacion Mi Sangre (FMS) Transversal 5 A no 45-64 Medellin CO PC ED Building civic and political capacities in youth to shape decision-making 40000 Fundacion para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) Calle 39 20-30 Bogota CO PC ED Protection of journalists, reactivating independent journalism networks, and strengthening organization 200000 Haki Africa Opp Bahman Charitable Foundation Building off Mikindani Street Road Mvita KE PC ED Empowers communities to hold power accountable and uplift underrepresented voices. 110000 Haki Yetu Sea Primary School PO 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rights for marginalised groups in Colombia through media. 400000 Open Institute International 209 State House Road Nairobi KE 100 PC Improves public services for marginalised Kenyan communities using technology. 200000 Radio Workshop 1202 Lexington Avenue Suite 170 New York NY 10028 PC Grant supports African youth podcast collaboration for nuanced storytelling. 100000 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) 120 Broadway Suite 3475 New York NY 10271 PC Supporting more accurate, nuanced and diverse storytelling by narrative shifts. 250000 Victory Institute 1225 I Eye Street NW Suite 525 Washington DC 20005 PC To strengthening network and skills of LGBTQI+ leaders across Latam 117878 Yaaj Mexico Montealban 7 interior 6 Colonia Narvarte Alcaldia Benito Juarez Mexico City MX 03023 PC ED Enhancing the political and civic participation of the Mexican LGBTI+ 50000 4884378 14 874305 0 874305 0 874305 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Open Data Manchester CIC 52 Kensington Road Manchester UK M21 9NU 2021-07-15 247500 To support the charitable purposes of the educational, training and engagement activities of Open Data Manchester: to disseminate and share knowledge on the use, generation and good governance of data in Greater Manchester and beyond. 247500 No 6/24/2022, 6/28/2023, 8/11/2024, 8/15/2025 The Nuffield Foundation 28 Bedford Square London UK WC1B 3JS 2022-07-01 158000 Support for Nuffield Foundation's Ada Lovelace Institute project, a charitable and educational project focused on ensuring that data and AI work for people and society. 158000 No 6/23/2023, 8/15/2024, 8/7/2025 Contributed Services explanation 990-PF, Part VI-B, Line 1a(3) During 2024, Luminate US Services LLC, provided general and administrative support staff and paid for professional legal costs on behalf of the Foundation. In addition, other affiliated entities and related parties provided in-kind services related to investment management and travel. The amount of contributed services is valued at $8,194,645 but not recorded on Form 990-PF. Interest receivable 30000 0 0 Program and mission related investments 1000000 0 0 Management and general 280 0 0 0 Pierre M Omidyar Trust 720 University Ave Ste 110 Los Gatos CA 95032 Federal excise tax 12109 0 0 0