Points Of Light Foundation is located in Atlanta, GA. The organization was established in 1991. According to its NTEE Classification (T40) the organization is classified as: Voluntarism Promotion, under the broad grouping of Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations and related organizations. As of 09/2023, Points Of Light Foundation employed 77 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Points Of Light Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 09/2023, Points Of Light Foundation generated $27.1m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 8 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 2.0% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $27.9m during the year ending 09/2023. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Since 2015, Points Of Light Foundation has awarded 563 individual grants totaling $30,341,736. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.
Form
990T
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990T Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
POINTS OF LIGHT CORPORATE SOLUTIONS:POINTS OF LIGHT ADVANCES CORPORATE SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVES THROUGH A VARIETY OF VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: CONSULTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, A CSR STRATEGY ASSESSMENT TOOL KNOWN AS THE CIVIC 50, OUR CORPORATE SERVICE COUNCIL AND A VARIETY OF VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND WRITTEN RESOURCES. THESE PROGRAMS EDUCATE, EQUIP AND DIRECTLY MOBILIZE CORPORATE SOCIAL IMPACT LEADERS AND EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY CAUSES AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING POINTS OF LIGHT'S GLOBAL AFFILIATE NETWORK OF 140 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN 38 COUNTRIES IN SUSTAINABLE AND IMPACTFUL WAYS.
OTHER PROGRAMS - POINTS OF LIGHT OPERATES THE LARGEST AGGREGATOR OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, A PLATFORM CALLED POINTS OF LIGHT ENGAGE (FORMERLY CALL ALL FOR GOOD). POINTS OF LIGHT ENGAGE MAINTAINS AN UP- TO-DATE FEED OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FROM OVER 30 DIFFERENT DATA SOURCES. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 ACTIVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND OVER 22,000 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS. THIS FEED CAN BE CUSTOMIZED TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC SEARCHES FOR PARTNERS AND IS THE BACK-END VOLUNTEER SEARCH TECHNOLOGY FOR THE STATE FARM NEIGHBORHOOD OF GOOD AND AARP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PORTALS.POINTS OF LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATES ITS MULTI-YEAR STRATEGY SO THE ORGANIZATION MAY ADJUST ITS EXECUTION AS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. UNDERSTANDING THE VOLUNTEERING NEEDS IN COMMUNITIES AND HOW TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF VOLUNTEERS TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS REMAINS A FOCUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND REQUIRES ON-GOING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.
POINTS OF LIGHT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS:POINTS OF LIGHT'S CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING NONPROFITS WITH TOOLS, RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE THEIR CAPACITY TO LEVERAGE VOLUNTEERS TO FURTHER THEIR MISSIONS AND MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:-THE ANNUAL POINTS OF LIGHT CONFERENCE WHICH IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE THAN 1,200 NGO, SOCIAL IMPACT AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.-CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE POINTS OF LIGHT GLOBAL NETWORK OF 140 AFFILIATE NGOS IN 39 COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDE ON-THE-GROUND VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDES ONGOING SUPPORT TO THE NETWORK AFFILIATES AS WELL AS TWO ANNUAL GATHERINGS FOR NETWORK AFFILIATES THAT OFFER STRATEGIC PLANNING ALIGNMENT, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.-ONGOING CURATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE LATEST RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS ON VOLUNTEERING, COMMUNITY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SECTOR TRENDS. -MANAGEMENT OF THE POINTS OF LIGHT ENGAGE DIGITAL PLATFORM WHICH AGGREGATES OVER 45,000 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FROM ACROSS THE U.S. INTO AN EASY-TO-SEARCH DATABASE FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER. THIS SERVICE CONNECTS CRITICAL HUMAN CAPITAL TO THE U.S. NONPROFIT SECTOR THAT DELIVERS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY SERVICES. -OVERSIGHT OF THE SERVICE ENTERPRISE PROGRAM WHICH IS A VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TRAINING SERIES THAT TEACHES BEST PRACTICES FOR RECRUITING, TRAINING, MANAGING, RETAINING AND RECOGNIZING VOLUNTEERS TO U.S. BASED NONPROFITS.
RECOGNITION PROGRAMS:POINTS OF LIGHT'S RECOGNITION PROGRAMMING INSPIRE AND EQUIP CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS BY NURTURING A CULTURE OF VOLUNTEERING AND AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR MOBILIZING MORE PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER. BY USING POINTS OF LIGHT'S OWNED MEDIA CHANNELS (7.81M IMPRESSIONS, 3.62M REACH) AND THOSE OF OUR PARTNERS, OUR RECOGNITION PROGRAMS SPOTLIGHT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO LIFT UP THE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR WORK AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:-GLOBAL VOLUNTEER MONTH IS AN ANNUAL INITIATIVE THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY APRIL AND FOCUSES ON HONORING AND CELEBRATING VOLUNTEERS WORLDWIDE WHILE ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERING. POINTS OF LIGHT LEADS THIS INITIATIVE BY RECRUITING POINTS OF LIGHT GLOBAL NETWORK AFFILIATES, NONPROFIT/NGO AND CORPORATE PARTNERS, PROVIDING MARKETING TOOLKITS, AND COLLABORATING WITH INFLUENCERS.-THE DAILY POINT OF LIGHT AWARD WAS THE FIRST RECOGNITION GIVEN BY A SITTING U.S. PRESIDENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WHEN PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH LAUNCHED IT IN 1990. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACT ON THEIR POWER TO DO GOOD EVERY DAY, USING THEIR HEARTS, HANDS AND MINDS TO HELP STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND SOLVE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS. THROUGH THIS AWARD THAT CONTINUES TODAY, WE RECOGNIZE THEIR INDIVIDUAL STORIES AND LIFT THEM UP TO INSPIRE OTHERS SO WE MAY EACH, IN OUR OWN WAY, ANSWER THE CALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ANNUALLY, 260 PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZED WITH THE DAILY POINT OF LIGHT AWARD, AND SINCE IT'S INCEPTION, NEARLY 8,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED.-THE GEORGE HW BUSH POINT OF LIGHT AWARDS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 WITH PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL PRIOR TO HIS PASSING. THIS AWARD HONORS OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS ADVANCING SOLUTIONS IN WAYS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE EXTRAORDINARY TRAITS OF OUR 41ST PRESIDENT: INTEGRITY, EMPATHY, RESPECT, OPTIMISM, CONVICTION IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION, AND BELIEF IN THE POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. HONOREES DEMONSTRATE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SERVICE AND DRIVING SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINED IMPACT THROUGH THEIR WORK. THE POWER OF RECOGNITION AND THE LEGACY OF SERVICE LAUNCHED BY PRESIDENT BUSH IS UNDERSCORED BY THE BIPARTISAN, UNIFIED SUPPORT OF THIS AWARD BY PRESIDENTS CARTER, CLINTON, BUSH (43), AND OBAMA WHO HAVE SERVED AS HONORARY CHAIRS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. -THE PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCY AMERICORPS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT RECOGNIZES OVER 120,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY FOR OVER 86 MILLION HOURS OF VOLUNTEERING. -THE LOREAL WOMEN OF WORTH PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOREAL, THAT PROVIDES A NATIONAL (U.S. BASED) PLATFORM FOR WOMEN LEADING SOCIAL IMPACT WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES OR ON BEHALF OF CAUSES NATIONWIDE AND SERVES TO INSPIRE OTHERS.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Neil Bush Chair | OfficerTrustee | 5 | $0 |
Pam Norley Vice Chair | OfficerTrustee | 5 | $0 |
Davie Williams Vice Chair | OfficerTrustee | 5 | $0 |
Jean Becker Director | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
Emad Bibawi Director | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
Nikki Clifton Director | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
Vendor Name (Service) | Service Year | Compensation |
---|---|---|
Disney Destinations Travel & Tourism | 9/29/23 | $448,539 |
American Program Bureau Inc Speaker And Entertainment | 9/29/23 | $307,759 |
Stone Rooster Distributors Fulfillment & Distribution | 9/29/23 | $283,758 |
Daniel J Edelman Inc Communications | 9/29/23 | $255,497 |
Black Airplane Llc Digital Consulting | 9/29/23 | $212,670 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $1,233,995 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $0 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $11,978,513 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $13,212,508 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $13,688,277 |
Investment income | $610,186 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $67,787 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | -$531,057 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $670 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $27,065,745 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $10,125,280 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $34,270 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $1,718,360 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $1,108,567 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $5,467,096 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $143,058 |
Other employee benefits | $444,519 |
Payroll taxes | $499,598 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $46,017 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $76,275 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $20,000 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $55,714 |
Fees for services: Other | $6,450,414 |
Advertising and promotion | $932,616 |
Office expenses | $938,315 |
Information technology | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $121,878 |
Travel | $433,979 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $359,883 |
Interest | $9,333 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $0 |
Insurance | $0 |
All other expenses | $69,912 |
Total functional expenses | $27,946,517 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $1,094,768 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $3,829,737 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $244,600 |
Accounts receivable, net | $1,279,756 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $33,101 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $968,006 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $0 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $14,369,882 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $595,728 |
Total assets | $22,415,578 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $1,695,243 |
Grants payable | $3,652,300 |
Deferred revenue | $4,107,302 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $1,000,000 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $134,052 |
Total liabilities | $10,588,897 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $3,812,145 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $8,014,536 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $22,415,578 |
Over the last fiscal year, Points Of Light Foundation has awarded $10,000,000 in support to 100 organizations.
Grant Recipient | Amount |
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF DALLAS PURPOSE: COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $100,000 |
AID THE SILENT PURPOSE: COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $140,000 |
ALTERNATIVE SERVICES - CONNECTICUT INC PURPOSE: COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $25,000 |
AMERICANS FOR INDEPENDANT LIVING PURPOSE: COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $85,000 |
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH (WOODSTOCK PANTRY) PURPOSE: COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $58,000 |
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PURPOSE: COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $90,000 |