Funding Guidelines

The Lumistella Company’s funding guidelines described below provide a general framework through which organizations can request support. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review these guidelines before applying to ensure their request meets the requirements.

Only organizations and programs meeting the eligibility criteria will be considered for support. Both the organization and the program should align to further The Lumistella Company’s philanthropic mission to “positively impact the lives of children and their families—here and around the world—by providing for their basic needs, thus empowering them to create better communities and meaningful family moments.”

It is important to note that due to budget constraints, not every application meeting the requirements will be approved or supported to the full extent of the request.

To remain consistent with our philanthropic mission and mission priorities, applicants must meet all the criteria below to be eligible for consideration of support:

• Verifiable tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) public charity or international equivalent
• Clear and substantive fit within one or more of our Mission Priorities
• Small nonprofit with less than $10 million in assets as reported on its annual 990 Tax Return

Schools applying for support must have a current, verifiable profile with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The Lumistella Company Does Not Support:

• Capital campaigns and building projects
• Deficit funding
• Development or production of books, films, videos, television programs or websites
• Endowments or endowed chairs
• Individuals
• Loans or investments
• Political organizations
• Legislative and/or lobbying causes
• Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender or national origin
• Research studies
• Symposiums, conferences, conventions or professional association meetings
• Other funding opportunities that do not align with our philanthropic focus areas
• Organizations that engage in terrorist activities and/or deal with any individuals, entities or groups subject to Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions or other persons known to support terrorism or to have violated OFAC sanctions

Eligibility Guidelines

If your request for support fits within our eligibility requirements and application guidelines, please fill out the support request form.

You may be eligible for support if:

• Your organization provides services or manage programs for children and their families that are directly associated with one or more of the listed Mission Priorities (Food, Clothing, Shelter, Literacy, Animal Welfare, Veterans).
• Your organization has verifiable tax-exempt status as a 501(c)3 public charity or international equivalent.
• Your organization has less than $10 million in assets as reported on your annual 990 Tax Return.

Application timeline parameters:

• If this request is for product donations and/or in-kind contributions it must be submitted at least six weeks prior to the desired shipment arrival date.
• If this request is for event sponsorship, is must be submitted at least 90 days prior to date of the event.