The income that sustains our operations comes primarily from corporate sponsorships, grants, private funding and personal contributions made by pledges, donations, recurring gifts and love offerings.

By and through our received charitable donations, we, as a public benefit corporation extend support donations and contributions to program-related non-profit charity based organizations, community projects, and grants, awards, awards, scholarships and sponsorships to qualifying applicants.

How we decide who to support
ILF funds are targeted toward specific innovative projects that focus on, and fit within our program objectives. Our program objectives include religious, charitable, scientific, literary, educational purposes, and for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Working in these selected fields enables ILF to work for the mutual benefit, knowledge and inspiration of our overall objectives, and for helping all people, regardless of race or religion, to build on strengths, achieve self-sufficiency and lead productive lives.

The Infinite Light Foundation™ supports pluralism and equal opportunity in its grant making and in its internal policies. The opportunities that prospective grantee organizations provide for minorities and women are considered in evaluating proposals.

Our funds are typically distributed through invitational programs, or through projects that we develop with other nonprofit organizations. Unsolicited applications are reviewed, but rarely supported. If your organization chooses to submit an unsolicited application, it may only be submitted by and through our specific application guidelines.

When a support grant, award, scholarship or sponsorship is approved by the ILF board, the grant-making process is then initiated within the broad parameters of the approved tentative budget allocation. The projected grant-making budget plans tentatively for about 65 percent allocation of the budget, with 35 percent free for unanticipated applications and/or proposals.

How a support donation is selected and made
All submitted applications and/or proposals are accepted and reviewed by the ILF board. Upon receipt, each application and/or proposal is numbered, dated and a letter is sent to the applicant within 30 days. If a grant request falls within the scope of ILF program objectives, it is then placed within the selective review process and a formal interview presentation is initiated.

If an application and/or proposal is being considered for a grant, an extensive administrative interview, negotiation, and legal review process occurs generally over a three month period. Following the three month interim review process, approved grant funds are usually presented to the recipient within a few weeks.

How support is monitored
During the course of a support grant made by ILF, the grantee is obligated to submit periodic financial and narrative reports, and may also be scheduled to attend meetings to discuss current and future program objectives and strategies.

Support grant monitoring is designed to ensure that allocated funds are used for the approved and lawful purposes, and to ascertain whether the granted funds are contributing to the progress of the overall goal. Grant renewals are available to approved applicants since ILF supports long-term strategies, providing the allocated funds are targeted toward specific projects that fit within our program objectives and guidelines.

After the monitoring process of a grant and grantee is complete, the ILF board prepares and approves a final report, and the grant is closed. The grant file is then moved to the ILF archives. Ten years after grant completion, these archived grant documents may then be available for research by scholars.

Support to Organizations
The Infinite Light Foundation™ supports pluralism and equal opportunity in its grant making and in its internal policies. The opportunities that prospective grantee organizations provide for minorities and women are considered in application and proposal evaluations.

Granted funds of ILF are limited in relation to the great number of worthwhile proposals it receives. ILF directs it support to activities and projects that are within the scope of its objectives, and likely to have a wide range effect.

ILF support grants, awards, sponsorships, scholarships, program-related investments and activities are provided to and for the purposes of other program-related non-profit charitable organizations, schools, universities, religious, scientific, literary, and for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, which fall within our program objectives, and are defined under the appropriate provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations.

Support funds to schools or universities for sponsorships and scholarships are generally made available to and for those who are responsible for the selection of the recipients, and are awarded either through publicly announced competitions, or on the basis of nominations from schools, universities and other nonprofit organizations.

In all cases, organization support recipients are selected and awarded on the merits of their applications and proposals, and their potential contribution for advancing ILF program objectives.

Support to Individuals
The majority of ILF support and grant funds are given to program-related organizations. Although ILF also supports and makes grants to individuals, they are few in number relative to demand, and are limited to activities related to its programs objectives and interests.

ILF does not support or award grants for purely personal needs. Support for sponsorships and scholarships are generally provided to schools, universities and other nonprofit organizations which are responsible for the selection of the recipients. Most ILF grants to individuals are awarded either through publicly announced competitions, or on the basis of nominations from schools, universities and other non-profit organizations. In all cases, recipients are selected and awarded on the merits of their applications and proposals, and on their potential contribution for advancing the program objectives of ILF.

Who we Do Not Support
ILF does not support or make grants for purely personal or individual needs. ILF support is not given for routine operating costs or maintenance of institutions or organizations.

ILF does not support or operate in foreign countries. ILF is not affiliated with any government unit, and does not support or attempt to influence, legislation, political campaigns, or engage in economic development activities, nor does it operate or endorse any type of bingo or gaming activities.

Support Donation Applications and Proposals
Infinite Light Foundation™ funds are typically distributed through invitational programs or through projects that we develop with other nonprofit organizations. Unsolicited applications are reviewed, but rarely supported.

Nonprofit charitable organizations and/or individuals who wish to be considered for support from ILF must undergo our application, qualification and review process prior to any support, grant or award being authorized and/or granted. All support donation applications are by and through our mail-in process only. Applications are not taken in-office, or by email, fax or phone. Please do not send video tapes, computer disks, binders, or other bulky materials. ILF also does not take inquiries of previously mailed-in applications in-office, or by phone, email or fax.

All applications are reviewed in the order received by ILF board members. Normally, applicants can expect to receive a reply in writing within approximately six weeks of ILF receiving the application, as to whether the application and/or proposal is within the ILF program interests, objectives and budget limitations. Applications are considered throughout the year and there are no application submission deadlines. Applicants are asked to not submit more than one application in a twelve month time period.

To apply for ILF support consideration, please print out our Support Application and Instructions (Printable Support Instructions and Application) and fully review the detailed instructions, complete the application and prepare the requested attachments in their entirety, and send by United States Postal Delivery Mail to:

Infinite Light Foundation™
Support Division
P. O. Box 51841
Knoxville, TN 37950-1841


Notice To Applicants:
All applications must be submitted to our secure post office box mailing address listed above, and comfirmation from mail couriers such as FedEx, UPS, or other related companies may be needed as sometimes they do not deliver to post office box addresses.

Failure to comply with detailed application instructions, or completion of the information on the application or requested attachments in their entirety will result in disqualification of the application.