Our Mission
Founded in 2004, Enlight Foundation focuses on education equality and youth empowerment. For this decade, the foundation is focused on three primary pillars:
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Youth mental wellbeing,
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Youth-driven climate change solutions,
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Next-generation social change makers.
To create systems change, the foundation invests in young people, elevates youth voices, and works collaboratively with other foundations, researchers, and nonprofits.
Our Approach
Enlight Foundation’s trust-based approach to philanthropy has several core tenets.
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Identify and invest in ambitious social entrepreneurs and bold ideas;
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Provide flexible and multi-year grants as catalytic capital to support pilots, research, and scale proven solutions;
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Work together with grant partners to support shared learning and sustainability;
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Collaborate with like-minded funders whenever possible for bigger collective impact.
Grantmaking
Youth-Driven
Climate Solutions
Youth Mental
Health Wellbeing
Emerging Climate
Champions Awards
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Enlight is proud to announce the Emerging Climate Champions Award: A Global Open Call
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Enlight Foundation, The Patchwork Collective, and Lever for Change are pleased to announce the launch of the Emerging Climate Champions Award, a $25 million global open call that will provide flexible multiyear gifts of $1 million each to youth-led organizations advancing climate solutions across the globe. Applicants must register to apply before 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Friday, August 15, 2025. Once registered, applicants must submit an online application before 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Monday, September 22, 2025.
Click here to apply for the award
Read the full press release on ABC News
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We're honored to share that TIME named Enlight Foundation Founder and President Xin Liu to the 2026 TIME100 Philanthropy list recognizing people who are shaping the future of giving.
Thank you to TIME for highlighting the important role of philanthropy, and to our partners who make this work possible every day.
May 14th, 2026
Supported by the Enlight Foundation and led by Solution Insight lab, this five-year initiative will synthesize real-world learnings from 25 global organizations in the ICONIQ Impact Youth Mental Wellbeing Co-Lab and their extended networks. By interviewing practitioners, researchers, funders, and young people, the platform highlights how change happens on the ground.
May 7th, 2026
June 26th, 2025
March 5, 2024
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