Lux Forum

Analysis

Lux Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Yountville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lux Forum reported income of $119k and spending of $155k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $30k to $119k (+292%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lux Forum sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pure Land Buddhist Association ($119k), Chara Unlimited ($119k) and Atlanta Tamil School Inc ($119k).

At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $2,756, net assets of $2.6m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.