Lumina Alliance

Analysis

Lumina Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Luis Obisp, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Lumina Alliance reported income of $5.7m and spending of $6.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $5.7m (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lumina Alliance sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Team Gleason Foundation ($5.6m), Streator Unlimited Inc ($5.7m) and Seacoast Charter Academy Inc ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $878k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 100 employees.