Lucis Trust EIN 13-1674445 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Lucis Trust FY2021 filing

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Promotes understanding and cooperation between people for a better society. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $638K in revenue, $855K in expenses, and $2.1M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
New York, NY
Website
lucistrust.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$638KFY2021
Expenses
$855K
Net assets
$2.1M
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  13-1674445 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes understanding and cooperation between people for a better society.
Leadership
Stephen I Nation · Secretary & Treasurer · $7K
Money in and out
$638K revenue, $855K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$638K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$855K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$218K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.19
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
19.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-34%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$638K
FY2021▼ -11%
Expenses
$855K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total assets
$4.5M
FY2021▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$2.4M
FY2021▼ -4%
Total revenue
$638K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$855K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$218K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLucis Trust
EINHdr · item D13-1674445
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jlucistrust.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B64Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1935

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary & Treasurer
$7,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Galloway’s $45K as Secretary & Treasurer is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Galloway$44,710$44,710$44,710
Stephen I Nation$7,000$7,000
Stephen I Nation Former$4,667

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $694K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Promoting the education of the human mind towards recognition and practice of the spiritual principles and values upon which a stable and interdependent world society may be based.

$694Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$592K · 93%
Investment income$45K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$592K
Investment income7%$45K
— government grantsLn 1e$57K
Total revenueLn 12$638K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.19
Program services81%$694K
Management & general19%$162K
Total functional expensesLn 25$855K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Total net assetsLn 32$2.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $855K · Less non-cash grants $86K · Cash operating expenses/yr $769K
19.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $694K · Total expenses $855K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $162K · Total expenses $855K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $855K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $573K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $592K · Total revenue $638K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $57K · Total revenue $638K
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $638K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $45K · Total revenue $638K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $855K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $638K · Prior year $713K
-11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $638K · Expenses $855K
-34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.1M · Total assets $4.5M
47%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.0M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.5M
23%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephen I Nation · Reported title SECRETARY & TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $7K · Total expenses $855K
0.8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $353K · Total expenses $855K
41%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -11%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$217K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$731K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$638K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$713K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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