Luminaria delivers a contemporary arts program that includes a festival of international stature; supports downtown & the urban core; and brings attention to san antonio's multi-arts culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$354K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$413K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$76K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$354K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$354K
Expenses
$413K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$413K
Net assets
$76K
FY2024▼ -44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$76K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $295K Management & general 19% · $77K Fundraising 10% · $41K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$81,419Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yadhira Lozano’s $81K as Executive Dir. is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yadhira Lozano$81,419$73,172$50,804$45,000—
Kathy Armstrong————$27,417

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents an international arts festival, supports downtown, and highlights San Antonio's multi-arts culture.

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3 programs · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival

Luminaria is best known for its free Contemporary Arts Festival which draws thousands of people to the downtown area each year. The festival featured over 150 individual artists featuring fine art, film, poetry, large art installations, digital art, and live music.

$257Kprogram expense
02

LUMINARIA PLACEMAKINGIn January, Luminaria was selected by Bexar County to create a large-scale mural at Mission County Park to commemorate the 53 migrants that perished in the nations largest human smuggling tragedy In the Summer, Luminaria inaugurated a Pop-Up Art Gallery hosting 3 exhibitions featuring more than 20 local artists.

$33Kprogram expense
03

LUMINARIA ARTIST FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAMSThe Working Artist Fund continues to award up to $550 for professional development activities per artist living and working in Bexar County. Twelve out of 96 applicants were awarded for support with workshops, travel, supplies and materials, photoshoots, mentorship, website development, and…

$5Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $172K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,001
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$54,590
Unitemized GrantFY2020$100,062

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$354K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$413K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Government grantsLn 1e$260K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$354K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$134K$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$52K
Net assetsLn 32$134K$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$20K$20K$41K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$20K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$750$750
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$33K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$489$489
InsuranceLn 23$768$768
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211K$202K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$3K$6K$100
Total functional expensesLn 25$413K$295K$77K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $354K$413K−$59K$76K 990 PDF
FY2023 $478K$469K$10K$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $458K$437K$21K$124K 990 PDF
FY2021 $456K$442K$14K$103K 990 PDF
FY2020 $277K$271K$6K$88K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $354,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $478,476$354,339
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $478,477$354,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,001$4,938
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $121,935$119,958
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $341,722$287,964
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $468,658$412,860
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,819−$58,520
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $354,340 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$259,890
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,449
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$354,339
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1$354,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $412,860 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,938$4,938
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,355 · Management $20,355 · Fundraising $40,709$81,419
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,974 · Management $7,772$27,746
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,770 · Management $3,023$10,793
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $750$750
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,345$4,345
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,760 · Management $3,318$36,078
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,019$4,019
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,971$4,971
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,354$16,354
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $489$489
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $768$768
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $201,833 · Management $9,109$210,942
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,863 · Management $6,285 · Fundraising $100$9,248
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,262 · Management $76,789 · Fundraising $40,809$412,860
Part X · Balance sheet $127,924 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,139$73,552
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,845$2,846
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,149$50,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,015$1,526
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $134,148$127,924
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$52,296
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$52,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $134,148$75,628
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $134,148$75,628
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $134,148$127,924
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $75,628 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$354,340
XI-2 Total expenses$412,860
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,520
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$134,148
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$75,628

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