Lumina Alliance

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Sn Luis Obisp, CA501(c)(3)Since 1979Human ServicesEIN 95-3370729Revenue $6.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSluminaalliance.org51 Zaca Ln Ste 150, 93401-7319 · Sn Luis Obisp, CATax-exempt since Jun 1979Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 52 volunteers and 80 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $251K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $161K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$853K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$5.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$6.0M
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$5.3M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1979.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $4.3M Management & general 8% · $439K Fundraising 10% · $532K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$134,500Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Adams’s $134K as Executive Dir. is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Adams$134,500—$118,473$118,503$31,781—
Jennier Adams—$124,000————
Kirsten Rambo————$82,502$96,120

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence with advocacy, healing, and prevention.

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3 programs · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Covering client services, therapy and prevention, staff work with community members, youth, and schools throughout the county to address the systemic causes of sexual and intimate partner violence using evidence-based curricula.

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

Our client-centered transitional housing programs provide transitional housing and shelters for individuals and families who are unsheltered or in need of housing as a result of fleeing intimate PARTNER/DOMESTIC violence, dating violence, sexual assault, AND/OR stalking.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Our legal services department offers services and referrals for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence survivors. We also provide survivors with a trained, dedicated advocate to help them obtain court-ordered safety through a temporary restraining order (tro).

$38Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$161K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$5.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$439K
Fundraisingcol D$532K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$853K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$214K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$154K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$853K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 580
VolunteersI 652
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$320K$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$718K$853K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$134K$134K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.6M$100K$174K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$25K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$293K$243K$33K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$241K$197K$29K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$280K$246K$31K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$34K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$29K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$32K$9K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$332K$277K$36K$19K
TravelLn 17$28K$23K$4K$850
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$133K$104K$17K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$602K$338K$14K$250K
All other expensesLn 24e$238K$196K$22K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.3M$4.3M$439K$532K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.0M$5.3M$745K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.1M$5.8M$343K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$6.2M−$568K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.8M$5.9M$818K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$3.4M$136K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.9M$31K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,042,226 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,984,491$5,955,577
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,809$30,602
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $118,921$56,047
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,134,221$6,042,226
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,864,043$3,553,432
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,927,124$1,744,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,791,167$5,297,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $343,054$744,633
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,042,226 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$268,389
VIII-1e Government grants$4,309,222
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$798,313
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$213,791
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,955,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $38,672$38,672
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $50,814$50,814
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$8,070−$8,070
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,233$5,233
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,649$6,042,226
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,297,593 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffManagement $134,500$134,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,580,484 · Management $99,608 · Fundraising $174,463$2,854,555
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,580 · Management $3,416 · Fundraising $2,445$30,441
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $243,493 · Management $33,361 · Fundraising $16,446$293,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $196,507 · Management $29,354 · Fundraising $14,775$240,636
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $246,282 · Management $30,995 · Fundraising $2,806$280,083
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,232 · Fundraising $13,534$47,766
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,231 · Management $2,217 · Fundraising $1,280$32,728
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,277 · Management $9,259 · Fundraising $4,953$46,489
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $277,286 · Management $35,599 · Fundraising $19,176$332,061
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,483 · Management $3,815 · Fundraising $850$28,148
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,877$3,877
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $104,147 · Management $16,846 · Fundraising $12,482$133,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $338,496 · Management $13,611 · Fundraising $249,628$601,735
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $196,092 · Management $22,396 · Fundraising $19,311$237,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,326,590 · Management $438,854 · Fundraising $532,149$5,297,593
Part X · Balance sheet $5,101,736 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $377,957$1,114,909
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,180,042$640,860
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $48,279$52,657
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,254$38,088
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,241,328$2,743,113
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $320,495$358,421
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,275$153,688
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,222,630$5,101,736
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $440,911$545,402
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $121,064$141,446
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $142,404$138,589
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,749$27,164
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $718,128$852,601
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,077,841$2,720,515
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,426,661$1,528,620
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,504,502$4,249,135
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,222,630$5,101,736
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,249,135 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,042,226
XI-2 Total expenses$5,297,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$744,633
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,504,502
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,249,135

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