Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2026.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990; $233K paid to officers and key staff.
Erin Thompson’s $119K as Chief Creative Officer is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.
See Lumen Prize Foundation INC executive salaries →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
Lumen Prize Foundation INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Wilmington, DE, formed in 2024.
Questions for Lumen Prize Foundation INC
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Lumen Prize Foundation advocates innovative digital art and artists that use new visual languages at the intersection of art and technology. The Foundation sponsors the Lumen Prize and seeks to engage artists and the arts community to inspire, educate, and foster community engagement around transformative art experiences.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $19K | $102K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $19K | $102K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $19K | $102K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $19K | $19K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $114K | $74K | $29K | $11K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $119K | $107K | $12K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $18K | $18K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $80K | $80K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $22K | $22K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $12K | $7K | $5K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $18K | $9K | $8K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $16 | $16 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $464K | $393K | $39K | $32K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026 | $541K | $464K | $78K | $102K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2025 | $73K | $19K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $541,094 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $541,094 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $463,563 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $102,081 assets, 6 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $102,081 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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