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Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center

EIN 34-1972937 · Cleveland, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair52 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CHALLENGE THE ROOT CAUSES OF SYSTEMATIC POVERTY AMONG LATINOS/AS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HOLISTIC AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.

Income
$2.9 million
Spending
$3.0 million
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 79%
Employees
35
Volunteers
110
Highest pay
$120,867, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 40% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $2.6 million spent. NLURC BEGAN THE PROCESS OF STARTING AN ON-SITE CLINIC WITH PLANS OF OPENING IN NOVEMBER 2025. NLURC WILL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE FULL-SCALE HIV AND STI SCREENINGS AND PREP PRESCRIPTIONS TO CLIENTS. NLURC WAS ABLE TO GET ITS 318, 340B PROGRAM RUNNING AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PLANNING AND WORKING TOWARD THIS GOAL. TO DATE, OVER 80 INDIVIDUALS HAVE RECEIVED HIV/STI SCREENINGS AND PREP THROUGH NLURC'S PARTNERSHIP WITH FREDDIE. THIS PARTNERSHIP NOT ONLY SUPPORTS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF NLURC'S PROGRAMMING, BUT IT ALSO FILLS A MAJOR GAP THROUGHOUT THE STATE PROVIDING DISCREET SCREENINGS AND PREP TO INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT THEM NEEDING TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. NLURC HAS HAD 20 POSITIVE STI SCREENINGS SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP BEGAN EVIDENCING THE NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE AT-HOME TESTING SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE. NLURC RECEIVED A SHORT-TERM ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC GRANT FROM DECEMBER 24 -MAY 2025 WITH THE GOAL OF TESTING 75 INDIVIDUALS. NLURC FAR EXCEEDED THAT GOAL, TESTING 92, AND RECEIVED A SECOND ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. THIS GRANT HAS ALLOWED NLURC TO SUSTAIN ITS PREVENTION PROGRAMMING WHILE AWAITING THE CONTRACT FOR ITS CDBG PREVENTION PROGRAM. NLURC RESTARTED ITS FATHERHOOD PROGRAM WITH FUNDING FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY'S FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE. THIS FUNDING ALLOWS NLURC TO EXPAND THE EXISTING YOUTH PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE CLASSES FOR CUSTODIAL AND NONCUSTODIAL FATHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION, NLURC HAS SERVED OVER 70 FAMILIES AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITY TO HELP IMPROVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF MARTIAL ARTS AND KICKBOXING. THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF GUND FOUNDATION AND THE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FROM CWF, NLURC WAS ABLE TO RUN A FREE LEGAL CLINIC FOR LATINX NEWCOMERS TO ASSIST WITH FREE LEGAL ADVICE, LEGAL SUPPORT, ASYLUM APPLICATIONS, WORK- PERMIT APPLICATIONS, AND GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS. NLURC SERVED OVER 100 LATINX NEWCOMERS IN 2024 THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IN 2024, NLURC SERVED OVER 2,500 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL SERVICES INCLUDING HIV CARE SERVICES, HIV PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, YOUTH/FATHERHOOD PROGRAMMING, AND IMMIGRATION/NEWCOMER SERVICES. NLURC ALSO ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT THE LEAST OF THESE CONTINUE TO BE CARED FOR IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. NLURC DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 2629 PEOPLE FROM 1468 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2024, PROVIDING OVER 23,500 MEALS TO CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. LAST YEAR, NLURC SERVED OVER 1800 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS THROUGH MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL SERVICES, RECOVERY SERVICES, NUTRITION/FOOD PANTRY SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, AND PHARMACY SERVICES. NLURC HELPED OVER 1000 CLIENTS OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN STABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE PAST YEAR THROUGH LEGAL SUPPORT, LANDLORD-TENANT MEDIATION, UTILITY AND BACK RENT ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER FORMS OF ADVOCACY. RECENT AUDITS SHOW THAT OVER 80% OF CLIENTS ARE REGULARLY LINKED TO MEDICAL CARE AND ARE VIRALLY-SUPPRESSED. IN 2024, NLURC PROVIDED FREE HIV SCREENINGS TO OVER 200 INDIVIDUALS AND HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO OVER 500 PEOPLE. THESE ESSENTIAL PREVENTION SERVICES TARGET UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS INCLUDING THE LATINX COMMUNITY AND OTHERS NOT REACHED BY CURRENT HIV PREVENTION EFFORTS. BY COMPLETING THIS WORK, NLURC IS WORKING TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF HIV IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELP TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. OVER 100 PEOPLE INCLUDING 50 FATHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVED FREE SHAOLIN KUNG FU AND KICKBOXING LESSONS THROUGH NLURC'S YOUTH AND FATHERHOOD PROGRAMMING. THESE SERVICES LINK YOUNG ADULTS AND FATHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN TO FREE MARTIAL ARTS AND KICKBOXING. THE PROGRAM SERVES AS A VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF NLURC'S HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM, NLURC IS ALSO ABLE TO OFFER FREE HIV SCREENINGS TO PREVENTION AND TO CONDUCT PROGRAMMING TO EDUCATE YOUNG MEN ON HOW TO PREVENT BECOMING PREMATURE FATHERS BY ENCOURAGING SAFE SEX AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. NLURC PILOTED THE PROTECT YOURSELF PROGRAM, A MARTIAL ARTS CLINIC FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY TO LEARN SELF-DEFENSE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO HEIGHTENED FEARS AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS TO MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. NLURC IS HOPING TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAMMING IN 2026. NLURC ALSO PROVIDED LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND OTHER SUPPORT INCLUDING FOOD PANTRY AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO OVER 100 LATINX NEWCOMERS. NLURC BEGAN THE PROCESS OF STARTING AN ON-SITE CLINIC WITH PLANS OF OPENING IN NOVEMBER 2025. NLURC WILL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE FULL-SCALE HIV AND STI SCREENINGS AND PREP PRESCRIPTIONS TO CLIENTS. NLURC WAS ABLE TO GET ITS 318, 340B PROGRAM RUNNING AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PLANNING AND WORKING TOWARD THIS GOAL. TO DATE, OVER 80 INDIVIDUALS HAVE RECEIVED HIV/STI SCREENINGS AND PREP THROUGH NLURC'S PARTNERSHIP WITH FREDDIE. THIS PARTNERSHIP NOT ONLY SUPPORTS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF NLURC'S PROGRAMMING, BUT IT ALSO FILLS A MAJOR GAP THROUGHOUT THE STATE PROVIDING DISCREET SCREENINGS AND PREP TO INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT THEM NEEDING TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. NLURC HAS HAD 20 POSITIVE STI SCREENINGS SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP BEGAN EVIDENCING THE NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE AT-HOME TESTING SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE. NLURC RECEIVED A SHORT-TERM ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC GRANT FROM DECEMBER 24 -MAY 2025 WITH THE GOAL OF TESTING 75 INDIVIDUALS. NLURC FAR EXCEEDED THAT GOAL, TESTING 92, AND RECEIVED A SECOND ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. THIS GRANT HAS ALLOWED NLURC TO SUSTAIN ITS PREVENTION PROGRAMMING WHILE AWAITING THE CONTRACT FOR ITS CDBG PREVENTION PROGRAM. NLURC RESTARTED ITS FATHERHOOD PROGRAM WITH FUNDING FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY'S FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE. THIS FUNDING ALLOWS NLURC TO EXPAND THE EXISTING YOUTH PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE CLASSES FOR CUSTODIAL AND NONCUSTODIAL FATHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. SINCE TH

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2002.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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