Lutyens Trust America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE LUTYENS TRUST AMERICA IS AN EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, DEDICATED TO ENHANCING APPRECIATION, STUDY, AND CONSERVATION OF THE WORKS OF SIR EDWIN LUTYENS.
- Income
- $104,738
- Spending
- $111,671
- Reserves
- 10.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Highest pay
- $25,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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)
- $90,791 spent. 1. OUR THIRD LUTYENS TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP WAS ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY 2025 AND AWARDED TO TRACE CHITWOOD IN APRIL 2025. HIS TOPIC IS "LUTYENS AND THE WAR CEMETERY BUILDINGS." THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP IS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORK OF SIR EDWIN LUTYENS BY FUNDING A PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL AND RESEARCH ON THIS WORK AND LEGACY. THE LUTYENS TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES A $7,000.00 AWARD FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS IN ARCHITECTURE, ART HISTORY, INTERIOR DESIGN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR THE DECORATIVE ARTS. FELLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE A TRAVEL PROGRAM ORIENTED TOWARDS ACADEMIC RESEARCH RELATED TO ANY ASPECT OF THE WORK OF SIR EDWIN LUTYENS.2. ON MARCH 27, 2025, PAUL KNIGHT, THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 LUTYENS TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP PRESENTED A WEBINAR ON "HIDDEN ORDERS: THE GEOMETRIES OF EDWIN LUTYENS." THE WEBINAR, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE RESULTS OF MR. KNIGHT'S RESEARCH WAS WELL RECEIVED. IT WAS AIRED LIVE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND INTERESTED LISTENERS AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED ON OUR LUTYENS TRUST AMERICA WEBSITE AND OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.3. WEBINAR SERIES ON TOPICS RELATED TO SIR EDWIN LUTYENS. THE WEBINARS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON OUR LUTYENS TRUST AMERICA YOUTUBE CHANNEL.A. "LUTYENS'S LODGES: MAKING AN ENTRANCE", MAY 23, 2024 (PANELISTS: OLIVER COPE, STUART MARTIN)B. "LUTYENS AND THE GARDENS OF NEW DELHI", JULY 25, 2024 (PANELISTS: AMITA BAVISKAR, SWAPNA LIDDLE)C. "DRAWING ON GLASS WITH SOAP: LUTYENS, PROPORTIONS, AND PERCEPTION", SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 (PANELISTS: EDWARD FORD, OLIVER COPE)D. "SILENT WITNESS: LUTYENS'S MEMORIALS & CEMETERIES WITHIN THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT", NOVEMBER 21, 2024 (PANELISTS: JON GEDLING, LYNELLE HOWSON)E. "LUTYENS AND VOYSEY: UNLIKELY FRIENDS", JANUARY 9, 2025 (PANELIST: CLIVE ASLET)F. "THE FUTURE OF ST. JUDE-ON-THE-HILL AT EDWIN LUTYENS'S CENTRAL SQUARE, HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB", FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025 (PANELISTS: ANKIE BARNES, TOM KLIGERMAN, REVD. EMILY KOLTVEIT, CLAIRE WILLIAMS)G. "HIDDEN ORDERS: THE GEOMETRIES OF EDWIN LUTYENS", MARCH 27, 2025 (PANELIST: PAUL KNIGHT)H. ALL WEBINARS WERE HOSTED AND MODERATED BY MARCOS LUTYENS AND ROBIN PRATER4. PROVIDED CONTENT FOR YOU TUBE CHANNEL (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CHANNEL/UC9VQ0UJQSR9JRF9FV9PRW8A). WE CURRENTLY (AS OF 2/6/2026) HAVE 42 VIDEOS POSTED WITH 1.22 K SUBSCRIBERS. THE VIDEOS RANGE FROM 7.8K TO 84 (POSTED 1 MONTH AGO) VIEWS. 5. PROVIDED CONTENT FOR THE LUTYENS TRUST AMERICA INSTAGRAM PAGE. (INSTAGRAM.COM.LUTYENS_TRUST_AMERICA/). WE HAVE 3,298 FOLLOWERS AND 227 POSTS CURRENTLY (AS OF 02/06/2026).6. OUR MEMBERS RECEIVE REGULAR NEWSLETTERS FEATURING ARTICLES WRITTEN ABOUT EDWIN LUTYENS AND RELATED TOPICS. THE NEWSLETTERS ARE ALSO POSTED TO THE MEMBERS ONLY PORTION OF OUR WEBSITE.7. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE LUTYENS TRUST IN THE UK ON A PROJECT KNOWN AS THE LUTYENS GAZETTEER. THE AIM IS TO PRODUCE A WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OVER 800 PROJECTS DESIGNED BY LUTYENS IN HIS LIFETIME. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF ALL HIS PROJECTS, SO THIS WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO LUTYENS'S SCHOLARS AS WELL THE MANY ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND ARCHITECTURE ENTHUSIASTS THAT APPRECIATE LUTYENS'S WORK. A GAZETTEER AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BETWEEN THE LUTYENS TRUST AND THE LUTYENS TRUST AMERICA WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE PROJECT. THE WEBSITE IS ONLINE, BUT AN OFFICIAL LAUNCH IS EXPECTED BY MID-2026.8. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2024, LTA SPONSORED AN IN PERSON EVENT IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FEATURING OUR MUNSTEAD WOOD VIDEO AND A BRIEF TALK.9. ON OCTOBER 24, 2024, LTA SPONSORED AN IN-PERSON EVENT AT THE MADOO CONSERVANCY IN THE EAST HAMPTONS. THE EVENT FEATURED THE MUNSTEAD WOOD VIDEO ALONG WITH A SHORT TALK BY ALEJANDRO SARALEGUI, MADOO'S DIRECTOR.10. WE SPONSORED AND ARRANGED A TOUR "THE ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE OF LUTYENS AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES." THE TOUR WAS PRIMARILY IN SURREY, U.K. (JUNE 10-15, 2024)11. AS A QUALIFIED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER (CEU) PROVIDE FOR THE AMERICA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (AIA), CEU CREDITS WERE OFFERED FOR OUR JUNE 2024 LUTYENS TRIP IN SURREY.12. WE WORKED WITH CLIVE ASLET AND THE AX:SON JOHNSON CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ON A LUTYENS CONFERENCE ("SIR EDWIN LUTYENS: THE 'HIGH GAME'. THE CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY THE MAJORITY OF OUR LTA BOARD MEMBERS. DR. ROBIN PRATER PRESENTED A PAPER WHILE SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND MODERATED OTHER PANELS. CONFERENCE DATES: NOVEMBER 15-17, 2024.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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