Lux Nova Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? Lux Nova, Inc. maintains program divisions in Human Services, Education, Youth Development, and Fine & Performing Arts
- Income
- $162,300
- Spending
- $140,250
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Highest pay
- $18,000, programs director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (3)
- $34,080 spent. ArtSpire provided 36 cultural field trips serving 440 students attending events at 16 arts partners to include Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Broadway, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 18 need-based scholarships were awarded for pre-colleges arts study at 8 NYC arts schools.
- $21,345 spent. NYIMF Competition attracted 220 competitors ages 6-26 from the U.S. & Canada in partnership with the City University of New York, Lincoln Center, and Steinway & Sons.
- $21,195 spent. Orpheus Rising produced 16 concerts featuring 42 young and emerging musicians in 8 performance venues in the greater NYC area fora combined audience of 2,800. It also provided arts merit scholarships for 18 pre-college students at 6 NYC schools for the arts.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 January 2019.
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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