Lumina Alliance
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THEIR CHILDREN
- Income
- $6.0 million
- Spending
- $5.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 71%
- Employees
- 80
- Highest pay
- $134,500, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $3.2 million spent. 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. PROGRAMS ARE TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, AND CENTERED AROUND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, CULTURAL NORMS SHIFTING, AND EQUITY.
- $1.1 million spent. 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. THE 6- TO 24-MONTH PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS USING A CLIENT EMPOWERMENT MODEL. THERE ARE 10 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNITS LOCATED IN SAN LUIS OBISPO AND GROVER BEACH THAT HOUSE SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RESIDENTS ARE OFFERED EMPOWERMENT-FOCUSED ADVOCACY, LEGAL SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND THERAPY.
- $38,422 spent. 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). LUMINA ALLIANCE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT AND ACCOMPANY SURVIVORS TO MEDICAL EXAMS, LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVIEWS/MEETINGS, COURT HEARINGS, AND MORE.
Source: Form 990 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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