LUENA FOUNDATION
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Plain text LUENA FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/833302256. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $350K · expenses $368K · assets $160K
- EIN
- 83-3302256
- Address
- 23 KERLEY CT, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598-4865
- NTEE code
- P11
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2019
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The Luena Foundation aims to serve and safeguard vulnerable children around the world by protecting their basic human rights and by fostering love, hope, strength and joy. We use the donations we receive to invest in locally-led grassroots projects and organizations whose mission is to create a more compassionate world for children everywhere.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rauch | Chairman | 2021-2025 | 35 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jason Mills | Treasurer | 2021-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Emily Rauch | Secretary | 2021-2025 | 35 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Schamis | Director | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kate Sharadin | Director | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ted Stedem | Director | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marie-Claude Lapalme | Director | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Greg Lam | Director | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Scott Soong (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Adam Ray (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rauch | Chairman | 35 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jason Mills | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Rauch | Secretary | 35 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Schamis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kate Sharadin | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ted Stedem | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marie-Claude Lapalme | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Greg Lam | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rauch | Chairman | 35 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jason Mills | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Rauch | Secretary | 35 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Schamis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kate Sharadin | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ted Stedem | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marie-Claude Lapalme | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Greg Lam | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rauch | Chairman | 35 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jason Mills | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Rauch | Secretary | 35 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Schamis | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kate Sharadin | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ted Stedem | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marie-Claude Lapalme | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Greg Lam | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rauch | Chairman | 35 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Jason Mills | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Rauch | Secretary | 35 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| David Schamis | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Kate Sharadin | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ted Stedem | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rauch | Chairman | 35 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Jason Mills | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Rauch | Secretary | 35 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| David Schamis | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Kate Sharadin | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Scott Soong | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Adam Ray | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ted Stedem | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $349,532 | $368,346 | $160,075 | $157,975 | $349,502 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $364,819 | $343,910 | $176,705 | $176,705 | $364,803 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $224,179 | $235,625 | $159,848 | $159,848 | $224,047 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $166,549 | $132,612 | $170,939 | $170,939 | $166,549 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $121,841 | $52,344 | $119,782 | $119,782 | $121,841 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $611,720 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $345,000 | 2024 | $90,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2024 | 5 | $91,290 | 2024 | $34,550 | show |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $85,565 | 2024 | $55,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $30,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $26,700 | 2024 | $18,300 | show |
| EARTH RISING FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LUENA FOUNDATION” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $22,561 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $5,046 | 2022 | $5,046 | show |
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 | $5,000 | show |
| SIDLEY AUSTIN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LUENA FOUNDATION” | 2023 | 1 | $500 | 2023 | $500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LUENA FOUNDATION” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $58 | 2023 | $20 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $368,346 spent · pay $0 · grants $364,306 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $364,306 | $364,306 | - | - | 98.9% | |
| Fees: other services | $2,245 | - | $2,245 | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank transfer fees | $1,567 | - | $1,567 | - | 0.4% |
| Office expenses | $228 | - | $228 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $368,346 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $343,910 spent · pay $0 · grants $340,360 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $340,360 | $340,360 | - | - | 99.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank transfer fees | $3,550 | - | $3,550 | - | 1.0% |
| Total | $343,910 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $235,625 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Program-related expenses | $220,825 | $220,825 | - | - | 93.7% |
| Other (as described) | Other expenses | $12,050 | - | $12,050 | - | 5.1% |
| Other (as described) | Bank transfer fees | $2,750 | - | $2,750 | - | 1.2% |
| Total | $235,625 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $132,612 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $132,612 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $132,612 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $52,344 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $52,344 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $52,344 | 100% |