Well Told Grants

Foundations / Delaware

Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 823472924

Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.9 million in 28 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $300,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $2.1 million the year before.

70% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$205,00010$31.6 million
2024$2.1 million10$33.1 million
2025$1.9 million28$35.6 million

How to apply

Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey4$400,000
Illinois3$352,500
Virginia2$256,800
Wisconsin4$230,000
New York3$200,000
Ohio2$140,000
Georgia1$75,000
Florida2$50,000
Massachusetts1$50,000
Washington1$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Elevated Access Inc
Champaign, IL
General & Unrestricted$300,000
Homeworks Trenton Inc
Princeton, NJ
General & Unrestricted$300,000
Order of Love Inc
Burke, VA
The Reckoning Project$226,800
Care for All Inc
Mequon, WI
General & Unrestricted$100,000
Choice Network Inc
Columbus, OH
General & Unrestricted$100,000
Neo Philanthropy Inc
New York, NY
Abortion Access Front$100,000
Sister Song Inc
Atlanta, GA
General & Unrestricted$75,000
Center for Independent Documentary Inc
Newton, MA
General & Unrestricted$50,000
Elevated Access Inc
Champaign, IL
Scholarship Awards Fund$50,000
Foundation for Black Womens Wellness
Madison, WI
General & Unrestricted$50,000
Harambee Doula Care & Holistic Services
Madison, WI
General & Unrestricted$50,000
Homeworks Trenton Inc
Princeton, NJ
Star Grant Scholarship Fund$50,000
Loveland Foundation Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General & Unrestricted$50,000
Loveland Foundation Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Scholarship Awards Fund$50,000
Solidaire Network Inc
Seattle, WA
General & Unrestricted$50,000
New Jersey Abortion Access Fund Inc
Ridgewood, NJ
General & Unrestricted$40,000
Ohio Womens Alliance
Gahanna, OH
General & Unrestricted$40,000
Pro-Voice Project Foundation Inc
Sandpoint, ID
General & Unrestricted$40,000
Prototype PGH Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
The Auto Body Shop$31,500
Aspiration
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$30,000
Harambee Doula Care & Holistic Services
Madison, WI
Doula Care Scholarship Fund$30,000
State Line Abortion Access Partners
Bristol, VA
General & Unrestricted$30,000
Womens Bean Project
Denver, CO
General & Unrestricted$30,000
Armour Dance Theatre Inc
South Miami, FL
Scholarship Awards Fund$25,000
Armour Dance Theatre Inc
South Miami, FL
General & Unrestricted$25,000
Abortion Access for All Inc
Cherry Hill, NJ
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Bail Project Inc
Pasadena, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Sista Afya Community Care NFP
Chicago, IL
General & Unrestricted$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrea Devereux (Dir, Pres), Michaela C Finley (Dir, Sec), Michelle B Gleeson (Dir, VP) and Jonathan S March (Dir, Treas).

What does Lumena Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

Similar foundations in Delaware