LUMINA ACADEMY
EIN 27-0678662 · Elementary & Secondary Schools (B20)
What they do
LUMINA ACADEMY (LA)IS AN ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING SCHOOL DESIGNED to BE MADE AVAILABLE to INDEPENDENT LEARNING CENTERS LOCATED ALL OVER THE WORLD. LA WILL PROVIDE ACCESS to ONLINE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AS WELL AS SUPPORT and HELP THE CENTERS ACQUIRE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT for THEIR STUDENTS to USE THE ONLINE CURRICULUM. ACCESS to THE ONLINE CURRICULUM is EXCLUSIVELY for INDEPENDENT LEARNING CENTERS THAT HAVE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH LA to USE THE MATERIALS for THE PURPOSES ENDORSED BY LA. LAS ULTIMATE MISSION is to UTILIZE THE ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM to LOWER THE COST PER STUDENT and MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER of STUDENTS RECEIVING and EXPOSED to A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION. THE BOARD ENVISIONS AN ACCREDITED, HIGH-QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION for THE MAXIMUM NUMBER of DISENFRANCHISED CHILDREN WORLDWIDE.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders3 people are listed in the latest report.
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (3)
GARY GRANTHAM ESQDIRECTOR
WILSON KIEXECUTIVE DI
YING WANG PHDDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2011
- Location
- PO BOX 1343, HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278
- County
- Orange
- In care of
- WILSON KI
- Primary officer
- WILSON KI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- DUSTIN KERN CPA PC
- NTEE classification
- Elementary & Secondary Schools (B20)
- IRS tax category
- Elementary & Secondary Schools