Lutz of Love Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Morgan Hill, CA EIN: 45-3567402

Lutz of Love Foundation is a private foundation, based in Morgan Hill, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $135K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.

Lutz of Love Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$134,584
-0.6% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,605
-88.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$800
-94.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Lutz of Love Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San Diego

How Lutz of Love Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 24% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Just Like My Child Foundation San Diego, CATo support org.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$134,584$800——$1,605$6,628
2024$135,384$13,956$10,0001$13,956—
2023$149,340—————
2022$149,340—————
2019$177,862$577————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lutz of Love Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lutz of Love Foundation is led by Carolyn Kathryn Reyes, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carolyn Kathryn Reyes

    President

    Trustee → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Reese Lutz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jesse Rene Felt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Catherine Day Lutz (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Henry Reese Lutz III (2019–2024) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Lutz of Love Foundation

How large is Lutz of Love Foundation?

Lutz of Love Foundation reported $135K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Lutz of Love Foundation operate?

Lutz of Love Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Lutz of Love Foundation's EIN?

Lutz of Love Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3567402. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 14, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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