The Luster Foundation
The Luster Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, supporting organizations that qualify as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.
The Luster Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,756
- -38.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6
- -99.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,955
- -14.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who The Luster Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
How The Luster Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+13%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2024) to $65K (2023). In 2024 it reported $500 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The American Cancer Society | General Support | $40,000 |
| Fairplay Foods | Thanksgiving Food Baskets | $14,998 |
| Youth Guidance | General Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,756 | $6 | $7,955 | — | — | $6 |
| 2024 | $20,705 | $6,959 | $9,304 | $500 | Total only | $9 |
| 2023 | $23,050 | $48,315 | $91,238 | $64,998 | 3 | $28 |
| 2022 | $65,973 | $51,897 | $47,315 | $40,165 | 4 | $39 |
| 2021 | $61,526 | $60,687 | $66,552 | $46,850 | 3 | $51 |
| 2020 | $74,306 | $3,643 | $39,750 | $57,675 | 6 | $64 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Luster Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Luster Foundation is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13K in total assets. Net investment income was $6.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Luster Foundation is led by Jory Luster, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jory Luster
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sonja Luster-Munis
Secretary
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Freddie Luster II
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Freddie Luster Jr. (2020–2022) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Luster Foundation
How large is The Luster Foundation?
The Luster Foundation reported $13K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.
What is The Luster Foundation's EIN?
The Luster Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3679513. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
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