2019-11-07T13:50:00-08:00 2018-12-31 680401016 Jeffrey M Dreyer CPA 811 West Napa Street Suite A Sonoma CA 95476 990 2018-01-01 680228235 La Luz Center LALU 7079385131 17560 Greger Street Sonoma CA 95476 Juan Hernandez III Executive Director 2019-11-07 true Jeffrey M Dreyer P00039630 7079382273 X 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z 17560 Greger Street Sonoma CA 954763617 3893478 false false X laluzcenter.org X 1990 CA Strengthen community through family services, economic advancements, and community engagement. 17 17 24 147 0 2012937 3617920 5681 7132 10676 25946 -42888 -58707 1986406 3592291 191672 86796 0 657037 900699 0 143428 460960 705086 1309669 1692581 676737 1899710 3864985 5607869 246549 118286 3618436 5489583 Strengthen community through family services, economic advancements, and community engagement. false false 1241038 La Luz Center is a Family Resource Center that has served Sonoma Valley's most vulnerable families for 35 years. It was founded by volunteers who wanted to establish a safe place for new immigrants to receive support. In the early years, La Luz offered emergency support, housing assistance, and referrals for farm workers. Today the focus is on the promotion of economic self-sufficiency and long-term stability among our community members. The programming centers around three focus areas: family services, economic advancement, and community engagement. La Luz helps individuals and families via three service types: (1) connections and support, helping clients access and navigate resources they need by way of information and referrals; (2) learning, in which the clients gain the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in life; and (3) engagement, in which they help individuals and families connect with each other, our community, and local schools through community/arts events, leadership/civic engagement, and school-based services.La Luz serves 87% of Sonoma Valley's Latino population, making it the "go to" place for local families seeking assistance in managing and improving their lives and, as a result, they are a trusted provider of community-based services. La Luz provided its services to approximately 1,500 people in 2018. 86796 86796 During the Sonoma County Wildfires in the fall of 2017 and through the beginning of 2018, La Luz rose from the ashes as a leader in the community. We opened our doors, served over 2,000 meals in a two week period, gathered and disbursed three tons of immediate supplies, handed out hundreds of respirator masks, and became a community hub for information, support, and supplies. Sustantial donations were received in the wake of the fires to provide this relief to our stricken community. La Luz oversaw the distribution of the donations to provide food and basic needs packages, gift cards to supplement these packages, rental assistance, emergency relocation expenses, and finding homes and furniture for the displaced. In addition, La Luz provided guidance to other resources such as holiday giveaways and household donations. La Luz oversaw the distribution of 100% of these donations to assist over 1,000 clients during a four-month period, 360 of those in 2018. 1327834 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 24 0 true 24 false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false true true true false false X Juan Hernandez 7079385131 17650 Greger Street Sonoma CA 95476 Ken Adelson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rayne Dessayer Sec./Director 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kimberly Blattner Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ligia Booker Dir. Emeritus 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcelo Defreitas Pres./Director 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sal Chavez Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Hughes Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathe Hodgson V.P./Director 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dorinda Parker Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Strand Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nick Mendelson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arleen Curry Treas./Director 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Winnie Farwell Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcie Waldron Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Hill Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martha Rosenblatt Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yvonne Hall Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Freeman Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Kowal Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Juan Hernandez III Exec. 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Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A copy of the Form 990 is provided to all Board Members for inspection and comment prior to its due date. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Executive Director's compensation is determined by the Board of Directors after consulting with comparability studies. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The organization has no other compensated officers or key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Copies of the organization's governing policies, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are kept in the Executive Director's office and are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part X, Line 15 - Other Assets La Luz Center has transferred assets to Community Foundation Sonoma County to be administered as component parts of Community Foundation Sonoma County under Treasury Regulations Section 1.170A-9(e)(11). La Luz Center has accounted for these transfers in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for organizations naming themselves as beneficiary. The investment gain (loss) in this fund in 2018 was $(2,725).