Alinas Light
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ALIAN'S LIGHT IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN HONOR OF ALINA SHEYKHET, WHOSE LIFE WAS TRAGICALLY TAKEN IN A SENSELESS ACT OF VIOLENCE IN OCTOBER OF 2017. ALINA WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS, AND SHE LOVED CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. THE MISSION OF ALINA'S LIGHT IS TO HONOR ALINA'S LEGACY BY RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EDUCATION THROUGH OUTREACH, SCHOLARSHIPS AND DONATIONS.
- Income
- $58,965
- Spending
- $48,924
- Reserves
- 19.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 78%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $7,000 spent. PROVIDED THREE (3) SCHOLARSHIPS OF $2,000 EACH TO STUDENTS FROM ALINA'S HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE SCHOLARSHIP OF $1,000 TO A DANCE STUDENT
- $5,584 spent. PROVIDED VARIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL DEVISES TO ASSIST WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- $6,034 spent. SPONSOR GRIEF SUPPORT RETREATS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.
- $5,271 spent. PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD.
- $2,756 spent. PROVIDED DONATION AND GIFTS TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT A LOCAL WOMEN'S CENTER & SHELTER
- $1,603 spent. PROVIDE GRIEF SUPPORT BY MEANS OF HEALING ARTS AND OTHER VARIOUS DONATIONS
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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