Alina's Light Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832853668
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4124408582
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$58,965
Expenses
$48,924
Assets
$80,580
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • YAN SHEYKHET (PRESIDENT)
  • ELLY SHEYKHET (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JILL SMITH (BOARD MEMBER)
  • TAYLOR BOBAK (BOARD MEMBER)
  • BECCA KUBICKI (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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.

What it reported doing in 2024

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

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 78% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47.9%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 57.7%; rating input score 58

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.65; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47.9% of revenue deployed · 57.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 6 filed program accomplishments · $28K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.