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Lights for Layla may not be an actual charity. Please read the details of the CN Advisory below.
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Proceed with Increased Caution - Confirmed FraudOn November 22, 2021, The Fort Myers News-Press reported on improper conduct confirmed through a legal proceeding to have taken place at Lights for Layla in an article titled, "'Lights for Layla' cofounder Randi Romanoff pleads guilty to theft, fraud, other charges." For more information regarding this matter, please see The Fort Myers News-Press article.
On September 2, 2020, Fox 4 Southwest Florida published an article titled, "Founder of non-profit for Layla Aiken arrested for fraud." For more information, please see the Fox 4 Southwest Florida article.
On September 7, 2020, NBC 2 News published an article titled, "Court reports: Randi Romanoff did not use any ‘Lights for Layla’ money for safety improvements." For more information, please see the NBC 2 News article.
On September 23, 2020, NBC 2 News published an article titled, "‘Lights for Layla’ accused fraudster, Randi Romanoff, denied bond reduction." For more information, please see the NBC 2 News article.
On August 19, 2021, NBC2 News published an article titled, "Trial date set for woman accused of stealing ‘Lights for Layla’ donations." For more information, please see the NBC2 News article.
On January 3, 2022, Fox 4 Southwest Florida published an article titled, "180 days in jail for woman who pleaded guilty to fundraiser fraud." For more information, please see the Fox 4 Southwest Florida article.
On February 6, 2023, NBC 2 published an article titled, "Randi Romanoff returning to court after failing to pay restitution to donors in ‘Lights for Layla’ fraud case." For more information, please see the NBC 2 article.
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Lights for Layla cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology because it does not e-file IRS Form 990
To ensure year-to-year consistency, the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS Form 990.
Charity Navigator does not currently have the data required from e-filed IRS Forms 990 for Lights for Layla under the EIN: 00-0000306.
This indicates that Lights for Layla may still be filing paper Forms 990.
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No Data Available
Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
No Data Available
Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Foundation Status:
Foundation data not reported from the IRS.
Affiliation:
Affiliation data not reported from the IRS.
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Lights for Layla) or EIN (000000306) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Lights for Layla cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Lights for Layla cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Lights for Layla cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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