Last week there was a person collecting donations in front of Target, Rancho Santa Margarita in California.

The name for her non-profit was "Love and Light Wellness," which she claimed was to provide meals to homeless families for the holidays. The tax id on the card she provided (after I gave a donation) has an extra digit, so it did not result when I searched for it online.

However, searching by the organization's name resulted in multiple tax ids (or EINs) and numerous residential addresses. One website lists the organization as not being active for the last four years. The name does result on the IRS website search, but again with a different tax id (45-5178543).

There is a paucity of information on the organization's financials and any specific services offered. There is a Facebook page which only has some inspirational photos, but no specific services listed or recent activity. The president, Ms. Lefika, has a similar entity listed on LinkedIn as a "Love and Light Wellness Room and Board."

The card provided states the following contact info and tax id:
1458 w 49th street
Los Angeles, CA 90062
(323) 903-5044
loveandlightwellness.com
tax ID: 15-00029044

Hopefully this is a legitimate non-profit organization and it's just not well documented.