The Link and Option Center Inc

Analysis

The Link and Option Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in South Holland, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The Link and Option Center Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $754k to $2.6m (+245%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Link and Option Center Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Center for Adult Education Inc ($2.6m), Williamsburg Academy ($2.6m) and Childs Voice School ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $214k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 27 employees.