The Link

Analysis

The Link is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Link reported income of $13.5m and spending of $15.2m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.9m to $13.5m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Link sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arc of the United States ($13.5m), Berkeley Citizens Inc ($13.5m) and Hospice of Hope Inc ($13.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $310k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 299 employees.