Link Inc

Analysis

Link Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hays, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1988, 38 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 September 2023, Link Inc reported income of $7.0m and spending of $6.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $7.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Link Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Vincent Depaul Society District Council of Dayton Ohio Inc ($7.0m), Green Country Village Inc ($7.0m) and State Fair of West Virginia Inc ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.0% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.5m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 586 employees.