Link Houston

Analysis

Link Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Link Houston reported income of $322k and spending of $883k, spending 274% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $163k to $322k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 592%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Link Houston sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas School for the Deaf Endowment Association ($322k), Threshold Foundation Inc ($322k) and Bridges USA Inc ($322k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $515k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 8 employees.