National Links Trust

Analysis

National Links Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, National Links Trust reported income of $12.5m and spending of $9.5m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $12.5m (+380%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 313%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Links Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanford Laboratories for Innovative Medicines ($12.5m), George Eastman Museum ($12.6m) and Florida Studio Theatre Inc ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $301k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $479k. It paid $296k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $15.0m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 5 employees.