Borderlinks

Analysis

Borderlinks is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Borderlinks reported income of $508k and spending of $538k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $752k to $508k (-32%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Borderlinks sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands Health Education Inc ($508k), American Friends of Kiryat Chinuch Labonim Inc ($508k) and The Aja Project ($507k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $499k against liabilities of $186k, net assets of $313k. It reported 19 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.