Linc equips children with foundational Literacy skills by empowering families and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $820K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$557K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$6.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2023▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$5.3M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.0M
Net assets
$6.0M
FY2023▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$8.7M
FY2025$7.8M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $4.2M Management & general 8% · $430K Fundraising 9% · $486K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

65 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Advancement
$145,558Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$140,539Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$136,981Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Strategic Inti
$134,265Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$133,010Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$128,192Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$128,150Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Strategic Initiatives
$122,308Pt VII · Sec A

Carla Godoy’s $168K as Deputy Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carla Godoy$168,094$147,008$145,558$126,035——
Laura Walsh$141,681—$133,010———
Shari Levine$121,869$120,968$140,539$109,826$112,500$106,100
Emmanuel Novy$140,255$133,008————
Katie Gardner-Boehm—$126,300$134,265———
Jessica Goldfarb$132,459$119,610————
Emmanuel J Novy——$128,192$103,323——
Elizabeth Manning$116,513—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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2 programs · $8.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Linc mobilized more than 153 community partners, including libraries, to deliver 159 reading everywhere programs, 236 reading discoveries and 171 parent workshop sessions. We also graduated 55 parents in our very involved parent (vip) academy. Nearly 62 vips volunteered to support 121 events in the community.

$4.2Mprogram expense
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Linc mobilized more than 153 community partners, including libraries, to deliver 159 reading everywhere programs, 236 reading discoveries and 171 parent workshop sessions. We also graduated 55 parents in our very involved parent (vip) academy. Nearly 62 vips volunteered to support 121 events in the community.

$4.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Investment incomeLn 3$374
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$430K
Fundraisingcol D$486K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$968K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$557K
PeoplePt VI, VII
65
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$374
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$968K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$557K
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.3M$6.0M−$758K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.3M$5.7M$2.6M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.1M$5.2M−$64K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$4.5M$2.2M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.5M$350K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.1M$3.6M$543K$3.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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