Link Education Partners INC

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Newark, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1969EIN 22-1896984Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSlinkedupartners.org23 Pennsylvania Ave, 07114-2007 · Newark, NJTax-exempt since Mar 1946Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Link Education Partners, INC. Serves as a fund raising entity that provides resources that support high quality Education for under-served youth by providing funding for experiential learning, program development, equipment and facilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $323K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.1M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.3M Management & general 19% · $366K Fundraising 14% · $280K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$71,927Pt VII · Sec A
$67,823Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Pilar Paradiso$67,823—$60,000$57,500$85,990$22,291
Leslie Baynes$71,927$68,165$68,165$60,493$56,517$45,015
Maria Paradiso—$65,000————

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

Programs and updates

Enriches youth education and supports teachers through programs and a positive learning environment.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Link education partners serves as a fundraising entity that provides resources to support high quality education for under-served youth by providing funding for experiential learning, program development, equipment and facilities.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Link education partners, inc. Funded student activities and a summer program, preparing youth academically and socially during the month of july for the upcoming school year.

$101Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $239K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,275
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,979
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,900

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$820K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$448K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$366K
Fundraisingcol D$280K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$820K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$516K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$448K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$53K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$567K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$906K$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$90K$90K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$31K$31K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$205K$26K$103K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$141K$27K$56K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$654$468$718
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$2K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$4K$12K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$184K$131K$31K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$10K$1K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$777K$756K$21K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$257
InterestLn 20$137K$137K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$188K$188K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$31K$10K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.3M$366K$280K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.5M$2.3M−$766K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.5M−$135K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$34K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.2M−$138K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$1.5M$1.2M$4.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,347,979 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $987,445$819,863
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $543,210$448,437
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$21,004−$26,963
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,110$106,642
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,545,761$1,347,979
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,979$121,275
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $464,040$379,405
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $100,974$38,743
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,709,886$1,433,175
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,311,879$1,972,598
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$766,118−$624,619
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,347,979 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$516,274
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$303,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$819,863
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $448,437$448,437
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,266$26,266
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$53,229−$53,229
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $89,065$89,065
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,577$17,577
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $466,014 · Excluded from tax $62,102$1,347,979
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,972,598 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90,000$90,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $31,275$31,275
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,621 · Management $102,837 · Fundraising $76,868$205,326
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,715 · Management $55,940 · Fundraising $58,043$140,698
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $654 · Management $468 · Fundraising $718$1,840
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,038 · Management $2,564 · Fundraising $1,419$6,021
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,969 · Management $11,669 · Fundraising $9,882$25,520
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $38,743$38,743
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $130,750 · Management $30,593 · Fundraising $23,109$184,452
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,525 · Management $1,392 · Fundraising $28,327$39,244
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $756,118 · Fundraising $20,892$777,010
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,375$22,375
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,000 · Fundraising $257$9,257
IX-20 InterestManagement $137,375$137,375
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $188,118$188,118
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,636$5,636
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,245 · Management $9,835 · Fundraising $21,428$62,508
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,327,403 · Management $365,509 · Fundraising $279,686$1,972,598
Part X · Balance sheet $6,191,284 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,113$36,921
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $147,424$157,342
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $46,255$51,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,435$198,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,621$10,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,855,447$4,667,329
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $905,810$502,328
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $897,590$567,464
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,940,695$6,191,284
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $165,923$362,275
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $91,950$93,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $930,410$619,769
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,282,269$4,079,148
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,520,732$1,987,056
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $137,694$125,080
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,658,426$2,112,136
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,940,695$6,191,284
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,112,136 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,347,979
XI-2 Total expenses$1,972,598
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$624,619
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,658,426
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$78,989
XI-7 Investment expenses−$660
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,112,136

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