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Helps youth and families overcome poverty and social injustice. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $16.6M in revenue, $16.3M in expenses, and $3.6M in net assets.Pt I
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Housing and Homeless Services Divison
See schedule O.HOUSING and homeless services: the link's housing and homeless services division consists of housing programs, a drop-in resource center and a street outreach program including: lindquist apartments (north minneapolis) housing first (hennepin county) cairn housing (hennepin, scott, carver, dakota, washington and anoka…
Youth Advocacy Division
See schedule o. Youth advocacy divisionthe link and subsidiary's youth advocacy programs recognize that young people engaging in criminal activity are often times doing so in order to survive or for other underlying reasons, such as homelessness, being victimized by sex trafficking or suffering from a mental health issue.
Safe Harbor Division
See schedule O.SAFE harbor divisionthe link and subsidiary partner within the state of minnesota's safe harbor law and no wrong door response for sexually exploited youth and provide the following programs: passageways emergency shelter and housing program west metro regional navigator aftercare and outreach mental health and family…
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Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Beth Holger’s $197K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M human services 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Holger | $196,859 | $189,614 | $182,823 | $174,013 | $175,928 |
| James Lewis | $128,064 | $118,289 | $110,291 | — | — |
| Cemarr Anissa Peterson | $125,316 | $106,924 | — | — | — |
| Denise Smieja | $122,218 | $118,112 | $110,907 | — | — |
| Pheng Vang | $112,733 | $108,339 | $103,748 | $100,082 | $25,529 |
| Michelle Chamberlain | $106,152 | $101,005 | $100,734 | — | — |
| Jennifer Becker | — | — | — | $105,712 | — |
| Karla Gallien | $104,448 | $100,225 | — | — | — |
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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Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 85% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 10% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 5% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 23% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
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