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Link Incorporated FY2021 filing

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Sterling, VA501(c)(3) EIN 52-1326040Revenue $387K in FY2021

On file with the IRSlinkagainsthunger.orgPo Box 443, 20167-0443 · Sterling, VATax-exempt since Jan 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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An all-volunteer non-profit coalition of churches providing food and financial assistance to people in need in ther herndon, sterling, and ashburn communities of northern virginia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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 $67K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$387K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$390K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$387K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$336K
Expenses
$266K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$152K
Net assets
$390K
FY2021▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$518K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1984.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $254K Management & general 5% · $12K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cori Sanzano
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Betty Eidenmiller
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Becky Fieldross
Corresponding Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ling Nero
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Ashdown
Pantry Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carrie Sawicki
Business Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Churches provide food and financial aid to those in need.

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3 programs · $250K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Emergency Food Assistance

Link volunteers made 2770 deliveries, providing food for 14,252 people; $93,000 in grocery gift certificates were also included with these deliveries. Each qualifying family is given about three to five days' supply of non-perishable food and a certificate to purchase perishable food.

$96Kprogram expense
02

Financial Assistance

LINK provides emergency financial assistance through referrals from Loudoun Cares and Fairfax County Coordinators Service Planning agencies. The assistance is used to prevent residence eviction or utility disconnection of services. Approximately 120 families were served.

$94Kprogram expense
03

Holiday Programs

Link provided 1,008 families (5,284 individuals) food, a toy for their children (age newborn - 14) and a grocery gift card. Over 40,000 pounds of food, 4,000 toys, and $56,470 in grocery gift certificates were distributed.

$61Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Closet of the Greater Herndon Area INCFY2025$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$74,240
Unitemized GrantFY2023$156,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$88,597
Unitemized GrantFY2022$200,825
Unitemized GrantFY2022$123,236
Unitemized GrantFY2021$149,470
Unitemized GrantFY2021$93,511
Unitemized GrantFY2020$155,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$23,530

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$387K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$266K
Ln 25
Programscol B$254K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$390K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$341K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Total revenueLn 12$387K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$316K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$341K
Other assetsLn 15$42K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$390K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63,600
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K$341K
Total assetsLn 16$254K$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$0
Net assetsLn 32$247K$390K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$250K$250K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$106$106
Office expensesLn 13$55$55
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$954$954
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$432
All other expensesLn 24e$355$355
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K$254K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $336K$152K$184K$518K 990 PDF
FY2024 $249K$113K$136K$333K 990 PDF
FY2023 $239K$343K−$104K$198K 990 PDF
FY2022 $287K$395K−$108K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $387K$266K$121K$390K 990 PDF
FY2020 $404K$230K$173K$247K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $386,609 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,837$386,606
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$3
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $403,850$386,609
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $190,464$249,914
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $39,925$15,741
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $230,389$265,655
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $173,461$120,954
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $386,609 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$14,219
VIII-1e Government grants$23,850
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$348,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$386,606
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3$3
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3$386,609
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $265,655 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $249,914$249,914
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $106$106
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $55$55
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,764$2,764
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $954$954
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,575 · Management $432$4,007
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $355$355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,595 · Management $12,060 · Fundraising $0$265,655
Part X · Balance sheet $389,650 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,817$316,048
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,126$25,129
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,104$5,425
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $797$773
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $68,188$42,275
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $254,032$389,650
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,360$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $246,672$389,650
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $254,032$389,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $389,650 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$386,609
XI-2 Total expenses$265,655
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,954
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$246,672
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$22,024
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$389,650

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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