Kidlinks' mission is linking kids to health and healing through music and media.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 7 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 $2K a year · under 1% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$723K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$782K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$352K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$723K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$732K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$723K
Expenses
$782K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$618K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$645K
FY2024$782K
Net assets
$352K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$455K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$352K

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 Feb 1982.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $573K Management & general 13% · $103K Fundraising 14% · $106K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$103,639Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$72,858Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diana Crawford——$116,033$107,483$99,936
Leigh Trevino$103,639$103,646$75,024——
Courtney Kraft—$80,321$5,321——
Paul Pass$72,858————

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

Connects children to health and healing using music and media.

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2 programs · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Music therapy (MT) uses music to achieve non-musical goals, such as improving SPEECH/LANGUAGE and motor skills, managing pain or anxiety, AND/OR supporting socialization and self-expression.

$51Kprogram expense
02

Therapeutic music entertainment (tme) is defined as "a musical activity or performance which, by the virtue of its diversion, amusement AND/OR pleasing qualities, supports and encourages healing." kidlinks provides tme to hospitals, special care centers, and community events throughout the DFW area.

$30Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
SMU Meadows School of the ArtsTX · FY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$723K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$421K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$782K
Ln 25
Programscol B$573K
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$106K
Owns and owesPt X
$352K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$421K
Total revenueLn 12$723K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$178K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$60K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$352K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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$325K$220K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$496K$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$394K$352K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$129K$10K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$170K$13K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$123$675
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$21K$1K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$168K$168K$124$0
Office expensesLn 13$40K$36K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$144$756
InterestLn 20$173$173
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$837$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$27K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$782K$573K$103K$106K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $723K$782K−$59K$352K 990 PDF
FY2023 $579K$645K−$66K$394K 990 PDF
FY2022 $586K$538K$48K$455K 990 PDF
FY2021 $732K$584K$148K$418K 990 PDF
FY2020 $559K$618K−$59K$265K 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 $722,672 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $618,593$289,377
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,405$3,257
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,770$8,767
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$47,665$421,271
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $579,103$722,672
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $406,349$442,429
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $238,645$329,224
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $644,994$781,653
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,891−$58,981
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $722,672 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,627
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$219,750
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$289,377
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,257 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,257
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,767$8,767
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $384,890$384,890
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $36,381 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$36,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,638 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $393,657$722,672
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $781,653 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,442 · Management $9,946 · Fundraising $37,109$176,497
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $169,666 · Management $13,036 · Fundraising $48,641$231,343
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,711 · Management $123 · Fundraising $675$3,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,391 · Management $1,494 · Fundraising $8,195$31,080
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $74,755$74,755
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $167,505 · Management $124 · Fundraising $0$167,629
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,855 · Management $1,385 · Fundraising $2,698$39,938
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,693 · Management $144 · Fundraising $756$3,593
IX-20 InterestManagement $173$173
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,625 · Management $837 · Fundraising $2,443$9,905
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,925 · Management $1,187 · Fundraising $5,119$33,231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $572,813 · Management $103,204 · Fundraising $105,636$781,653
Part X · Balance sheet $418,616 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $311,157$41,094
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,161$178,452
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $63,202$35,860
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $43,634$45,311
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$57,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $63,467$60,399
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $495,621$418,616
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,849$26,470
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $87,525$40,000
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101,374$66,470
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $272,319$208,569
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $121,928$143,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $394,247$352,146
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $495,621$418,616
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $352,146 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$722,672
XI-2 Total expenses$781,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,981
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$394,247
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,298
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses−$788
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$12,370
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$352,146

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