To provide impoverished and unhoused odessans with the resources, advocacy, and opportunities they need to become self-sufficient while offering guidance and motivation to those who are underserved.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 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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FY2025 · 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 $230 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$552K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$529K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$265K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$552K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$403K
FY2025$552K
Expenses
$529K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$470K
FY2025$529K
Net assets
$265K
FY2025▲ +16%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$265K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $429K Management & general 14% · $75K Fundraising 5% · $26K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$57,217Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Quiroz’s $57K as Executive Dir. is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrea Quiroz$57,217$57,000$57,000$6,577——
Erika Thomas———$50,423$55,192$55,231

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 people with community resources for health, education, and support services.

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2 programs · $429K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Project hope is a rapid-rehousing self-sufficiency program that provides residential stability and opportunities for homeless clients to access supportive services while overcoming homelessness.

$386Kprogram expense
02

Through the referral plus program, odessa links was able to assist thousands of households with access to service agencies, churches, government agencies, community action groups, and volunteers to meet their needs along with follow-up care to ensure client needs were met.

$42Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$552K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$547K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$529K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$265K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$547K
Government grantsLn 1e$331K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$138K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$552K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$197K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$265K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$610$2K
Total assetsLn 16$232K$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$228K$265K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$41K$9K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$83K$58K$12K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$10K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$9K$2K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$314K$302K$12K$175
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$596$596
Total functional expensesLn 25$529K$429K$75K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $552K$529K$23K$265K 990 PDF
FY2024 $403K$470K−$67K$228K 990 PDF
FY2023 $442K$395K$47K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $418K$382K$35K$220K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$445K−$40K$170K 990 PDF
FY2020 $451K$449K$3K$196K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $551,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,598$546,658
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$229$5,145
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $403,369$551,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $117,488$152,477
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $352,674$376,552
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $470,162$529,029
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,793$22,774
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $551,803 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$40,513
VIII-1c Fundraising events$138,280
VIII-1e Government grants$330,867
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,998
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$546,658
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,357$4,784
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $361$361
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $361 · Excluded from tax $2,357$551,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $529,029 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,977 · Management $8,781 · Fundraising $8,781$58,539
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,157 · Management $12,462 · Fundraising $12,462$83,081
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,599 · Management $1,629 · Fundraising $1,629$10,857
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,250$15,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,009$8,009
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,850 · Management $4,747$9,597
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,808 · Management $2,101 · Fundraising $2,101$14,010
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,381 · Management $6,790$9,171
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,270$2,270
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $302,177 · Management $11,925 · Fundraising $175$314,277
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,776 · Management $596 · Fundraising $596$3,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $428,725 · Management $74,560 · Fundraising $25,744$529,029
Part X · Balance sheet $269,811 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,189$196,743
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$48,337
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,840$22,716
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $610$2,015
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,639$269,811
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,567$4,955
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,567$4,955
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $228,072$264,856
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $228,072$264,856
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,639$269,811
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,856 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$551,803
XI-2 Total expenses$529,029
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,774
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$228,072
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$14,010
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,856

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