East Link Academy

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Greenville, SC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-1253336Revenue $3.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSeastlinkacademy.org78 Global Dr Ste 200, 29607-7202 · Greenville, SCTax-exempt since Apr 2018School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of East Link Academy is to prepare students to be language and cultural links between the west and East in order to meet the global challenges of their lifetime, by providing a rigorous education in math, science, social studies, and language arts in a bilingual english-mandarin environment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 50 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $204K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2.3M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$187K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$902K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$902K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$203K
FY2021−$50K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$897K
FY2025$902K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

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% · $2.6M Management & general 19% · $612K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Educates students in English and Mandarin for global challenges.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Public charter school with the mission to prepare students to be language and cultural links between the west and east in order to meet the global challenges of their lifetime, by providing a rigorous education in math, science, social studies, and language arts in a bilingual english-mandarin environment.

$2.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2.3M

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$612K
Owns and owesPt X
$902K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$844K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$375K
SavingsLn 2$468K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$844K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$110K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
Net assetsLn 32$902K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 550
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$852K$844K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K$110K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K$187K
Net assetsLn 32$897K$902K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.3M$338K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172K$149K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$130K$105K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$35K$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$74K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$98K$91K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$171K$171K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$577K$577K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$20K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$89K$58K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$1K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.6M$612K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.2M$3.2M$5K$902K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.6M$397K$897K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.5M$282K$500K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.0M$267K$218K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.9M$154K−$50K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.6M$117K−$203K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,203,605 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,899,008$2,972,076
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $121,047$213,681
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$17,848
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,800$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,027,855$3,203,605
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,556,043$1,962,355
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,074,550$1,236,010
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,630,593$3,198,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $397,262$5,240
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,203,605 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,942,105
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,972,076
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $213,681$213,681
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,848$17,848
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $213,681 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,848$3,203,605
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,198,365 across 18 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,308,456 · Management $338,390$1,646,846
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $13,390$13,390
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $149,131 · Management $23,147$172,278
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $104,701 · Management $25,140$129,841
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,466$3,466
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $35,335$35,335
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,844$39,844
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,315$74,315
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,113$10,113
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $29,566$29,566
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $91,341 · Management $6,205$97,546
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $170,857$170,857
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,964$2,964
IX-20 InterestPrograms $577,333$577,333
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,300 · Management $5,075$25,375
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,990$5,990
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,198 · Management $57,931$147,129
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,153 · Management $15,024$16,177
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,586,785 · Management $611,580 · Fundraising $0$3,198,365
Part X · Balance sheet $1,089,766 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $650,637$375,293
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $201,000$468,283
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $109,695$118,213
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,255$4,285
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $79,767$110,162
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,530$13,530
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,057,884$1,089,766
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $113,312$148,833
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,201$37,506
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,309$1,127
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160,822$187,466
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $897,062$902,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,057,884$1,089,766
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $902,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,203,605
XI-2 Total expenses$3,198,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,240
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$897,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$902,300

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