Link Houston FY2021 filing

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 82-2124290Revenue $1.7M in FY2021

On file with the IRSlinkhouston.org401 Franklin St Ste 2400 # 174, 77002-1481 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Apr 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Advocates for a robust and equitable transportation network so all people can reach opportunity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$245K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $242K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$245K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $102K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.7M
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$698K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$322K
FY2024$324K
Expenses
$698K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$684K
FY2021$698K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$883K
FY2024$998K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.0M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $546K Management & general 16% · $113K Fundraising 6% · $40K

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; $245K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Policy and Planning
$126,355Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$118,571Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gabe Cazares’s $146K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gabe Cazares$145,838$139,404———
Oni Blair————$140,437
Ines Sigel$123,323—$130,692$118,571—
Jonathan Brooks——$126,789$126,355—
Peter Eccles$117,708————
Cherrelle Duncan$109,951————
Nicholas Arcos$102,755————
Gabriel Cazares——$51,660——

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

Champions fair transportation so everyone can access opportunities.

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3 programs · $546K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Ensure Inclusive Mobility

Link houston aims to improve the quantity and quality of mobility options, especially in communities of color where transportation infrastructure and service investments have lagged for decades.

$283Kprogram expense
02

Keep Communities United

Link houston continues to partner with residents and non-profit organizations to advocate for mitigations in the proposed north houston highway improvement project. The organization co-filed a title vi civil rights complaint against the texas department of transportation, resulting in a pause of the highway expansion.

$186Kprogram expense
03

Increase Transportation Access to Housing

Through community engagement and data analysis, link houston advocates for high-quality, affordable, environmentally friendly transportation infrastructure - sidewalks, bikeways, and transit services - being within reach of the region's affordable housing.

$78Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · $15K · 2023–2023
Houston-Galveston Area PacFY2023$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$698K
Ln 25
Programscol B$546K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
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$1.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$258
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$146K$21K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$329K$302K$24K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$9K$881$449
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$15K$2K$778
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$35K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$10K$47K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$813$706$71$36
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$557$296
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$221$113
OccupancyLn 16$15K$13K$1K$665
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$171$87
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$250$128
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$230$117
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$127$65
Total functional expensesLn 25$698K$546K$113K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $324K$998K−$674K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$883K−$561K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$639K$1.0M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$698K$976K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$684K$442K$1.2M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,674,343 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,124,955$1,674,601
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,400$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$258
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,126,355$1,674,343
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 $593,058$583,902
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,024$114,499
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $684,082$698,401
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $442,273$975,942
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 $1,674,343 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,674,601
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,674,601
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$258−$258
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$258 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,674,343
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $698,401 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $146,492 · Management $20,706 · Fundraising $20,035$187,233
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $301,619 · Management $24,446 · Fundraising $2,987$329,052
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,749 · Management $881 · Fundraising $449$10,079
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,146 · Management $1,526 · Fundraising $778$17,450
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,794 · Management $3,506 · Fundraising $1,788$40,088
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,934$11,934
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,375 · Management $46,678 · Fundraising $12,000$69,053
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $706 · Management $71 · Fundraising $36$813
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,525 · Management $557 · Fundraising $296$6,378
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,192 · Management $221 · Fundraising $113$2,526
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,935 · Management $1,303 · Fundraising $665$14,903
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,697 · Management $171 · Fundraising $87$1,955
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,482 · Management $250 · Fundraising $128$2,860
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,281 · Management $230 · Fundraising $117$2,628
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,257 · Management $127 · Fundraising $65$1,449
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $546,250 · Management $112,607 · Fundraising $39,544$698,401
Part X · Balance sheet $2,246,425 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,256,544$2,002,515
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$215,983
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,083$16,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,211$7,522
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,855$3,855
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,268,693$2,246,425
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,900$25,690
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,900$25,690
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,244,793$1,981,419
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$239,316
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,244,793$2,220,735
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,268,693$2,246,425
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,220,735 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,674,343
XI-2 Total expenses$698,401
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$975,942
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,244,793
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,220,735

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