Borderlinks EIN 86-0760505

Borderlinks

EIN  86-0760505 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tucson, AZ Founded 1993
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects communities through education, raising awareness about border impacts and inspiring social change.
Leadership
Ren Manning · Co-Director · $50K
Money in and out
$769K revenue, $935K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Connects communities through education, raising awareness about border impacts and inspiring social change. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $769K in revenue, $935K in expenses, and $420K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$769K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$935K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$165K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -60% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -162% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$769K
FY2024▼ -11%
Expenses
$935K
FY2024▲ +66%
Total assets
$607K
FY2024▼ -22%
Total liabilities
$187K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total revenue
$769K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$935K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$165K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$607K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $711K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Hundreds of diverse people from across the us and beyond participated in educational programs in southern arizona, along both sides of the us-mexico border. These delegations (immersion programs) vary in length from 1 day to several weeks.

$711Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBorderlinks
EINHdr · item D86-0760505
Principal addressHdr · item CTucson, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.borderlinks.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1993
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q21Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Director
$50,244Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$50,244Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ren Manning’s $50K as Co-Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ren Manning$50,244$41,463$7,817
Tania Garcia$50,244$39,868
Miriel Manning$40,138$40,760
Cathie Pacheco$23,676$40,325
Michael Krepps$33,705$37,591$40,000$20,529
Adela Licona$15,555

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$467K · 61%
Program service revenue$292K · 38%
Other revenue$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants61%$467K
Program service revenue38%$292K
Other revenue1%$10K
Investment income$204
Total revenueLn 12$769K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.18
Program services76%$711K
Management & general6%$52K
Fundraising18%$171K
Total functional expensesLn 25$935K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$188K
Total assetsLn 16$607K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$187K
Total net assetsLn 32$420K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $188K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $935K · Less non-cash grants $23K · Cash operating expenses/yr $912K
2.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $711K · Total expenses $935K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $935K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $171K · Total expenses $935K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $150K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $407K
$0.37 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $467K · Total revenue $769K
61%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $769K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $292K · Total revenue $769K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $204 · Total revenue $769K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $292K · Total expenses $935K
31%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $769K · Prior year $861K
-11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $600K · FY2024 $769K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $420K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $769K · Expenses $935K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $607K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $420K · Total assets $607K
69%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $607K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ren Manning · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $935K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $617K · Total expenses $935K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 37%
Revenue growth -11%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$861K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$508K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$446K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$422K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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