Borderlinks EIN 86-0760505

Borderlinks FY2020 filing

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Connects communities through education, raising awareness about border impacts and inspiring social change. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $600K in revenue, $697K in expenses, and $484K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1993
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Tucson, AZ
Website
www.borderlinks.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$600KFY2020
Expenses
$697K
Net assets
$484K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  86-0760505 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tucson, AZ Founded 1993
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects communities through education, raising awareness about border impacts and inspiring social change.
Leadership
Cathie Pacheco · Co-Director · $40K
Money in and out
$600K revenue, $697K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$697K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$484K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$96K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$600K
FY2020
Expenses
$697K
FY2020
Total assets
$631K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$147K
FY2020
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$697K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$484K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$631K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $542K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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, and in chiapas, mexico. These delegations (immersion programs) vary in length from 1 day to a 3 month summer program.

$542Kprogram 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 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Director
$40,325Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$20,529Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Ed
$15,555Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$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
Program service revenue$408K · 68%
Contributions & grants$183K · 31%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Program service revenue68%$408K
Contributions & grants31%$183K
Other revenue1%$8K
Investment income$455
Total revenueLn 12$600K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.08
Program services78%$542K
Management & general14%$97K
Fundraising8%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$697K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$150K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$147K
Total net assetsLn 32$484K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $150K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $697K · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $692K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $542K · Total expenses $697K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $97K · Total expenses $697K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $58K · Total expenses $697K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $58K · Solicited contributions $183K
$0.32 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $183K · Total revenue $600K
31%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $600K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $408K · Total revenue $600K
68%
Investment reliance
Investment income $455 · Total revenue $600K
+0.08%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $408K · Total expenses $697K
59%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $600K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $484K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $600K · Expenses $697K
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $631K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $484K · Total assets $631K
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $631K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cathie Pacheco · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $40K · Total expenses $697K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $478K · Total expenses $697K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 32%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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