Borderlinks is a community-based organization where people collectively learn, teach, reflect, share resources, and organize for justice in the borderlands. Through popular education rooted in place and lived experience, Borderlinks and community partners inspire and ignite action to transform unjust border and (im)migration laws and conditions. We belong to movements for social transformation & collective liberation. Borderlinks follows a place-based, popular education model, and highlights the voices of those who are directly impacted by border policies. Borderlinks offers delegations (immersion travel programs) and workshops in the united states and mexico that focus on issues relating to migration, history, border infrastructure, impacted communities, grassroots organizing, and social justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2020 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$76K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$147K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$600K
Spent
$697K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$484K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$600K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$600K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$861K
FY2025$769K
Expenses
$697K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$935K
Net assets
$484K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$585K
FY2025$420K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Aug 1994.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $542K Management & general 14% · $97K Fundraising 8% · $58K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

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 1636 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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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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Connects communities through education, raising awareness about border impacts and inspiring social change.

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1 program · $542K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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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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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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$600K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$408K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$697K
Ln 25
Programscol B$542K
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$484K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$408K
Investment incomeLn 3$455
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$600K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
SavingsLn 2$90K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$475K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
Net assetsLn 32$484K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 617
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$494K$475K
Total assetsLn 16$728K$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$147K
Net assetsLn 32$581K$484K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$50K$9K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$321K$287K$25K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$21K$7K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$26K$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$12K$2K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$20K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$18K$1K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$70K$68K$2K$36
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$823$206
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$15K$4K$938
InsuranceLn 23$26K$14K$12K$473
Total functional expensesLn 25$697K$542K$97K$58K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $769K$935K−$165K$420K 990 PDF
FY2024 $861K$564K$298K$585K 990 PDF
FY2023 $508K$538K−$30K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $446K$554K−$108K$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 $422K$455K−$33K$452K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $600K$697K−$96K$484K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $600,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $140,204$183,382
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $596,905$408,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $661$455
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,092$8,130
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $751,862$600,462
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $108,447$11,800
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $409,729$477,688
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,148$207,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $751,324$696,953
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $538−$96,491
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $600,462 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $36 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,382
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,014
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$183,382
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $408,495$408,495
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $455$455
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $8,094$8,094
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $416,589 · Excluded from tax $491$600,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $696,953 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,800$11,800
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,277 · Management $8,677 · Fundraising $33,230$92,184
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $286,637 · Management $25,338 · Fundraising $9,031$321,006
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,037 · Management $6,673 · Fundraising $3,828$31,538
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,513 · Management $3,891 · Fundraising $3,556$32,960
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,750 · Management $9,916$11,666
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,185$8,185
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,503 · Management $6,279 · Fundraising $1,738$27,520
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,599 · Management $1,291 · Fundraising $5,176$24,066
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,502 · Management $8,173$15,675
IX-17 TravelPrograms $68,481 · Management $1,876 · Fundraising $36$70,393
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,086 · Management $823 · Fundraising $206$4,115
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,974 · Management $3,751 · Fundraising $938$19,663
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,667 · Management $12,042 · Fundraising $473$26,182
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $541,826 · Management $96,915 · Fundraising $58,212$696,953
Part X · Balance sheet $631,258 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $156,724$59,675
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,134$90,082
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,148$6,731
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $494,433$474,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $728,272$631,258
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,607$16,944
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,263$19,380
X-25 Other liabilities$28,868
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $147,397$146,874
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $580,875$479,309
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$5,075
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $580,875$484,384
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $728,272$631,258
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $484,384 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$600,462
XI-2 Total expenses$696,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$96,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$580,875
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$484,384

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