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Borderlinks EIN 86-0760505

Borderlinks FY2023 filing

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
Miriel Manning · Co-Director · $40K
Money in and out
$508K revenue, $538K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Connects communities through education, raising awareness about border impacts and inspiring social change. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $508K in revenue, $538K in expenses, and $313K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$538K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$313K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$30K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.26
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$508K
FY2023▲ +14%
Expenses
$538K
FY2023▼ -3%
Total assets
$499K
FY2023▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$186K
FY2023▲ +42%
Total revenue
$508K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$538K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$313K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$30K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$499K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $364K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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.

$364Kprogram 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 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Miriel Manning
Co-Director
$40,138Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Krepps
Co-Director
$33,705Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Murphy
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Xavi Ramirez
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adela Licona
Director
$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$267K · 53%
Contributions & grants$234K · 46%
Other revenue$7K · 1%
Program service revenue53%$267K
Contributions & grants46%$234K
Other revenue1%$7K
Investment income$62
Total revenueLn 12$508K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.26
Program services68%$364K
Management & general6%$34K
Fundraising26%$140K
Total functional expensesLn 25$538K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Total assetsLn 16$499K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$186K
Total net assetsLn 32$313K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $36K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $538K · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $536K
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $364K · Total expenses $538K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $34K · Total expenses $538K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $140K · Total expenses $538K
26%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $78K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $266K
$0.29 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $234K · Total revenue $508K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $508K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $267K · Total revenue $508K
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $62 · Total revenue $508K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $267K · Total expenses $538K
50%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $508K · Prior year $446K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $313K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $508K · Expenses $538K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $499K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $313K · Total assets $499K
63%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $499K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Miriel Manning · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $40K · Total expenses $538K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $391K · Total expenses $538K
73%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Fundraising cost ratio 60%——
Revenue growth 14%——

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
Menard Family FoundationFY2025$8K
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 · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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