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Links for life's mission is to provide an organization to benefit persons and families affected by breast cancer, to challenge each kern county woman to be aware of her breast health, promote support for those affected and to educate the general public about breast health.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $292K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$132K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$688K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$636K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$688K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$485K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$578K
FY2025$688K
Expenses
$636K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$336K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$636K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$906K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 1993.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $392K Management & general 24% · $151K Fundraising 15% · $93K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$90,812Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Honorary Life Bo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Resources
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Resources/Honorary Life Bo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Henry’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Henry$90,812$87,520———
Jennifer Graffius-Henry——$85,804$83,321$81,687

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

Educates and supports people affected by breast cancer.

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3 programs · $387K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Link to resources assist with patients and families after diagnosis. There is a wig boutique for anyone facing hair loss due cancer treatment. There are bras and prosthesis for those who do not have coverage from their insurance. There are four support groups, the general support group for all breast cancer survivors and their family.

$330Kprogram expense
02

The comprehensive breast health program (CBHP) assisting in funding mammograms, ultrasounds, and needle biopsies for women and or men that are under or uninsured. This program is available to reduce the barriers for our community and to allow clients access to early screening so they have access to early diagnosis.

$50Kprogram expense
03

To provide breast health education to the women and families throughout kern county. To educate the community on when you need to begin breast self-exam, when to begin having mammograms and if there is a change in your breast to make an appointment with a physician to go in to be screened.

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$688K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$600K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$636K
Ln 25
Programscol B$392K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$944K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$600K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$325K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$33K
Total revenueLn 12$688K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$718K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$944K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$9K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$4K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$29K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$371K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$371K$300K$269K$249K$294K
SpentLn 1d–1f$3K$2K$4K$2K$1K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$886K$944K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$300K$371K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$132K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$114K$28K$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$366$366
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$9K$2K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$270$10K
OccupancyLn 16$71K$61K$10K
TravelLn 17$939$680$119$140
InterestLn 20$577$577
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$203K$180K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$63K$22K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$636K$392K$151K$93K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 $688K$636K$51K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 6, 2024 $578K$509K$69K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $392K$402K−$10K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 22, 2023 $616K$407K$208K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $485K$336K$150K$906K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $687,776 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $564,372$599,526
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,532$53,109
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,895$35,141
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $578,009$687,776
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 $217,977$251,876
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $291,500$384,484
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $509,477$636,360
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,532$51,416
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $687,776 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$23,312
VIII-1c Fundraising events$325,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,064
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$599,526
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,366$20,366
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $8,250$8,250
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $32,743$32,743
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,854$23,854
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,037$3,037
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,030 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,220$687,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $636,360 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $114,348 · Management $28,168 · Fundraising $85,135$227,651
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,846 · Management $2,799$4,645
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $366$366
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,945 · Management $2,371 · Fundraising $7,898$19,214
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,080$14,080
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,331$2,331
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,026$4,026
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,529 · Management $3,776$6,305
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $270 · Management $10,145$10,415
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,232 · Management $9,909$71,141
IX-17 TravelPrograms $680 · Management $119 · Fundraising $140$939
IX-20 InterestManagement $577$577
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,838$1,838
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,808$6,808
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $179,543 · Management $23,878$203,421
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,346 · Management $40,257$62,603
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $391,739 · Management $151,448 · Fundraising $93,173$636,360
Part X · Balance sheet $1,368,822 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,196$225,612
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $671,084$718,145
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,292$9,292
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,000$29,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,699$8,398
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,437
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $299,936$370,738
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,233,407$1,368,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,602$12,450
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,450$119,894
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,052$132,344
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,197,355$1,236,478
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,197,355$1,236,478
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,233,407$1,368,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,236,478 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$687,776
XI-2 Total expenses$636,360
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,197,355
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,157
XI-7 Investment expenses−$5,136
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,236,478

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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