Somali Youth Link: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 99-2012915)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2025.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Farhio Khalif

Director

$52,634Pt VII · Sec A

Basheir Elmi

Operational Direction

$48,536Pt VII · Sec A

Farhio Khalif’s $53K as Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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.

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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

Somali Youth Link is an education nonprofit based in Minneapolis, MN.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Somali Youth Link's core mission is to protect and empower youth, families, and communities through peace, nonviolence, and unity, while building a unified, empowered, and vibrant next generation

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$287K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K

Money outPt IX

$287K

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$287K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 522

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$0	$0	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 26, 2026	$287K	$287K	−$1	$0	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 $286,657 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$286,657

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$286,657

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$278,176

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expenses$8,482

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$286,658

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$1

Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 2 lines filed

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 5 lines filed

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$286,657

XI-2 Total expenses$286,658

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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