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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LINKS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,104,892
Total expenses
$1,935,657
Contributions and grants received
$329,243
Grants paid
$11,500
Program service revenue
$1,737,348
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$38,301
Total assets, end of year
$332,722
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$332,722
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,918,124
Management and general expenses
$17,533
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,918,124

Program services were 99.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $329,243

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE

    total $1,548,986 · related or exempt $1,548,986

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $109,745 · related or exempt $109,745

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LEADERSHIP SUMMIT REVE

    total $78,617 · related or exempt $78,617

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $57,897

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $19,596

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $38,301 · excluded $38,301

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $11,500 · program services $11,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,850 · management and general $12,850

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,983 · program services $7,983

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,527 · program services $3,400 · management and general $4,127

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,725 · program services $19,725

  • 17 · Travel

    total $303 · program services $297 · management and general $6

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,721,309 · program services $1,721,309

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $550 · management and general $550

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMS

    total $153,910 · program services $153,910

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $163,487 · end of year $332,722

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $136,819 · end of year $323,158

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,668 · end of year $9,564

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

A VOLUNTEER SERVICE ORGANIZATION OF CONCERNED, COMMITTED, AND TALENTED WOMEN OF COLOR, WHO ARE LINKED IN FRIENDSHIP TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO FACILITATE THEIR SERVICE WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOCUMENTED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNUALLY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH FIVE FACETS OF ENGAGEMENT, WHICH ARE SERVICES TO YOUTH, ARTS, NATIONAL TRENDS AND SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND SERVICES, AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THIS COMMITMENT ALLOWS FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT THAT STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES.

  • THE AREA CONFERENCE IS A CONFERENCE FOR AREA MEMBERS HELD ON ODD NUMBERED YEARS. EACH CHAPTER MUST SEND A DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO VOTE ON THE AREA BUDGET. REPORTS ARE PRESENTED BY AREA OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS. TRAINING WORKSHOPS ARE CONDUCTED IN OPERATING AND PROGRAMMING TOPICS AND AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO CHAPTERS FOR OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 82 CHAPTERS IN THE EASTERN AREA.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS A ONE DAY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOR CHAPTER OFFICERS. ATTENDANCE IS VOLUNTARY. THE FOCUS IS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOFT SKILLS INSTEAD OF PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS.

    Expenses $1,906,624 · Revenue $1,737,348

  • PROVIDE GRANTS AND PROGRAMS TO SERVE THE EASTERN AREA COMMUNITIES AND CHAPTERS.

    Expenses $11,500 · Grants $11,500

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Loury-Lomas PhD

    AREA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Barbara McEachin-Burton

    AREA VICE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Cherylayne Brown Walker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Denise Lewis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Evelyn Gee

    FINANCIAL SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610719349300641

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