Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$43,227,760

Total expenses

$43,442,151

Contributions and grants received

$42,708,857

Grants paid

$1,863,676

Program service revenue

$115,706

Investment income

$333,890

Other revenue

$69,307

Total assets, end of year

$10,839,068

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,660,001

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$6,179,067

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$41,205,918

Management and general expenses

$2,236,233

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$41,205,918

Program services were 94.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROTECTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH: LINC IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ISSUES. THE PROGRAMS IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR (AND EXTEND SERVICES TO) AT-RISK FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE AT RISK FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM. EMPHASIS IS PUT ON ENHANCING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND TRAINING AND DEVELOPING DATA SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY BY THE STATE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY. THESE EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE: 1. COORDINATING A REGIONAL EFFORT TO WORK WITH TEENAGE CHILDREN LEAVING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM SO THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN MOVING TOWARDS AN INDEPENDENT AND PRODUCTIVE ADULTHOOD. 2. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) PROVIDES TRAINING FOR YOUTH ON MAKING SAFE CHOICES. 3. FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR THREE REGIONAL ADOPTION RESOURCE CENTERS LOCATED IN MISSOURI. 4. MENTORING SERVICES TO ASSIST YOUTH WHO FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS MAY BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL ROLE MODELS IN THEIR LIVES. 5. STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES' STAR SCHOOL - AN ONLINE VIRTUAL SCHOOL WHICH DELIVERS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL APPROACH WITH SUPPORTS DESIGNED FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. HEALTH INITIATIVES: THESE PROGRAMS IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR (AND EXTEND SERVICES TO) AT-RISK, UNDERSERVED YOUTHS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITHOUT READY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND/OR INSURANCE. OFTEN THESE PROGRAMS ARE DRIVEN BY CONCERNED CITIZENS STRIVING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH LINC PROVIDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE ENABLE THEM TO MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR VISION.

  Expenses $19,503,360 · Grants $308,935

• CARING COMMUNITIES HELPING STUDENTS, PARENTS AND NEIGHBORS: LINC PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MAJOR EFFORTS INCLUDE BUILDING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, OPERATING BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN AREA DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, IMPLEMENTING FEDERAL 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER GRANTS, AND OPERATING THE AREA'S COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. OTHER SMALLER, SIMILAR PROGRAMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CATEGORY. IN TOTAL, AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, THERE WERE 52 CARING COMMUNITY SITES ACROSS SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH INCLUDE TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ONE COMMUNITY CENTER. LINC OFFERS SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH THE CARING COMMUNITIES' SYSTEM. THESE SUPPORTS INCLUDE HELP WITH HOUSING, UTILITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH, FOOD INSECURITY, EDUCATION AND OTHER COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED NEEDS. BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE IS ONE PROGRAMMING COMPONENT FOR MANY CARING COMMUNITIES' LOCATIONS. CURRENTLY, 45 SCHOOL SITES OFFER LINC-FACILITATED BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. THESE PROGRAMS OPERATE EVERY DAY SCHOOL IS IN SESSION DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, WITH SUMMER PROGRAMMING HISTORICALLY OFFERED AT A REDUCED NUMBER OF SITES. IN ALL CASES, LINC STRIVES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITIES, DISTRICTS, AND INDIVIDUAL YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO ENSURE EACH SITE'S PROGRAMMING IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD'S UNIQUE NEEDS AND GOALS.

  Expenses $13,015,182 · Grants $381,326 · Revenue $115,706

• COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE: THE CARING COMMUNITIES CONCEPT IS BUILT AROUND A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RESOLVING INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES. ELIMINATING THE OBVIOUS ISSUE OFTEN REQUIRES ADDRESSING SEVERAL THAT ARE MUCH LESS OBVIOUS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, LINC FACILITATES CARING COMMUNITY SITES WHICH OFFER SERVICES SUCH AS UTILITY ASSISTANCE, GRANDPARENTS AS PARENTS SUPPORT, FOOD PANTRIES, CLOTHES CLOSETS AND OTHER SUPPORTS APPLICABLE TO THE NEEDS OF EACH SITE'S RESIDENTS.

  Expenses $5,530,822 · Grants $946,471

• WORK SKILLS: UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO SUPPORT ITS MISSOURI WORK ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE (MWA), LINCWORKS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED ADULTS IN THE COUNTIES OF JACKSON, CLAY AND PLATTE. THESE COUNTIES COVER THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI METROPOLITAN AREA AND SURROUNDING REGION. THROUGH DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, CONTRACTING AND MONITORING COMMUNITY-BASED WELFARE-TO-WORK SYSTEMS, LINCWORKS FOCUSES ON JOB RETENTION ISSUES, INCLUDING CHILD CARE, JOB READINESS, PERSONAL SKILLS, EMPLOYER TRAINING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. CHILDCARE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT: LINC HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE A COMMON VISION OF QUALITY CHILDCARE. AS AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSET, THE CHILDCARE SERVICE NETWORK HOLDS HIGH VALUE NOT ONLY TO FAMILY'S DEPENDENT UPON IT, BUT TO THE METROPOLITAN AREA AS A WHOLE. A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN QUALITY CARE IS TRAINING. EDUCARE SERVICES OFFERED BY LINC REPRESENT ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS IN A RANGE OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. CRITICAL SKILLSETS AND ON-SITE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDERS WITH THE GOAL OF THEM BEING ABLE TO OPERATE SAFE, VIABLE, BUSINESSES AND TO INCREASE THEIR DESIRE FOR MORE ADVANCED TRAINING, ACCREDITATION AND PERHAPS PURSUE A DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD. EDUCARE IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF ZERO TO THREE YEARS OLD. THE PROGRAM OFFERS TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND HOME VISITS TO FAMILY CARE PROVIDERS LOCATED IN JACKSON, CLAY AND PLATTE COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, AND ADDRESSES CORE COMPETENCIES FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.

  Expenses $3,156,554 · Grants $226,944

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202511349349302696

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