Brooklink Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

2024 was a fruitful year as we said "yes" to open doors to equip global christian leaders as they fulfilled the great commission. Founder lee heyward continued his service as full-time ceo, leading staff, facilitators, board members, and global partners to explore and remain grounded in brooklink's mission. Lee and our industrious board of directors further developed, shared, and promoted vision 2033, brooklink's ten-year roadmap. Our faithful team of facilitators conducted and participated in international training in liberia, nepal, india, singapore, uganda, rwanda, czechia, laos, cambodia, and vietnam. Brooklink continued nurturing relationships with global partners in other countries (romania, canada, and china) via zoom.domestically, brooklink accepted invitations to preach and teach at churches in Alabama, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Our succession vision plan moved along as staff and the board engaged in robust discussions to ensure the ministry of brooklink continues. We held many meetings about hiring a new executive director and what that would look like. Our goal is to onboard our new ed in the fall of 2025.recognizing many of our donors are nearing or are in retirement, we actualized our vision to draw a younger audience into the mission of brooklink. We hosted a valentines day event where 15 couples enjoyed getting to know local brooklink leaders better through sharing international stories of how brooklink training is equipping global leaders. Several of these couples are regular donors and invite their young couple friends to brooklink events.we continued monthly communications with 800 subscribers who receive our newsletters. 2024 was a milestone year for brooklink, leading us to host our first ever gala to celebrate god's faithfulness during our 15 years as a non-profit. Nearly 200 guests joined us, including speakers flying in from uganda and india. This big event also drew in nearly 20 new donors. We heard so many positive comments about our gala that we felt led to host another in may 2025. Following our spring gala, we hosted another new event called "brooklink champions" in september which was designed to introduce selected donors to consider inviting their circles deeper into the support of brooklink.while we marvel at ways that god opened new doors and kept other doors open, we marveled at initiating a new weekly gathering, brooklink prayer. We hosted friday morning zoom prayer meetings and enjoyed seeing how friends joined staff for 30 minutes every friday to lift our needs before the lord. Even more amazing was sharing together how god answered, demonstration that where two or more are gathered, the lord is present.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 59.4%; rating input score 59
• Program expense ratio: 56.6%; rating input score 57
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 56.2%; rating input score 56; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 34.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings