Linkages Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860904022
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5205718600
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Employment Procurement Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$84,528
Expenses
$310,102
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JIM CLICK JR (PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE VARNEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • HAILEY THOMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • HAILEY THOMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $71,040 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Contribute to the economy by linking employers with qualified candidates to ensure every person with a disability and veteran has an opportunity for employment.

What it reported doing in 2018

Linkages works with over 285 businesses throughout Arizona who they help connect to job seekers with disabilities and wounded warriors who are looking for employment. This is done by linking the employers to our over 180 agency partners, our job board, and events throughout southern Arizona who help individuals with disabilities and veterans gain employment. The type of employment ranges from entry level jobs where little to no experience is required to more advanced positions that require experience and training/education. 600 individuals with disabilities gained employment with linkages' business partners. That is 26% of the total placements made by our agency partners. Our efforts in connecting jobseekers with disabilities to employers included co-hosting 8 job fairs with over 3,270 jobseekers and 294 employers attending the fairs. To help the agency service providers better understand what employers are looking for, we hosted 8 employment specialist meetings in pima county. These meetings enable the providers to network with one another and hear directly from an employer or professional development speaker. We also co-hosted 12 workshops throughout southern Arizona on resumes, job search, job application, interview skills, and 2nd chance. As a way to advocate and celebrate people with disabilities in the workforce, we hosted our 11th annual building bridges awards luncheon in pima county, which had over 240 guests attend.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 73% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.1%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1,432.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -266.9%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.1% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $273K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $71K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2011 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.